Reviews by johanlefourbe

Since this movie was directed by Peter Weir, starring Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver, it sounded really promising and, on top of that, it was definitely one of the coolest titles I have came across. Eventually, the first thing I enjoyed about this movie is that it was dealing with a part of history  that I didn’t know at all.  Furthermore, the story was fairly realistic and quite spellbinding to watch. On top of that, Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver both delivered some solid performances and they had some great chemistry together. However, even though I thought it was really a good flick, there was still something that actually really bothered me. Indeed, I thought it was really confusing that Linda Hunt was playing a man. Why they didn’t change this character to be a woman or why didn’t they hire a man to play this part is seriously beyond me. Basically, back then , Linda Hunt was completely unknown so it didn’t really bother anyone at the time but, seriously, it must be the most confusing casting choice I have ever seen. But, fortunately, a part from that, it was a fine movie. To conclude, I though it was a very good thriller and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre. 

To be honest, since it is a rather obscure feature, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from it but since both Michael Sheen and Simon Pegg were involved, I thought I might as well check it out. Anyway, eventually, I thought it was a really weird movie and I can’t say I was really able to connect with it. Apparently, it was actually based on some British TV show called 'The league of Gentlemen'  and I’m pretty sure that the people more familiar with this TV-show would appreciate it more than I did. In fact, it reminded me a little bit of ‘Guest House Paradiso’, another really obscure feature based on some successful British TV-show. At the end of the day, I usually watch such movies just because of a few interesting cameos (as a matter of fact, Simon Pegg had a cameo in both movies) but I don’t think it is in fact such a great ideo to watch any movie just for some random cameos. Still, coming back to our main feature, even though it was quite weird, I thought it was not bad at all and fairly entertaining. To conclude, even though it was nothing really amazing, I thought it was a decent watch and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like British humor.

Nowadays, thanks to the Marvel universe and the recent Star Wars revival, Disney is pretty much ruling the box-office. They are pretty lucky because their own live-action features tend to be seriously underwhelming and very often under-performing at the box-office. This movie is a perfect example. Not to be confused with the great classic directed and starring Charles Chaplin, I wasn’t expecting much from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Bruce Willis, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, eventually, I can't say I enjoyed the damned thing. I mean, I really like Bruce Willis but this movie was just really lame. The ‘kid’ himself was also quite annoying which didn't help at all. Indeed, at the end of the day, the appeal of the concept was already limited to start with and, since the younger version of the main character turned out to be rather painful to watch, the whole thing was then pretty much hopeless. At least, I think we should praise Mr Willis for trying a family feature for once but, in my opinion, this was quite a failure. To conclude, even though I have seen worse, I thought it was pretty and I don't think it is really worth a look.

[Link removed - login to see]To be honest, since it is rather obscure, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Simon Pegg, I thought I might as well check it out. Eventually, even though it was nothing really amazing, I thought it was not bad at all. Above all, I really loved the introduction. Indeed, David Schwimmer basically gets a new job at your average call-center and he gets his training done by Simon Pegg. Well, the couple of scenes that followed after that were the most convincing (and hilarious) bits I have ever seen dealing with a call-center. I mean, if you, like me, ever had any work experience in this environment, you really need to see this movie because it was just pitch-perfect. Unfortunately, they spent just 5 or 10 minutes there and the rest of the movie had nothing to do with this subject. Still, I really like Simon Pegg and he was quite funny in this. However, at the end, the numerous twists were quite annoying and I found the ending, even if it was inevitable, rather sad. Still, it is definitely worth a look if only for the hilarious call-center scenes at the beginning.

