I was not surprised that a film based on a twelve sentence picture book had a fairly thin plot, but I was surprised how quickly things went dull. The visuals were certainly ace–but only held attention for a few minutes. I did my best to search out deeper subject matter: communism, war, religion, despotism. In the end, I think the film is about a kid with a great imagination, the end. This would make a great trailer; and it did.
18 Oct 2009 • 9:52 am 0
Tyson (3/5)
Tyson is a very conflicted person as one would suspect. His bi-polar nature is impossible to miss–he hates women, himself, boxing, money, and then two moments later he swears he can’t live without them. I think I pity him more than anything. This film is 90% interview with the aging boxer, and makes great use of clever editing and camera work to keep it visually interesting. It is refreshing–as I seem to often point out–when a star such as this is willing to speak honestly about his shortcomings, his venereal diseases, his opinion of others (King and Washington are given very choice words), and how he performed fellatio on a woman (sic). Finishing school is for Nashville recording artists (my words). He’ll eat your children (his words). Like Chaplin, this film gave clear evidence that the gifted can often become obsessive, and lose sight of life’s priorities.
7 Oct 2009 • 7:07 am 0
Point Break (3/5)
8 Sep 2009 • 1:47 pm 0
Rescue Dawn (3/5)
7 Sep 2009 • 9:26 am 0
I Love You, Man (3/5)
These days I have rather low expectations for films of this ilk (the bromance)–if I get a few laughs and a main character who doesn’t drag me through too much unnecessary bile and homophobia I will call it good. This is probably the best effort in the burgeoning genre and features two very likable lead actors breaking some new ground and having a lot of fun in front of the camera. I was entertained.
30 Aug 2009 • 9:05 am 0
Coraline (3/5)
Staying true to the lesson learned from my previous Little Brother date (Transformers 2), I made sure we watched a well made film with a good premise and moral. To my wonderful surprise the film told a rich, fantastic, complicated family story and is one of my Little’s favorite films now. Tried to watch it in 3D at home and the results were a bit lacking–the room has to be really dark and the screen should be a good size. Wished I had seen this in the theater.
28 Aug 2009 • 7:32 am 0
Duplicity (3/5)
2 Aug 2009 • 8:46 am 0
Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian (3/5)
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The Hangover (3/5)
Not a bad concept for a comedy, but the childish adult male saga that seems to pervade a half dozen summer films is getting tiresome–probably touches too close to home. I did have a good laugh at my favorite comedian. Not so funny was the gangster character–ugh. The silver lining is that Galifianakis may actually get some good scripts now that he is a bankable actor. This film is the biggest money making comedy of all time and the 2nd R-rated film after “The Passion Of The Christ”. A certified sleeper.
26 Jul 2009 • 1:49 pm 0
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