Reviews by johanlefourbe

Since I kept hearing some great things about this flick, I was really eager to check it out. On top of that, I really liked a lot ‘Twelve monkeys’, it is easily my favorite movie directed by Terry Gilliam,  so I was really curious about this short feature because Gillian was inspired by this short. Eventually, the whole thing just really blew me away. Seriously, by now, I have seen more than 5000 movies and it is very rare that a movie brings up something really new or groundbreaking. Well, this flick was definitely an exception and it is certainly one of the most original movies I have ever seen. Indeed, basically, it was made only with some still shot photography and even though it might sound tedious, I thought it made the whole thing in fact mesmerizing to behold. If you truly love movies and if you think of movies as a work of Art, you should check this one out. To conclude, I was really impressed by this flick, I thought it was just very inspiring and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in experimental movies or if you want to see something really different. 

To be honest, it is a rather obscure flick so I wasn’t really sure what to expect from it but since there was a decent cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. Indeed, I really like John Malkovitch and he is pretty good in this movie but I was above all really impressed by Emily Blunt. Indeed, she was just so charming as usual and she pretty much stole the show every time she was on the screen. By now, I have seen ¾ of her movies and even though she seems really talented and she is always interesting to watch, unfortunately, she tends to pick up some rather weak projects and this movie was a perfect example. Because of all this, during the last 10 years, she always seemed to be on the verge on a major breakthrough but it never really happened in the end. Anyway, coming back to our main feature, it was not bad at all but the main issue I had is that I was never really convinced by Colin Hanks who seems to miss his father’s charisma. On top of that, the story was just not really interesting. Anyway, to conclude, I actually think that this movie had some potential, it just failed to really impress but I still think it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.  

During the last few days,  I have been watching the ‘Before’ trilogy directed by Richard Linklater, I really love the damned thing and it must be some of his best work. Eventually, even though he spent most of his career releasing some indie features, he did flirt a couple of time with the mainstream and this production was one of those few mainstream features he has made so far. To be honest, I have actually never seen the original version so I have absolutely no idea if this remake was faithful or not but I really have my doubts that it really required to be remade at all. Anyway, all in all, I thought it was actually a decent watch. Indeed, I always had a weak spot for Billy Bob Thornton and the guy was pretty funny here. I have to admit that, back in those days, he was pretty much doing his ‘Bad Santa’ character  again and again and it was getting a little bit repetitive. A a part from that, this movie was not bad but not great either and the plot was really generic and fairly predictable. To conclude, even though the whole thing was fairly average, I still think it was not bad but don’t expect much before watching the damned thing. 

I actually already saw this movie but since it was a while back and since I had this movie on DVD, I was quite eager to check it out again. From the very beginning, 'Chinatown' was in fact supposed to be a trilogy but since the production on this sequel was rather difficult and since it turned out to be pretty much a flop when it was released, I guess we'll never see this 3rd and final installment. Well, I really loved 'Chinatown' and even though this sequel never reached the level of its predecessor, I thought it was still an interesting movie. Indeed, even though Jack Nicholson was obviously not as good as Roman Polanski as a director, I thought he was still competent enough. The biggest issue, in my opinion, was that the story didn't work so well. I mean, it didn't help that 'Chinatown' had one of the best screenplays ever written but, even though they came up with another similar tale about money, power and murder, I was never really convinced by the damned thing. Among other things, I think it was a mistake to keep referring to what happened in 'Chinatown'. Furthermore, this time around, instead of one femme fatale, they gave us two femmes fatales but neither Madeleine Stowe or Meg Tilly managed to reach the level of the mesmerizing Faye Dunaway, especially Stowe who gave here one of her weakest performances. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, I still think it was a decent neo-noir feature and I believe it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre. 

To be honest, I wasn’t expecting much from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Jessica Biel, I thought I might as well check it out. First of all, by now, I have seen more than half of the movies starring Freddy Prinze Jr., and, honestly, none of them were really worth my time. The fact that his career is pretty much going nowhere nowadays shows how underwhelming the guy was and still is. Anyway, this flick was definitely not an exception. I mean, Freddy Prinze Jr. and Jessica Biel were both really likable and rather charming but there was nothing original or interesting at all about the story. Basically, it was just a boring and predictable romantic-comedy, it followed all the rules set for this genre and, as a result, it was just tedious to watch. Honestly, I do think Freddy Prinze Jr. might have had some potential but he should have take more risks from time to time (Even Jessica Biel who's nothing exceptional showed up in 'The Rules of Attraction' and 'The Illusionist'). Anyway, to conclude, I have seen worse movies but it remains a really average flick, even for its genre, and it is not really worth a look whatsoever.

