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CollectionsI wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick since there was a pretty cool cast involved, I was quite eager to check it out. Eventually, even though it wasnât flawless, I still really liked this movie. One issue I had was that it took me about 20 minutes to figure out all the characters. It was partly due to some rather weird casting choices. Indeed, for example, Hayden Panettiere and Emily Watson played the same characters at different ages! I mean, seriously, do you really believe that Hayden Panettiere, when she will get older, will look anything like Emily Watson?!? I don't think so... The other thing that bothered me was that the mother (Julia Roberts) was just too damned perfect while the father (William Dafoe) was just a worthless *sshole. Eventually, I think it would have worked better if the characters would have been more balanced. Still, in spite of its flaws, I thought it was a pretty good movie. Indeed, the story was interesting and Julia Roberts gave here one of her best performances. It was also nice to finally see an interesting movie with Ryan Reynolds who otherwise always shows some potential in some average/worthless pictures. To conclude, even if it was nothing really amazing, I thought it was a decent drama and I think  it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.Â
A good movie
Posted : 13 years, 11 months ago on 16 March 2011 10:35
(A review of Fireflies In The Garden (2008))
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An old classic
Posted : 13 years, 11 months ago on 16 March 2011 09:02
(A review of Born Yesterday)Since this movie is pretty much a classic, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, even though it wasnât bad, I have to admit that I seriously had a hard time to care about the damned thing. At least, Judy Hollyday did look gorgeous and she definitely gave a very good performance (she even won at the time the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role) . It is quite a shame she would stop only 10 years later after this movie because she was seriously talented and charismatic. Anyway, except for Holliday, the movie itself was actually nothing really amazing in my opinion. Sure, it was all rather harmless and innocent but it was also rather dull. I mean, seriously, back then, it was possible to release a comedy with such a rather lame concept and get a hit but I doubt it would work nowadays. And, indeed, 40 years later, they tried to remake the damned thing with Melanie Griffith playing the main character but it was really poorly received. To conclude, even though I donât think it grew old very well, it is and remains a classic, so I think it is  worth a look, especially if you like the genre.Â
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A very good movie
Posted : 13 years, 11 months ago on 15 March 2011 02:04
(A review of A Mighty Heart)For already 20 years, I have been following Michael Winterbottomâs work and even though not all his movies have been exactly amazing because the guy is pretty much workaholic making at least one movie every single year, they have all been worth a look. From this very productive output, I think this movie had definitely the highest profile. Indeed, this time, Winterbottom was working with Angelina Jolie, already at the time the biggest female movie star in the world, and it was dealing with a story which was all over the news at the time. Eventually, even though it received some decent reviews, it was apparently a box-office flop but I thought it was actually a really good flick. Indeed, for all the people who doubt that Angelina Jolie has any talent, you should definitely check this movie. Indeed, I thought she was very good here and she probably gave her best performance. Concerning the story itself, I thought it was very interesting and the directing by Michael Winterbottom was, as usual, very competent. To conclude, even though it is nowadays a little bit forgotten, I thought it was a very strong drama and it is definitely worth a look.
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A good movie
Posted : 13 years, 11 months ago on 15 March 2011 12:50
(A review of 11:14 (2003))To be honest, I really had no idea what to expect from this movie. Indeed, it is pretty obscure but since there was a pretty cool cast, I was quite eager to check it out. At the end of the day, I have to admit it, this movie was not really original but I still liked it. Indeed, basically, it is one of these hyperlink tales where the characters are involved in some separate stories but they all converge towards each other usually during a climax at the end. So, this is actually a rather old gimmick but I always had a weak spot for the genre and I thought it was actually well done here. Indeed, the characters were captivating enough thanks to a pretty cool cast (Henry Thomas, Barbara Hershey, Clark Gregg, Hilary Swank, Colin Hanks, Ben Foster, Patrick Swayze, Rachael Leigh Cook, Jason Segel) and the whole thing was rather enjoyable and entertaining. Concerning Rachael Leigh Cook, even though she always seemd intriguing, by now, I have 7 of her movies and this flick was the only one which was actually good. Anyway, to conclude, even though it was nothing really ground-breaking, I thought it was fairly entertaining and it is actually definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.
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A bad movie
Posted : 13 years, 11 months ago on 15 March 2011 12:41
(A review of Critters 4)When I was a kid, without daring watching the damned thing, I thought that âCrittersâ looked awesome and pretty scary. Eventually, it took me about 20 years to finally watch it and I have to admit that it was rather harmless and pretty lame after all. So, you wonder why I would bother watch also the sequels as well since I didnât really like the first installment to start with? Well, the whole reason I ended up watching this franchise is because I bought a (very cheap) dvd box with all the movies. So, basically, I'm not a big fan of those Critters movies and this last one was easily the worst of them. Apparently, this installment was shot back to back with âCritters 3â and, this time, they event sent those little bastards into space so the makers seemed pretty ambitious but the whole thing was still lame anyway. Even the always lovely Angela Bassett couldnât save this flick which would be the last installment in this rather underwhelming franchise. So, I didnât really like the damned thing but if you're into this kind of things, you may enjoy it more than I did but otherwise, you should rather avoid it.
