Top 10 Critical Best Films of 2007

Perhaps the best Disney/Pixar in a technical aspect. It has such realistic animation down to the knife cuts on the cutting board and the water stained windows. It is also funny and clever and contains one of the most awesome characters in film - Anton Ego played wonderfully by Peter O'Toole. Ego, with his coffin shaped room and skull typewriter is the critic who challenges Remy, the chef rat, into making something he can like. A delightful cast who you don't recognize in their roles till the credits adds to this masterpiece. Perhaps rats can be more than the evil things they are personified to be. Interesting tidbit is how in the opening scene the lighting lights up a silloutte of Remy with wet hair and red eyes which is remarkably reminiscient of the rat in Walt Disney's Lady and the Tramp at the end. Whether intended or not it was a nice reminder of the first prominant rat in Disney history - and a transfer from scary villian to humorous hero. Great for everyone and technically brilliant this is a must watch - at least once!

This film stands apart from any other I have seen this year. It is dark and haunting in the realisticness that it portrays so amazingly. Tommy Lee Jones excels as an aging policeman who realizes that the changing times have gone beyond his own abilities. Javier Bardem is a threatening villian who I found myself unable to laugh at like I can at so many other villians in movies today. The story is fast paced and intense but I do not believe that what appears to be the main plot is the actual story of the film at all. The dialogue contains the real theme of the movie and that is what makes this such a unique and stand alone type of film.

One of the best movies I have seen in a long time. It shows the struggles that William Wilberforce went through in his fight against the British slave trade. It is performed magnificantly by all invloved especially Gruffudd, Gambon, and Finney. Touching and moving on both slavery and belief in God. This shows the amazing events surrounding the infamous song in an amazing way. A classic in our modern era of movies that doesn't have to be course or crude or even dark to be a wonderful film.

A flawless, beautifully acted film which has wonderful technical aspects and a great cast ensemble. This is the story of a man who lacks the ability to communicate well and has never experienced much love or care. He has lots of issues that have built up inside of him and needs an outlet to finally release his emotions - thus he gets an online doll. A remarkable film of how we as humans grow and how our minds are powerful, yet fragile masterpieces. One of the best, and cleanest, films I've seen this year which is in a higher category due to the fact that everyone in the film seemed to act their part perfectly and in a very real way. An absolutely great performance by Ryan Gosling and Paul Schneider as his brother feels so real you tend to thing they are related because their expressions and everything match like two brothers would. A magnificent achievement in film, especially for this year.

The locations that the film was shot at are beautiful and fully fit in with the whole film. Day-Lewis plays an intricate character who seems nice and charming on the outside but it is only a mask for his true hatred for humanity and the desire to have nothing to do with man. He goes from likable to "I can't believe I liked this jerk". He pulls off his multi-faceted character brilliantly and I love the scene where he finally opens up about his hatred of mankind to his brother only to discover it was not who he wanted to open up to - the irony is pulled off well. Directed well with a weird, yet effective, music score this film is very well done, though when it is over you get a "what? Did I miss something?" feeling. Worth the 2 hrs. and 40 min. watch - but not a second time too soon.

Best modern day done musical I have seen. The stage play was really brought to life in an amazing portrayel with brilliant acting. It will become something of a classic I think.

A brilliantly done film that has exceptional cinematography. Told in a biographical style the story is paced well and the acting is very defined. It is a unique film for this modern film time and it is yet another western this year that shows that the western genre is not dead.

The film is based on true events and it has a very real-life feel to it. The actors are superb and make their characters seem personable.

Acting was good and plot was good but carry out lost something. Having not read the book I found the time skippings to get confusing and I had to work to keep up with which time period I was in in the middle of the film. This ruined the twist at the end for me. The beginning was exceptional though. I wish it could have been a little smoother in transitions and following the story.