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U2 3D (2007)
A very personal performance. You can tell they still care about what they do and have fun doing it. The only thing that would have made it more personal was if they had played to the camera a bit more. For the most part, they were oblivious. Had they known…
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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
DeMornay is pretty sinister. Do hot women who play evil bitches really well early on ruin their careers by doing so? Can they ever become a lovable movie stars?
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Igby Goes Down (2002)
Hardly dramatic. The protagonist (Igby) was annoying, complaining about nothing and wising off at every opportunity. The characters on screen were ineffective; I begged for the chance to kick his ass myself before the credits rolled. Trendy music, wannabe wit, horribly scripted dialogue. Unrealistic elitism doesn’t make us think kids…
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The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
Might have been an interesting idea, but the execution is off. Acting is a bit stale.
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Notting Hill (1999)
A nice little story, even if it would never happen in a million years. Some of the humor, especially during the birthday dinner, borders on scripted and hokey, but the film coasts along on charm. Hugh Grant is effortlessly witty, Julia Roberts is simply radiant.
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The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
More of the same. Damon continues to be moderately cool. One pretty good car chase and one pretty good fight scene.
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The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
The drama is there, and the tension is built wonderfully. But why, if he is so smart, has he not made anything of his life up to this point? And why is seeing a businessman get out of a fancy car enough to motivate this broke man to work an…
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Breach (2007)
Not bad. A bit more insight into what drove Hanssen to do what he did, instead of just focusing on his takedown, would have built character and helped the story.
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Fast Food Nation (2006)
Interesting. Documentary-style, but with a great cast of actors showing up. Linklater is turning into an interesting filmmaker. Graphic imagery from the meat-processing plant turned me off of meat for about 12 hours.
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