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- First reviewJune 18, 2011
- Last reviewJanuary 22, 2012
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Cliche-Ridden
PostedJanuary 22, 2012
ChiefFlyer
from Lancaster, PA
I'm very disappointed to give the movie a thumbs down. This movie was based on the premise that the audience can't handle nuance. That's a shame, since the most damaging bigotry isn't the loudmouth in a bar, but rather the whispered backroom suppression and manipulation. These are darker, more complex themes that require a deft touch.
In The Kings Speech, two capable actors carried the film through intelligent, believable dialog despite a backdrop of drab wartime Britain. The only noticeable CGI were barrage balloons. The writers, directors, and actors in that film trusted that the audience would follow and understand the interplay between the characters, understand the tensions, pressures, and demands, and see something as ordinary as a speech as a great triumph.
The Tuskegee Airmen accomplished much before a single Nazi plummeted to his death. They volunteered, trained, learned, and fought for and alongside others who not not even share a bathroom. They were a huge wave in the historic movement towards equality, a still incomplete movement, but much farther progressed today than in 1944 because of what they did. And something as benign as taking off in a P-51 heading north towards Germany was a great enough triumph. The combat success was mere confirmation of what they already knew. And what we know today. Give us some credit.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Cute Family Movie
PostedJune 18, 2011
ChiefFlyer
from Lancaster, PA
A predictable premise and result, but entertaining and funny in execution. Jim Carrey is more Bruce than Ace, and that works for this movie. The Penguins are adorable (though some of the CGI effects are a bit overdone) and the supporting cast top-notch.
The cinematographers Love New York, and it shows -- several gorgeous shots will make even haters reconsider the Big Apple.
The cinematographers Love New York, and it shows -- several gorgeous shots will make even haters reconsider the Big Apple.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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