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Eagle Eye (2/5)
You have your protagonists running about and doing all sorts of wild stunts and apparently figuring something out, but when the final plot point hits you're left rather disappointed and wishing everyone just stayed in bed that day and saved us all millions of dollars hassle. It reminded me a bit of I, Robot. That story, if you actually pay attention is a total waste ...
Fallen (4/5)
Some tremendous old fashioned touches made this film a cut above: the highlighted sentence in the letter, choice canted camera work, classic score and pace. The "spirit" camera was the most modern bit and did a disservice to the film's aesthetic and feel. A lovely and surprising theological overtone, which crested in a convincing conversation on the point of life ...
Joy Ride (2/5)
I can't remember this film; I saw it on Saturday I believe, and I was bored, lying on my bed sideways, blinds shut. Oh ya, it is like a Disney-produced Hitcher, with a little Duel and some Short Circuit--especially that bit in the desert with robots.
The Man In The Iron Mask (1/5)
How do such fine actors produce such repulsive results--do we also blame the director, the writer, editor? In the pivotal Gigli for example, Pacino doesn't actually act poorly, it is just the overwhelmingly bad content before and after his scenes that make his scene stink; and perhaps the actual line reading was poor--I can't recall exactly, I was having too much fun ...
City Of Ember (2/5)
Many good aesthetic choices and photography; surprisingly gloomy material for the young audience it was aiming. Much like the shortcomings of The Temple Of Doom, where the weight of the underground setting requires a remarkable work of magic and sublimity--one that is rarely achieved.
Roxanne (2/5)
Daryl Hannah's first name is Daryl. I'm gonna name my kids Babs.
Journey To The Center Of The Earth (2/5)
Nothing interesting to say here. Another forgettable Brendan Fraser pic.
Crank (2/5)
For much more deliriously enjoyable and absurd action see Shoot Em Up--better hero, better villain, better plot, better photography, better ridiculousness, better humor, better breast milk (literally).
Watchmen (2/5)
The plot seems to come together quite hastily in the last scenes, but upon further thought, Snyder competently wove the numerous origin stories with evil nuclear blond guy plot. And I think I mostly understood why the bad guys and good guys did what they did. If you put enough chromatic trash on the screen your audience will forgive your gaping plot holes--I have a ...
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (5/5)
Downey Jr. and Kilmer rifle through the script at a manic pace, delivering some fiercely hilarious stuff. You can tell the writer/director spent a lot of time developing this; the scenes and characters are wickedly fresh and peculiar. Best epilogue ever: "To all you good people in the Mid-West, sorry we said fuck so many times".