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- First reviewApril 7, 2008
- Last reviewJune 23, 2012
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Entertaining But Slow in the Second Half
PostedJuly 24, 2011
I found this film quite entertaining particularly in the roles of Kunis and Harrelson. While the first half held my interest, the second half, particularly the scenes involving Richard Jenkins (Timberlake's father) were over done and could have been significantly reduced.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Not Many Surprises
PostedJuly 17, 2011
(2D Version) [SPOILERS}
The second half of the final episode of the saga contained few surprises other than how abbreviated it was. By now everyone probably knows that Harry Potter triumphs over the forces of darkness, that the three main characters survive and that Severus Snape turns out to be not so evil after all.
The second half of the final episode of the saga contained few surprises other than how abbreviated it was. By now everyone probably knows that Harry Potter triumphs over the forces of darkness, that the three main characters survive and that Severus Snape turns out to be not so evil after all.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Funny, engaging and a bit self-serving
PostedJune 28, 2011
My experience with Woody Allen films has been mixed but this one lies very definitely in the plus column. Funny, engaging and a bit self-serving, "Midnight in Paris" follows screen writer and aspiring novelist, Owen Wilson, as he encounters most of the artistic luminaries from the 1920s. Not willing to accompany his fiancé and her parents to the more mundane Paris night spots, Wilson strikes off on his own, gets lost, and is picked up by Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald who take him for a ride into an era he wishes he lived in. This is repeated several nights in a row until Wilson realizes that he doesn't want and doesn't belong in the life his fiancé has mapped out for them. Side challenge - try to guess the identity of the artist/writer before they are identified; there are clues.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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2
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Crude, as expected
PostedJune 25, 2011
"Goodbye Mr. Chips" I was not expecting and "Bad Teacher" certainly is not a film anywhere near that league. While there were a few moments in the film that elicited a laugh (from me), most of the humor is crude or incidental. The story is choked with stereotypical characters and, of course, the obligatory happy ending was no surprize. If you need a few laughs and have nothing better to do...4/10.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Exceptional Way to Start the Summer Movie Season
PostedJune 4, 2011
Action, adventure, drama, comedy and (whoooooooa) Jennifer Lawrence, what more would you want?
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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A Great Opera Perfectly Performed
PostedApril 30, 2011
This new production of Giuseppe Verdi's Il Trovatore is innovative in that all of the sets where mounted like slices of a cake on the huge Met turntable enabling scene changes in only a minute or two. Of the four principals, I was only familiar with Dolora Zajick who has sung the role of old gypsy Azucena perfectly time and again. However I was most impressed by Dmitri Hvorostovsky in the role of the Count di Luna. On the other hand, the anvil chorus was a bit disappointing, the "anvils" sounding like inflated tires. Intermission featured a scenery repair by one of the crew in addition to brief interviews with the cast.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Good Story But Little Chemistry
PostedApril 22, 2011
Water for Elephants is a fine film more or less faithfully following the novel by Sara Gruen. Like the novel the first half is a depiction of the lives of the workers and performers in a traveling circus. Robert Pattinson (the veterinary student who joins a third-rate circus after his parents death) and Christoph Waltz (the Jekyll and Hyde ring master/animal trainer) give stellar performances; Pattinson's being much better than in the Twilight films. Reese Witherspoon seemed to be rather reserved and unimaginative for some reason. Her past efforts show she can do much better. There seemed to be a lack of chemistry between Witherspoon and Pattinson which was so apparent between him and Stewart in the Twilight films and even between him and Emilie de Ravin in Remember Me. Of course one must credit the third star of the film, Tai (Rosie, the elephant) who stole every scene she was in. If you are interested in a romantic film, this is not it. See the film for Pattinson’s and Waltz’s performances.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Saoirse Ronan Made This Film
PostedApril 9, 2011
What attracted me to this film were not the action sequences, the story line or the praise it was garnering in the press but Saoirse Ronan, a very promising young actress based on her previous roles in Atonement and The Lovely Bones. She did not disappoint and neither did director Joe Wright. The premise of the film, interesting but far-fetched, was the genetically engineered "super" soldier, rescued and then trained by her ex-CIA surrogate father, who turns against her maker to pursue her own life.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Missed Potential
PostedMarch 13, 2011
This film, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, missed its full potential given some of the actors starring in it and the vast history of adaptations of the original going back to the 14th century. Hardwicke seems to have selected a fairly sanitized version with a love triangle which was tailored to cater to the young female, post Twilight, movie goer. Too bad, it could have been so much more.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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A Charming Romance with a Mystical Bent
PostedMarch 6, 2011
I was a bit apprehensive about this film fearing something an convoluted as Inception but thankfully it turned out to be a charming romance with a mystical bent. While not Matt Damons’ best effort; he’s better in the action/Bourne type of film, he gave a credible performance as the congressman seeking higher office whose political aspirations are interrupted by Emily Blunt. I thought Miss Blunt’s performance on the other hand was quite appropriate as the modern dancer who attracts Damon and diverts his political course. All of this the men in black try unsuccessfully to subvert because it does not conform to the “Chairman’s” plan.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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