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- Review count8
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- First reviewDecember 14, 2009
- Last reviewMarch 6, 2010
- Featured reviews0
- Average rating3.3
Kenny55's Reviews
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Been there, Done that.
PostedMarch 6, 2010
We’ve seen police catering to their own inner demons in dozens of previous pictures. If you’re going to revisit formula, you better have a spectacular story to tell or a great set of compelling characters to occupy it. This film has neither - just some inherent electricity and a decent job at blowing bullet holes through people. There is a lot of violence, but it doesn’t have the presumed impact the film anticipates. Like everything else here, it feels forced and way too familiar, the novelty of such nastiness for me having worn off long ago. Even the ending, which tries to surprise us by tying three stories together in one sickening display of human misery after another, fails to engage or truly entertain. All 4 stars are miscast.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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REALLY, REALLY BAD...REALLY!
PostedFebruary 26, 2010
This pitiful excuse for a movie is utterly devoid of wit, intelligence or craft on any level. The only thing left to screw up would have been to leave the lens cap on the camera. Wait, that would have been an improvement. This is truly one of the worst pieces of trash I have seen in many, many years. If you are a Tracy Morgan fan, you will be sorely disappointed. Don't waste your money or time people!
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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4
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Scorsese Magic
PostedFebruary 21, 2010
"With its 50's period setting mystery plot , this might seem like another genre piece for the Maestro director along the lines of "The Departed" . But the claustrophobic interiors, the abrasive modern-classical score, and the ugly mental depressive depths of the story combine to make this his grimmest movie since Taxi Driver. It begins as a B movie psycho-melodrama and eventually turns into something more Hitchcockian like Vertigo, but without the glamour. What Scorsese brings to the table, having created more than his share of compelling villain-types, is a renewed sense of horror and despair at the power of evil. Ben Kingsley and Max von Sydow are wonderful and DeCaprio is superbly cast for a change."
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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4
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Well Done for Kids and even a few Seniors
PostedFebruary 16, 2010
"Percy Jackson" isn't a great movie, but it's a good one, offering out kernels of Greek mythology like so many Disney Channel references. For the most part, it works. And Logan Lerman is extremely likable as he goes from high-school nobody to world-saving demigod hero. At what was a very young age, I found him to be a compelling character on the brilliant WB series "Jack and Bobby"(which somehow was cancelled).
This film was seen by default, as the one I sought had passed. I was surprised to find I greatly enjoyed the movie even sitting amongst a myriad of oft overly excited teens.
This film was seen by default, as the one I sought had passed. I was surprised to find I greatly enjoyed the movie even sitting amongst a myriad of oft overly excited teens.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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PostedFebruary 15, 2010
One has to acknowledge the baggage Gibson now brings with him. Mel was the model of a major movie star. He was charismatic, funny and kept his private life out of the tabloids. He mostly picked the right movies too. But after he won the Oscar for the absurdly overrated Braveheart, Gibson changed. He starred in too many grim movies which were devoid of his sense of humor, possibly his greatest strength as an actor. Then came The Passion of the Christ, which exposed Gibson for what he really is. Thereafter, whatever demons he had been hiding seemed to take over his life completely, most notably in that ugly DUI arrest in 2006 when he spewed sexist and anti-Semitic insults. Bottom line; movie and its "star" are both terrible.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Excellent
PostedFebruary 11, 2010
Despite the familiar story line, this movie is a real gem. Bridges is an actor who makes his performance look effortless and, he's been handed the role of his career.
Bridges is the kind of actor who can find the heart and soul of a broke-down middle-aged man. Maggie Gylenhaal is wonderful as are Colin Farrell and Robert Duvall. The latter has a final fishing scene with Bridges that is very beautiful, physically and otherwise, and hard to forget.
It's a simple, serene moment that feels sprung from real life. Crazy Heart feels that way from beginning to end. An excellent movie that seems not to be noticed by the public. Perhaps, after Bridges wins the Oscar, things will change. I hate country music but I loved this movie!
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Skip It
PostedJanuary 25, 2010
Whatever your own religious beliefs, if you want to see this movie, you should get on your knees and thank God for Denzel, who almost singlehandedly makes this movie's hyper-stylized, incongruous mixture of low level story line and high-minded spiritual garbage palpable. Together with Oldman, the film's other fine lead, he imbues the often preposterous plot with just enough credibility to keep it afloat. If you do not know the Bible, the action in this movie is insufficient to permit it to be enjoyed even by lovers of violence for violence sake.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Disappointed
PostedDecember 14, 2009
With Clint Eastwood as director, Morgan Freeman as star and Executive producer, Matt Damon as "A" list talent, I was disappointed this movie did not evoke the emotion and complexity the subject matter called for. 5 stars for accuracy. Good but just barely and, without Freeman's wonderful performance, just another average movie.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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