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- Review count13
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- First reviewMay 5, 2008
- Last reviewDecember 26, 2009
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- Average rating4.5
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MILK, the gay MLK
PostedNovember 29, 2008
Like Dr. MLK, Harvey Milk predicted his own demise, and recorded cassettes to be played upon his death, which is the vehicle of the excellent script by Dustin Lance Black. Mr. Milk bridged communities and fought for human rights as well as for gay rights. (His successful campaign to defeat Proposition 6 in his era resonates because of the passage of Proposition 8 recently.) Sean Penn becomes Harvey Milk in the film. There isn't a false step by anyone. The love between his friend and early campaign manager Scott (James Franco) seems very real. (There have been complaints that Diego Luna's performance is over-the-top, but his character did eventually commit suicide.) All in all MILK is one of the best films of the year.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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IronMan is Gold
PostedMay 5, 2008
Great film with great acting from Robert Downey Jy, Jeff Bridges, and the rest. Nice balance of action, humor, and sci-fi to keep things interesting. Robert Downey Jr plays off his bad boy image but redeems himself much as he has done in real life (particularly with this film). Jeff Daniels, with a bald head, makes a great Iago to our hero, acting as his friend on the surface but as his enemy behind the scenes. The science makes no sense, in reality. A suit with gold in it would never get off the ground, and would not really make an "Iron" Man. But Star Trek played loose with the facts, too, with its dilithium crystals, like Spider-Man and the spider bite.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Pleasant fluff
PostedMay 5, 2008
I love to watch Jackie Chan and Jet Li, and seeing them together was a pleasure, but the whole film was loosely scripted and the story could have been told in 1/2 hour instead of two. Not a bad way to spend two hours, but there are better films.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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