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Vantage Point (3/5)
Decent acting and script, great editing and photography despite a few poorly conceived action shots. Quite forgettable.
Hunger (3/5)
Every short while, I try to watch historically important films such as this, with their realism, bleakness, lofty ideals, martyrdom, which then reminds me how much I enjoy film as entertainment. I will say that the first ten minutes of exposition were quite clever; focusing on the tragic reality of the Irish prison guard life--we see him check underneath his car for ...
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (3/5)
Corporations can be so depressing. I would like to believe that all the greedy assholes who ran this thing into the ground got their comeuppance, but I doubt it. I have a thing for justice.
My Kid Could Paint That (3/5)
To quote one of the art critics regarding the titular 5-year-old's work: "Nobody is saying 'fuck you' in this picture [painting], she is just saying, 'I am a happy girl who loves painting'."
Star Trek (4/5)
On a lark, and to avoid the crowds, a friend and I went to the 6am showing at the Seattle Center IMAX. What were we thinking. There were twenty people there. The movie was good. I like my sleep though.
Traitor (4/5)
Just joined Netflix and this was their first recommendation; actually hit me square--I liked this underrated picture quite much. Loved the balance of action and politics and the ending is amazing. Cheadle is a good actor too.
Quantum Of Solace (2/5)
Nearly all the brilliant improvements that Casino Royale brought to the flaggingly goofy franchise are undone by the last reel: vaguely compelling super-villains, female objects attempting vitality, fancy set pieces that are mere dressing this go around, worthless chase scenes that are laughably cut (I imagine the stunt men came back to see their work on the monitor ...
17 Again (2/5)
I kinda get the Efron thing--he was cute and had long bangs that were my envy for half the film. And Lennon stole nearly every scene he was in; there weren't many others challenging him though.
Gran Torino (3/5)
Eastwood ends his acting career as a bad-ass racist neighborhood grump. As a director he often prints the first take, which can work well if you're shooting veterans. I wonder if he should have given his younger bloods a few more takes though, some of the scenes are wince inducing.
Funny Games (3/5)
I really do not know what to think of this film. I peeked at the critics for some explanation and they were all markedly divided. I don't think anyone rated it ok. It is either brilliant satire/criticism of the torture film genre or just another of the sort. To Haneke's credit, he doesn't show the gore on screen like we all expect, but the menace is still there ...