To be honest, I wasn't really sure what to expect from this flick but I still ended up watching the damned thing. Basically, there was a time when I would go to a video game shop (which is now closed) and I would buy there on a regular basis 5 DVDs for 5 euros and, sometimes, since I would be missing 1 DVD, I would pick up pretty much anything at random just to reach 5 movies. Anyway, following this amazing process, I ended up watching some rather obscure movies and this one was definitely one of them. Anyway, for this movie, they basically provided not one but maybe 3 different story lines and, unfortunately, none of them was properly developed. I mean, sure, the mood was not bad, I’ll give you that, but, still, I thought it was a boring mess. Concerning Jean Reno, I always had some mixed feelings about this actor and, here, even though he did some have charisma, he didn’t manage to make it really entertaining. To conclude, even though I have seen worse, the whole thing was pretty weak, I don’t think it is really worth a look and you should better pass on this one.

Honestly, I had the lowest expectations concerning this flick and the only reason I watched it was because I had a weak spot for Shannyn Sossamon. Anyway, I was pretty sure it would actually end up in my list of the worst movies ever made but, eventually, I was actually positively surprised by the damned thing. I mean, don't get me wrong. It is and remains a very average flick. For example, Pink was really really bad (thank God you barely see her during the whole thing) but there were actually some good things as well. Indeed, the setting was well used and Shannyn Sossamon was not bad at all. I also liked the fact that you had almost only one character all alone during the whole thing. Of course, at the end, since it is an American thriller, you had a rather annoying twist . Couldn't they find something else to end up their thrillers?!? And since this twist was pretty obvious, they added another one which was less expected but it was not really satisfying either. To conclude, it was definitely an average flick and it is not really worth a look at all but I have to admit that it was far from being one of the worst movies ever made.

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Renée Zellweger, I thought I might as well give it a try. By the way, what the hell happened to Zellweger during the last decade?!? Not only she has a lost her A status (in fact, she hasn’t make a movie during the last 6 years) but her looks have drastically changed recently and she has become pretty much unrecognizable.  Anyway, coming back to our main feature, to be honest, the more I think about this movie, the more I think I should actually lower my rating. I mean, I did like it, it was well done and the actors delivered some decent performances but, at the end of the day, I can’t help thinking that Miss Potter wasn’t really such a fascinating character. In fact, I think this movie is a good example of the downward spiral occurring in Zellweger's career as, at the time, she kept getting involved in such supposedly high profile pictures which eventually didn’t get much attention after all. Anyway, to conclude, I guess I enjoyed it mostly thanks to the always dependable Ewan McGregor and even though it is definitely not a masterpiece, I guess it is still worth a look, especially if you like the genre. 

To be honest, I wasn't really sure what to expect from this flick but I still ended up watching the damned thing. Basically, there was a time when I would go to a video game shop (which is now closed) and I would buy there on a regular basis 5 DVDs for 5 euros and, sometimes, since I would be missing 1 DVD, I would pick up pretty much anything at random just to reach 5 movies. Anyway, following this amazing process, I ended up watching some rather obscure movies and this one was definitely one of them. Basically, the only reason that I watched this movie was because I'm a huge Moebius fan and it is probably the only reason to watch this, unfortunately. Still, I think the whole thing had some potential, it's too bad because like the comics books drawn by Moebius and there were here some fascinating ideas but the story was pretty weak. On top of that, I thought that the animation was very average especially if you compare it to the best movies produced by Pixar and Dreamworks. To conclude, it could have been something but the end result was just rather average and I don’t think it is really worth a look. 

First of all, to be honest, I'm definitely not a big fan of Sarah Michelle Gellar so I wasn’t expecting much from this flick but I still ended up watching this flick somehow. I mean, sure, I have to admit it, she is quite charming and all but I never thought she was fascinating whatsoever and even though many would argue that ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ was an amazing show, I have seriously some doubts. Anyway, coming back to our main feature, in my opinion,  it is probably the worst movie she did that I have ever seen so far. In fact, Gellar herself apparently said that it was one of her least favorite films. Basically, it was supposed to be some kind of whimsical romantic-comedy with some fantasy elements but, eventually, the whole thing was  just so boring and I just didn't care at all about the story and the characters involved. With Sean Patrick Flanery, they managed to find a guy who was even less inspiring than Sarah Michelle Gellar and, together, they seriously didn’t have much chemistry. To conclude, even though I have seen worse, I didn’t like it much and I don’t think it is really worth a look.