| Movie | Rating | Review | Date | Your Rating | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entre les Murs (The Class) - PG-13 | January 3, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Two Lovers - R | January 3, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Taken - PG-13 | January 3, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Cadillac Records - R | January 3, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Vals Im Bashir (Waltz with Bashir) - R | January 3, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Good - Unrated | December 31, 2008 | N/A | ||||
| La Prophétie des grenouilles (Raining Cats and Frogs) - Unrated | A pleasantly artistic animation with some delightful animal characters. The story and its message, however, are very conventional. | December 29, 2008 | N/A | |||
| The Brothers Grimm - PG-13 | Terry Gilliam offers a wondrous atmosphere and a couple of flashes of great dark humour but otherwise the film is tiresome, annoyingly over-the-top and emotionally unengaging. | December 27, 2008 | N/A | |||
| The Wrestler - R | A brutally honest, heart-breaking and intimate portrait of a troubled soul, a washed-up wrestling star. This powerful, although occasionally a bit too sentimental, film is most definitely Mickey Rourke's ultimate resurrection. His performance is intense, humoristic, sad and absolutely captivating. | December 17, 2008 | N/A | |||
| The Departed - R | A fantastically dynamic, gritty and multi-layered crime thriller directed by the great Martin Scorsese. The cast is, in a word, outstanding. There's no doubt that Leonardo DiCaprio truly is one of the most gifted contemporary film actors. Towards the end, however, the meticulously crafted plot begins to weaken as it becomes more and more rushed and slightly implausible. | December 17, 2008 | N/A | |||
| RocknRolla - R |
After the successful Snatch (2000), Guy Ritchie returns to the seedy underworld of London and proves that he's still able to create brilliantly complex gangster stories filled with cartoonish characters, clever humour and entertaining action. The badass cast is lead by a chilling performance from Tom Wilkinson (Michael Clayton) who's convincing as the ruthless "business man" Lenny Cole. Equally good is the Czech actor Karel Roden (The Bourne Supremacy) as the sly Russian opportunist Uri Obomavich. The charismatic Mark Strong (Body of Lies) is excellent as the calm and collected Archie, the determined right hand of Lenny Cole. Toby Kebbell (best known as the manager of Joy Division in Anton Corbijn's Control) is bewilderingly credible as the volatile yet smart junkie-rocker Johnny Quid. The only problem is the fact that none of the characters are very sympathetic or likeable. "The Wild Bunch", which consists of pathetic small-time criminals such as Gerard Butler's (300) character One-Two, is supposed to be a contrast to the cold-blooded villains. However, these so-called nice guys aren't as heart-warmingly amusing dimwits as in Snatch or Lock, Stock (1998). In Ritchie's two previous gangster films set in London, the naive rookie criminal group (led by the likes of the wonderful Jason Statham) instantly gets the audience on their side. RocknRolla loses its grip because you don't really care what happens to these "good guys". The sophisticated yet raw RocknRolla is undeniably entertaining package of cool criminals, cheeky laddish humour and unexpected plot-twists complimented by Ritchie's signature music video style editing. In addition, the music fits the film flawlessly, the soundtrack is exceptional. The beginning featuring Black Strobe's I'm A Man is worthy of a special mention. The biggest problem, however, is that Ritchie is beginning to repeat himself. His films start to remind me of recycled gifts. The stylish wrapping sure does change and there really isn't that much to complain about the carefully chosen content of the package, either. But no one wants to get the same present year after year - or even every eight years. I only hope that next time Ritchie will at least try to expand his horizons that definitely need something new and fresh if he wants to take his caper movies to the next level of superb film-making. |
December 17, 2008 | N/A | |||
| The Transporter - PG-13 | It's simple: five stars for Jason Statham's body - I mean - acting. One star for the rest of the film, which is absolute nonsense. | December 17, 2008 | N/A | |||
| Burn After Reading - R | A wonderfully outlandish, skillfully plotted, absurd and witty drama comedy filled with brilliant dark humour and memorable characters. The cast is perfect: Brad Pitt delivers one of the best performances in his career. | December 17, 2008 | N/A | |||
| Notting Hill - PG-13 | Surprisingly charming and heartfelt romantic comedy, which relies on Hugh Grant's character who pretty much enchants you with his joyfully dorky personality. The plot is slightly unbelievable, Julia Robert's character tends to get rather annoying and the ending is quite cheesy, so you definitely need a right mindset to watch this film. Quite amazingly, I succeeded in brushing my cynical view of life aside and enjoy the film. | December 17, 2008 | N/A | |||
| Yes Man - PG-13 | December 15, 2008 | N/A | ||||
| Special - R | November 27, 2008 | N/A | ||||
| Bolt - PG | November 23, 2008 | N/A | ||||
| Sherlock Holmes - PG-13 | November 22, 2008 | N/A | ||||
| Con Man - Unrated | November 21, 2008 | N/A | ||||
| The Source - Unrated | November 21, 2008 | N/A | ||||
| Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten - Unrated | November 21, 2008 | N/A | ||||
| The Rum Diary - Unrated | November 21, 2008 | N/A | ||||
| The Reader - R | November 21, 2008 | N/A | ||||
| Breakfast with Hunter - Unrated | November 21, 2008 | N/A | ||||
| Milk - R | November 21, 2008 | N/A |
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