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An average movie
Posted : 13 years, 11 months ago on 15 March 2011 12:12
(A review of The Nativity Story)To be honest, I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but I still wanted to check it out. First of all, I have to admit, it, I have no religious education so I know the basic stuff but not in details. On the other hand, even though it might seem contradictory, I always thought that religion was a fascinating subject. Anyway, I thought that this movie was rather interesting as it helped me to learn more about this religious âtaleâ. However, the whole thing was really straightforward, in fact, it was so straightforward that there was nothing really challenging whatsoever about it. The only âedgyâ element was the fact that Keisha Castle-Hugues, who was just 16 years old at the time, was herself pregnant when filming this film which is pretty weird considering that she was playing Mary, probably the most famous famous teenage mother that ever existed. Coming back to Castle-Hugues, she was one of the reasons I wanted to watch this flick and after the amazing âWhale Riderâ, it seemed that she had an amazing career ahead of her but, eventually, she never fulfilled those expectations. Anyway, to conclude, even though it was nothing really amazing, I still think it is a decent religious feature and it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.
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An old classic
Posted : 13 years, 11 months ago on 15 March 2011 11:37
(A review of Gilda)Since this movie had a really solid reputation, I was really eager to check it out. Eventually, to be honest, even though I thought it was a decent flick, I canât say I was really blown away by the whole thing. Indeed, at the end of the day, I though it was pretty good but not really great either. I mean, it was well done but also rather predictable and the story was quite pedestrian. Sure, I have to admit it, Glenn Ford was a fine leading man and, above all, Rita Hayworth looked really stunning as the title character and this movie would be her best-known feature. In my opinion, it is one of these movies which are about above all well known for one specific scene. In this case, it was when Rita Hayworth removed her glove while singing (in fact, she wasn't singing at all and was lip-synching throughout the whole thing which was something she remained bitter about that for the rest of her life). The point is that, except for this famous scene, the movie was not really amazing. To conclude, even though I thought it was sligthly disappointing, it is still a decent film noir and it is definitely worth a look though, especially if you like the genre.
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An average movie
Posted : 13 years, 11 months ago on 15 March 2011 11:15
(A review of The Grudge)Since I kept hearing that this movie was pretty creepy, I was quite eager to check it out. First of all, I have to admit that I haven't seen the original Japanses version but this remake was in fact rather disappointing. Indeed, I thought that the story was not really interesting and, above all, I didn't find it really scary at all. Seriously, for all the people who thinks that this is a scary flick, they should definitely check some good old japanese horror movie (for ex. 'Ringu'). Those are really well made and sometimes really frightening. Eventually, I have to admit it, it wasn't really that bad actually but I thought it was terribly generic and, honestly, rather boring to watch. Indeed, basically, I was waiting the whole thing to see something frightening but it never really happened. Furthermore, I have seen almost all the movies starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and, honestly, even though she is quite charming and all, she is not really a good actress, I'm afraid. To conclude, even though it was rather a success at the box-office, it remains a rather unoriginal and not really scary horror movie and it is not really worth a look in my opinion.
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A good movie
Posted : 13 years, 11 months ago on 15 March 2011 10:48
(A review of Lions for Lambs)I have noticed that this movie has a rather lousy reputation but I thought it was actually pretty good. First of all, even though Robert Redford did manage to with the Best Picture Academy Award with âOrdinary Peopleâ, the guy never managed to become a major director but I always a had a weak spot for the movies he has directed. On top of that, this flick was dealing with politics which I found always quite fascinating. Of course, this movie has many flaws and it was not a masterpiece but I found that the subject was rather well developped. Basically, it gives 3 different point of view about the war. The one involving the soldiers was decent but nothing really ground-breaking, the one involving a college professor (played by Robert Redford) and a student (played by Andrew Garfiled) was probably the weakest segment. Eventually, the best part was the impressive confrontation between Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise. Indeed, to see those two thespians facing one another was really something, their dialogs and performances were really good and only for this, it is worth watching the damned thing in my opinion. To conclude, I think this flick is rather underrated and it it is definitely worth a look, especially if you enjoy movies about politics like I do.
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An average movie
Posted : 13 years, 11 months ago on 15 March 2011 10:30
(A review of All of Me)By now, I have seen many movies with Steve Martin, more than 25 as a matter of fact and, honestly, I usually can see their appeal but I never really enjoy them and this movie is not an expection. I mean, contrary to his most recent movies which have been usually received with very some weak reviews, this one seemed to be pretty good and the great Roger Ebert even described it as one great screwball comedy. Well, this time, I really didnât share Rogerâs enthusiasm. Indeed, in my opinion, the premise was in fact rather lame (the soul of woman is transferred to a manâs body but the soul of this man remains in his body as well), it sounded stupid, it was rather stupid and I really had a hard time to care about the whole thing. Of course, you could argue that I shouldnât take this story too seriously but, at least, it should have been entertaining but, in my opinion, the jokes were not really funny at all. I donât know, maybe itâs me, maybe Iâm just too rational for this kind of humor. To conclude, even though it wasnât really awful, I didnât like it much and I donât think it is really worth a look, except if you are a die-hard Steve Martin fan.
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