Movies of 06

My favorite movie of 2006.

Morgan Freeman vs Ben Kinglsey as rival gangsters and happen to live in identical buildings straight across the street from each other. Both have brought it in Slevin (Hartnett) by accident and have some deal with Bruce Willis the assassin. The movie is not very dark and a bit funny kind of like Pulp Fiction though it's no copy at all, completely different really. Then of course it has a surprise ending that makes it all add up to an enjoyable experience.

A good story about a heist. Smart criminal and interesting plot line making the motives for the robbery of a bank perhaps a little different than you may expect. Clive Owen has a pretty good American accent actually and Denzel plays a detective! OMG! So yeah go see this.

The theme of this story reminds me a bit of All Quiet on the Western Front. The patriotism is what brings many of them to their deaths, they are still loyal to their country in a hopeless battle that is clearly lost. The best moment of the story is when General Kuribayashi read the letter from the dead American soldier whom he tried to keep alive, truly touching. This was the most moving war movie I have seen.