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Grown Ups
I liked it for the light summer flick that it was. There were good jokes from beginning to end and it was cute the way the actors truly seemed to laugh and have a good time from all the ribbing. Structure / Plot and Character – I would have liked more drama as this could [...]
Kick Ass
More like, sick ass, as the movie was full of crap. Premise Though I didn’t laugh or feel any thrills in Act I, I did like the story presented- a puny teenager becoming a superhero in the real world. Instead of continuing that, the movie reversed itself and presented two actual superheroes (albeit the Batman [...]
In The Valley Of Elah
I liked it overall as it was a subtle and indirect manner of exposing the negative transformation many youths undergo when entering the armed forces and combat. Though I think the movie failed to do well financially for the following reasons. Other The title of the film is based on the story Tommy Lee Jones [...]
The Incredible Hulk
Starts slow, ends well. Structure Though Banner’s nature is that he’s on the run and in hiding, such a passive character grinds the movie. Thrillers often have the main character on the run for the first half of story, then the guy goes on the offensive in the second half. Here, Edward Norton/Bruce Banner/Hulk only [...]
Glengarry Glen Ross
A great movie with outstanding acting all around. Other – The title. One of the worst ever. A title must convey some idea or mood about the movie. As someone who has seen this flick a couple of times, it still doesn’t tell me anything. The areas of land it refers to are not central [...]
Wild Hogs
A poor man’s City Slickers. Dirt-poor. I won’t comment on plot or usual things because the movie’s style was cartoonish. (I don’t like that dumbed-down approach, but it does give the filmmakers leeway to ignore the things that make other movies enjoyable for more than the running time.) Other What bothered me was all the [...]
Collateral
Logic, Character The scene in the nightclub where Vincent killed victim #4 on his list…this scene was a gross aberration from the style and character established. Vincent was an experienced hitman who did a good job of concealing his identity, yet he walked into the nightclub and created mayhem in front of hundreds of people. [...]