Little Miss Sunshine A road trip movie that shows the path that a dysfunctional family takes to have a more positive outlook on life. A well-conducted emotional journey with laughs, sad moments, and – despite the perhaps larger than life traits of the characters – something for everyone to relate to. The chocolate ice cream …
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Movie: Crank
Movie: Crank Despite a trailer with the promise of a solid action film – one with a simple, but workable premise – this movie turns out to be far more like a video game poorly brought to the big screen. Plot is lacking, dialogue is overly heavy with the kind of swearing that suggests the …
Movie: The Departed
Movie: The Departed A Martin Scorsese film, in my experience, is usually full of drugs and violence, and this is no exception. Indeed the violence has been toned down somewhat, so it’s not as graphic: you’re more likely to see the result of the event than the impact itself. An unusually high amount of bad …
Movie: The Devil Wears Prada
Movie: The Devil Wears Prada Popcorn movie. No laugh-out-loud moments, but consistently entertaining.
Movie: Thank You for Smoking
Movie: Thank You for Smoking My hopes to see this on its opening night or sooner were dashed when popcorn taxi had to move its screening to a night when I had college, so I’m seeing this much later than I was hoping to. It’s a movie that is very clever, presents some of the …
Snakes on a Plane
Snakes on a Plane. Another guilty pleasure of a movie. Captures some of the spirit of the old action movies, with its attitude to sex and violence… quite a few jump moments, and some content that’s not suitable for kids. The plot? I’m not sure what they’re going to do with the sequel – it …
Movie: Confetti
Movie: Confetti British humour; mostly played for laughs, but there are some moments of emotion. Caution: the naturalists’ wedding is fairly confronting stuff. Yes, it’s a comedy, but if you watch this film, you’ll probably find yourself barracking for the success of each relationship, regardless of the moral framework that you have. If you’ve ever …
Movie: 16 Blocks
16 Blocks Bruce Willis, Mos Def, and David Morse are characters in this better-than-average action/drama film. Are we in store for a Hollywood ending? What secrets do these characters hide? Can Bruce Willis make it through a movie without his character being injured somehow?
Movie: Superman Returns
Movie: Superman ReturnsEvokes a lot of memories from the first two Superman movies; as someone has said, while you see other superheroes fight with their enemies, all you really see Superman do is lift things. There’s plenty of lifting, but there’s even a little bit of genuine fighting. Kevin Spacey is a great Lex Luthor, …
Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean 2
Movie: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest Spoiled by Greater Union’s reserved seating, Andrew M and I arrived at the Hoyts Broadway to queue up only minutes before the film was scheduled to start, and so we were at the back of the longest queue I’ve ever seen there. This put us in the …