Indeed, it is definitely my favorite Science Fiction flick and even one of my favorite movies of all time. Furthermore, by now, I have seen all the movies directed by Ridley Scott and it is easily his best one. Basically, the look and the mood were great, the story was just plain fascinating and the cast was also pretty awesome. Back then, Harrison Ford was in the zone, and everything he touched turned into gold and it is hard to believe  that, when this movie was released, it was actually a flop. You could blame the marketing but I'd rather believe that it was just way ahead of its time and nowadays it has reached a huge cult status which is totally deserved in my opinon. I guess it is/was maybe too slow for some viewers but it didn't bother me, in the contrary. Eventually, after 35 years, they will finally come up with a sequel and even though you might wonder if this movie really needed a sequel, since it will be directed by Denis Villeneuve, one of the best directors at work nowadays, there is a chance that it could turn out to be pretty awesome. Anyway, coming back to our main feature, even if you don't like it, you would have to at least recognize the fact that it has influenced all the SF movies that came afterwards. Anyway, it is a great classic and a must see for any movie lover.

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, I can't say I really enjoyed the whole thing. I have to admit it, I did like the first Indian dance/song but that was about it, I’m afraid. Indeed, basically, I was just so bored during the whole movie and I usually like romantic movies but this one was just really tedious. Still, it might be more enjoyable if you are fan of Bollywood productions (However, I want to point out that this movie is NOT an actual Bollywood production , it is in fact a British production trying to westernize a Bollywood flick), you may end up enjoying more than I did. Above all, I thought it was just really sad to see the always charming Aishwarya Rai in something so underwhelming. To conclude, even though I have seen worse, I thought it was pretty weak and I don’t think it is worth a look. 

Since I kept hearing many good things about this flick, I really wanted to check it out.  First of all, in my opinion, Kristin Scott Thomas must be one of the most underrated actresses at work nowadays and one thing that always impressed me is how she managed to have 2 successful careers, 1 in English speaking movies and another one in French movies. Anyway, I always had a weak spot for this actress and, for this movie, she gave by far her best performance. A part from that, the directing was decent and the story was also quite fascinating. Eventually, I have to admit that the ending, when you learn what she actually did, was slightly underwhelming. Indeed, every thing this woman did was in fact quite understandable and the fact that she was completely crushed through the rest of her life was also convincing but what I didn’t get is why she refused to tell what actually happened to her family? In my opinion, it felt rather gimmicky as it was a rather artificial way to create some tension and drama. Still, in spite of its flaws, I thought it was a really strong drama and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in French movies.

Not so long ago, I watched ‘License to Wed’, also starring Mandy Moore (in fact, both movies were actually released the same year as well). Anyway, just like ‘License to Wed’, I can't say I enjoyed this flick at all. In fact, the main reason I actually wanted to check this flick in the first place was because I have a weak spot for Diane Keaton but it turned out to be a really lame movie.  I know, it is a comedy and it was supposed to be funny and all but I thought the whole thing was rather annoying. In fact, I’m going to make another link with ‘License to Wed’. Indeed, in both movies, they make the same mistake which was to make the character played by their biggest star (in this case, Diane Keaton and Robin Williams in ‘License to Wed’) really obnoxious. As a result, they really messed up this character who was not funny at all but rather cringe-inducing to behold and the whole thing was therefore completely hopeless and not entertaining whatsoever. To conclude, I really didn’t like this movie at all, it was just really weak and I don’t think it is worth a look. 

Obviously, I had some really low expectations concerning this flick but, somehow, I still ended up watching the damned thing. Oh my God... Indeed, I didn't expect much and I thought it would be bad but it was really worse than I expected. I mean, I’m definitely not a huge fan of Adam Sandler ans he can be sometimes pretty obnoxious but compared to Rob Schneider, he is actually pretty amazing. Surprisingly, I have seen more than 20 movies starring this actor (I never expected to reach such a high figure) but, fortunately, in most of them,  he wasn’t playing the lead. Anyway, beyond the fact that Schneider was never really funny,  the whole concept was just plain stupid to start with and the jokes were just terribly moronic. Of course, I’m well aware that it was stupid on the purpose but it just didn’t work for me at all. Eventually, since this movie was still fairly successful at the box-office, they came up with a sequel which was apparently even more abysmal (I haven’t seen it yet but I’m not sure if I should waste my time with it). Anyway, coming back to our main feature, it was just a bad movie and you should really avoid it.