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Inception
I’m pointing out one little thing that had a huge impact on the movie’s success- the simplicity of Cobb wanting to get back home to his kids. That basic thread kept the movie together and was sorely absent from Leonardo DiCaprio’s last movie, Shutter Island.
Killers
One of the worst movies of all time. Unoriginal, stupid, contrived… Don’t ask me why I saw it. It’s only worth seeing if a writer wants to understand what not to do.
Couples Retreat
I’m not sure how to categorize this one. The premise way okay, I bought the set-up and cared enough about the characters, the plot was a little clumsy but good enough for a light comedy…I guess I’ll just say that all the elements were in place, but that humor was simply absent. I chuckled just [...]
Watchmen
I’m sorry to say this so often- it was okay, but could’ve been much better. Premise What’s the big deal about a band of superheroes where only one, Dr. Manhattan, has actual powers? Everyone else is merely skilled at combat (and skilled at masquerading) and that makes it laughable that they would be such a [...]
Babel
It was okay…certainly not bad, but I don’t agree with the Oscar nomination. Premise My beef is that, while the different stories combined to tell a greater tale, a couple were pretty weak in their own right. Like the Brad Pitt one, his wife got shot and he had to try and save her in [...]
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About Me and The Site
Thanks for stopping by. This is not a collection of gaffes, as when a character is holding a drink in his left hand and a second later from another angle it’s in his right. I go deeper, at least I think I do- into the structure of the story, the character’s arc, etc. My name [...]