“Taken“ – Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen I love this and it is rare to find an action/adventure flick that isn’t overloaded with special effects and such stunts as to be entirely unrealistic. This was hot! Neeson hasn’t been on screen much lately but he definitely has Harrison Ford potential. In fact he is [...]
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No Country for Old Men
“No Country for Old Men” – Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson This was more like no movie for the audience. And this won Oscars? The Coen Brothers have found their new ghoulish muse in Bardem, he is like a Vampirish version of Bandera, and needs a new hair cut badly. Jones [...]
Vantage Point
“Vantage Point” – Matthew Fox, William Hurt, Dennis Quaid, Forest Whitaker, Sigourney Weaver This was Memento meets Ground Hog Day but not as mind twisting or as funny. I think I could have lived with 3-5 vantage points but felt more like 17 and that was too many. I actually left the theatre laughing out [...]
The Brave One
“The Brave One” – Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Nicky Katt, Naveen Andrews I struggled with this as I know Foster is capable of so much more depth. This felt like the tip of her iceberg. Her fiancé is killed and she is beaten to comatose by thugs in Central Park one night. When she comes [...]
Eastern Promises
“Eastern Promises” – Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-Stahl While I do enjoy Viggo, this sort of film, fraught with what I deem to be senseless violence, simply seems to be the most popular genre these days. The best part about this was the title and it held far more promise than the [...]
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