| Movie | Rating | Review | Date | Your Rating | Match | |
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| WALL-E - G | Too many kid's movies are created to give kids things to buy; WALL-E is a kid's movie that might, perhaps, give you and your kids pause to think about what things truly cost...even though it's all in 45 minutes | December 24, 2009 | N/A | |||
| The Kid - Unrated | December 24, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Eddie Izzard: Sexie - Unrated | December 24, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Eddie Izzard: Live at the Ambassadors - Unrated | December 24, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Garfield As Himself - Unrated | December 24, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Eddie Izzard - Unrepeatable - Unrated | December 24, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Eddie Izzard - Definite Article - Unrated | December 24, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Eddie Izzard - Circle - Unrated | December 24, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Eddie Izzard - Glorious - Unrated | December 24, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Eddie Izzard - Dress to Kill - Unrated | December 24, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Garfield Holiday Celebrations - Unrated | December 24, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Donnie Brasco - R |
Donnie Brasco is not a perfect movie; few movies are. As far as movies in that genre go, Donnie Brasco is in the upper echelons (not an easy feat considering the competition). It might not be completely original, but you have to understand that a movie in such a specific genre is damning itself to stereotypes. Its downplaying of the mob lifestyle is refreshing, and its performances are excellent.
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December 24, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Taxi Driver - R | December 24, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Where the Buffalo Roam - R | December 24, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| A Fish Called Wanda - R | December 24, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Batman Begins - PG-13 | December 24, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Murder by Death - PG | December 24, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Great Muppet Caper - G | December 24, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Secret of NIMH - G | December 24, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Love Bug - G | December 24, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Muppets Take Manhattan - G | December 24, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Looney Tunes - G | December 24, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Odd Couple - G | December 24, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Thing About My Folks - PG-13 | December 24, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| In Bruges - R |
For its first two-thirds, In Bruges is an intelligent, gently paced thriller about what happens to hitmen when they screw up. The movie crawls at a deliberate pace for most of its running length, allowing the characters to be fleshed out and offering opportunities for mordant humor. As one might guess from its title, there are also some gorgeously scenic shots of the Belgian city Bruges, where the action takes place. Unfortunately, the film's final act doesn't come close to equaling what precedes it. Once the shooting starts, everything collapses, and the ending is the kind that causes head-shaking. It's as if the filmmaker realized he wrote himself into a corner and had to resort to a contrivance to bring things to a close.
Thw film's discouraging climax and conclusion make it difficult to recommend. McDonagh appears to have fallen victim to a common failing of filmmakers - the hope that viewers will care enough for the characters that they'll overlook plotting deficiencies. Unfortunately, it rarely works that way. It's because the characters are well developed that the way the screenplay toys with their fates is hard to excuse. In Bruges tantalizes with possibilities but ultimately frustrates. |
December 23, 2009 | N/A |
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