Timeless. The quick and witty script could not have been better executed. I still dislike the multiple endings–just not necessary and distinctly counter to the point of a whodunnit mystery.
Filed under: 5 stars, review
I don’t get it: 20th C. pop songs, tennis shoes, gossip, prancing around Versailles, sex with sailors. My version of Coppola pitching the film to the producers: “It’s like a teen Amadeus”. My rejoinder: “I don’t know what you’re talking about”.
Filed under: 2 stars, review
Farrel is an obnoxious half-wit, at least off camera. So what a pleasant surprise to see him pull off one of the most nuanced and dynamic comedic performances in recent memory: moments after putting a gun to his head, he is making light of his plight and the wussiness of his gun. Yes, the ending goes a bit far and requires some unlikely machinations, but these characters are all so lovely. If the Academy wasn’t dumb the whole cast would have been nominated for best supporting everything. My favorite film of 2008.
Filed under: 5 stars, review
Credit is due for spawning many other good films in the genre.
Filed under: 3 stars, review
The last reel competently ramps up the violence and peril, but who cares.
Filed under: 1 star, review
Too many plot holes and absurd action choices to merit a perfect score. The cinematography, score, and feel are ace. And the Korean night club scene is flawless film-making; makes me want to go shoot up a Korean night club with Oakenfold bumping on the PA.
Filed under: 4 stars, review
Enjoyable Cronenberg–I never thunk it. Straight forward banal entertainment: the mob boss eats it, the school bully eats it, the dad rapes his kinky wife, just perfect.
Filed under: 4 stars, review
I can’t blame my Little Brother dates on all the sheize films, but I will here. Adam Sandler and Rob Schneider going for the hard PG rating. I think I like two of Sandler’s films: “Happy Gilmore” and “Punch Drunk Love”, the rest are tied for last place.
Filed under: 1 star, review
David Schwimmer directing, in the character of ‘Ross’.
Filed under: 1 star, review
Mann’s machine gun sound effects arouse me proper; too bad the attempts at romance or drama are quite unarousing. I am praying for “Public Enemies”; it has just as much potential as this one had.
Filed under: 3 stars, review
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