Juno
I suspect several people will think I scored this too low. Everyone else I’ve known who has seen it has loved it. It’s like the Little Miss Sunshine of this year; the quiet, quirky critical darling. Juno
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Atonement
Atonement is a lovely film. It’s simple and straightforward, not lovely because it’s told with a soft lense or because there is a sense of wonder and beauty about it. But lovely because the
Grace Is Gone
I don’t know that I’ve ever seen such a neutral movie.
There’s nothing really wrong with this movie. As I watched it I never thought, “Oh, they should have done this.” or “Why did they have to do that?” There’s really nothing
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
National Treasure: Book of Secrets is fun and has it’s moments, but the whole film could have been as good as those few moments.
I guess I should begin with the opening, which was rather brilliant. The fade from
Waitress
I’d heard so much hype about this movie, I expected it to be great. It totally wasn’t.
Enchanted
Enchanted is pretty much everything you’d expect. It was sweet and fun and cute. I sort of hoped, after seeing the preview so often, that it would surprise me with something especially
August Rush
Speaking strictly from a film point of view, August Rush wasn’t that great. The plot was thin, the characters, though interesting, were all woefully underdeveloped. My favorite moment of
Kingdom of Heaven
The only review I really have of the theatrical cut is a quote from Entertainment Weekly’s review of Kingdom of Heaven – May 13, 2005. There were a lot of things I liked about it and a lot of things I was
Elizabeth the Golden Age
I liked this movie a lot. It has it’s flaws, it’s choppy, jumping from scene to scene with little fluidity. The consipiracy is muddled and still scarce. It never fully feels like it has
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
slowest, most boring movie EVER. I was so disappointed. seriously, I fell asleep during it. Granted, it was only for about two minutes but still; it’s a movie you can fall asleep in.