Tag: reviews

  • Cinderella Man – A Movie Review

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    When this film initially came out I thought it looked good, but it didn’t look good enough to spend my hard earned cash on.  I think this may have been the underlying problem when it came to this film’s promotion.  I now wish I’d trusted my instincts and gone to see this film on the…

  • Red Eye – A Movie Review

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    You know, I really didn’t have a problem with this movie.  It starts off with pretty standard dialogue, but that didn’t bother me so much as I knew it was simply working to establish character.  This is, of course, so that when a shift in character arrives later on it seems more surprising and threatening. …

  • In Her Shoes – A Movie Review

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    I’ll admit it.  The only reason I watched this movie was because I thought my wife deserved a “chick flick” after weeks of watching my picks.  And, though I’m loath to reveal such a thing, this film wasn’t terrible. It stunk in the beginning.  Cameron Diaz plays a deplorable character so well that you really…

  • Hidalgo – A Movie Review

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    This movie stars Viggo Mortensen and, well, er, a bunch of people we’ve never heard of.  Nonetheless, I really enjoyed this film.  It’s about a man and his horse, a Mustang named Hidalgo that he’s partnered with but never tamed.  They seem to have an understanding between each other where neither is master, but both…

  • King Kong – A Movie Review

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    It is no secret that I have been looking very forward to this film.  I am one of those people that do not subscribe to the notion that we’ve already had two King Kong films, what’s the point of a third?  Here’s my argument to that: How many of us have seen either of the…

  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – A Movie Review

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    Brilliant.  Absolutely brilliant.  I think, when on their own, Tim Burton and Johnny Depp are very, very talented, but when working together-geniuses.  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is exactly what it should be:  visually incredible; surprisingly sentimental; purely entertaining; superbly acted.  Depp continues to amaze me, and his Willy Wonka falls somewhere between utterly charismatic…

  • Kingdom of Heaven – A Movie Review

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    Kingdom of Heaven had beautiful cinematography as well as beautiful sets and costumes, but the plot was so difficult to follow and, frankly, the movie was so boring that it was hard to appreciate the two positives mentioned.  This puppy was two hour long and I felt EVERY minute of those two hours.  Plus, sorry…

  • A History of Violence – A Movie Review

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    A History of Violence is one of those rare films where everything, and I mean everything, works.  The acting is superb across the board, the plot is absolutely riveting, the direction is excellent.  There’s very little I can say about this film without ruining the story for you, but just trust me when I say…

  • V for Vendetta – A Movie Review

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    I think Alan Moore’s creation, V for Vendetta, is a masterful work, so I had very high hopes for the film version of the comic series. I did not go disappointed. I realize V for Vendetta has gotten mixed reviews, but I thought it was very well done.  Because the Wachowski Brothers were involved I…

  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – A Movie Review

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    I’d heard really good things about his movie staring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet, so I was fairly excited to watch it.  I’m afraid that, while I thought it wasn’t bad, it hardly lived up to expectations. The concept of the film was rather interesting, if not completely original.  Who hasn’t wanted to forget a…