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- Review count90
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- First reviewJune 2, 2008
- Last reviewAugust 2, 2012
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- Average rating3.9
Overall rating
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5
Just not very interesting
PostedAugust 2, 2012
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5
Special Effects
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Art Direction
3
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Acting
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Story
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Camerawork
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Graduate student Lola (Greta Gerwig) gets dumped by her boyfriend just before the wedding. For the rest of the movie, she struggles with this jolt. She talks about life with whoever will listen. She listens to her best pal girlfriend (second banana and co-screenwriter Zoe Lister-Jones, who grates like fingernails on a chalkboard). She tries new romances. She plods along. Too bad not much really happens. Well-intentioned but not particularly entertaining.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Overall rating
4
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5
A good romp
PostedAugust 2, 2012
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Art Direction
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Acting
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This movie was an enjoyable romp, though it wasn't quite as enjoyable as I'd thought it would be after reading previews. Channing Tatum is quite good, as the hunky stripper, who also has a creative artistic side: he wants to produce made-to-order artistic furniture. He takes in a protege and educates him in the stripper lifestyle. And there is a romance a-kindle, with the sister of the protege; she disapproves of the lifestyle. Matthew McConaughey is fine as the strip club owner / impressario. The dancing was entertaining, too. Having said all that, the movie lacks a certain substance. An enjoyable flick, but don't go in with undue expectations.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Overall rating
2
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5
Slow and implausible
PostedAugust 1, 2012
Dialogue
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Art Direction
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Acting
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Story
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Camerawork
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Oliver Stone's latest is a slow movie, with characters with implausible relationships. Also, the movie is a mishmash of a paean to love and dope, paired with a gangster yarn. The three principal characters are two stoner guys, who are opposites -- one a warrior, one an egghead -- and who grow great pot. Oh, and they share a girlfriend, and the three nuzzle together cheerfully all the time. Not a speck of jealousy. Evil baddies want to take over their business. Selma Hayek wears a sticks-out-like-a-sore-thumb crappy wig for way too long as she plays the role of gangster mastermind. Where or where is my NoDoz! This one is a tedious mess. You've had some good ones, Oliver, but this one is a dud.
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2
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5
Quirky and slow
PostedAugust 1, 2012
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Special Effects
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Acting
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Story
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This is a quirky movie, i.e., not your average plot line, that I'd say is about being an outsider, being a dreamer, being different, being a bit weird. There are a variety of characters, and there is humor. But for me the story just didn't work well. I couldn't identify with any of the characters, so it was hard to root for anyone. I know it was supposed to, but for me there just was an emotional payoff for the hour and a half of time.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Overall rating
4
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5
Fun but too long
PostedMay 15, 2012
Dialogue
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Special Effects
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Art Direction
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Acting
4
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3
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Camerawork
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Johnny Depp is quite good in this Tim Burton spoof of a movie. Depp's delivery of lines is slow-ish, but that is part of his intended creepiness. The movie's humor is dry. The dialogue is clever. There are funny culture clashes, such as Depp's fascination with a lava lamp, which to him seems like a blood fountain. The downside is that the movie goes on far too long.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Overall rating
3
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5
Streep is great! The movie is unfair.
PostedJanuary 25, 2012
Streep is great. She again works her unique magic of capturing the look and moves and voice of a known personality. But the majority of film time is of Margaret Thatcher as an old doddering and sometimes halucinatory lady, snatching at memories of her past to review. I am no fan of Thatcher's brand of politics, but to portray her life from this negative and impaired vantage point is unfair and cowardly.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Overall rating
4
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5
Michelle Williams shines
PostedJanuary 25, 2012
Michelle Williams shines in her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe. Williams' moods are liquid, gliding between the many moods that Monroe reportedly had. When she is innocently and playfully smiling happily, you see why Monroe captivated the public. Kenneth Branagh lacks the silky charm of Olivier. And the lad who tells his tale of being bewitched lacks a lot of common sense. But this is a very good movie.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Overall rating
2
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5
unpleasant and implausible
PostedJanuary 10, 2012
I did not like this movie. The fault is with the script. So many of the interchanges between characters proceed implausibly. Then, too, the general tone of the movie is somewhat unpleasant. I am a big fan of Charlize Theron, but her part was not well written, not to mention you'd like to slap the crap out of her character. There is a very fine performance by Oswald Patton.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Overall rating
4
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5
Fun, but not the real thing
PostedDecember 19, 2011
This movie was fun, and hats off to Jason Segel for a sincere tribute to the Muppets movies of old. And who knew that Amy Adams was also an accomplished song-and-dance gal? But compared to Muppets movies made under the genius of Jim Henderson and his Muppet crew, this tepid movie just doesn't have the zip and verve and whimsy and bust-out laughs of the original. I'd have given it only three stars except for the pleasure of seeing the Old Gang of characters interacting again.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Overall rating
5
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5
A film about familyh
PostedNovember 26, 2011
A rather good movie about a family. Clooney does a very good job, as do the other actors. This is a somewhat serious movie, though it does have its comic moments, that is an unusual offering at Christmas time. The script is good, and the story line is anything but a predictable or pat one.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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