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La Dolce Vita (1960)
A celebration of celebrity and the high life, but lacking an emotional story. Marcello is very cool. Anouk Aimée is striking. Dijon, as Frankie Stout, is one of the freakiest-looking dudes in the history of film. Wonderful framing and lighting in every shot.
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Hot Fuzz (2007)
Great editing, but not much else. Pegg, who looks better with a goatee, certainly has sense of comic timing, but the movie stoops to the level of Reno 911. The Timothy Dalton spiking effect was exceptional.
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The Journalist and the Jihadi: The Murder of Daniel Pearl (2006)
Interesting background. Amanpour’s delivery gets annoying, though.
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Transformers (2007)
Well done, for the most part. Only a little Bay cheese and silliness. Nice effects, and a slight attempt to stay somewhat faithful to the original material. Shia does a pretty good job in the lead. He’s definitely likable, and he’s definitely got charisma. Megan Fox is smoking hot, but…
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All the Right Moves (1983)
Cruise has a presence, I suppose, but it’s not a wonderful role. Pretty tame story. Fun seeing a young Cruise, Penn, and Thompson.
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Fatal Attraction (1987)
Great thriller, seriously creepy and nicely shot. I guess the 80’s were when it was finally OK to tell a story about adultery. Lyne’s definitely got a very specific niche. Douglas nails it with a great performance, only he is upstaged by Close. Close is scary and scary good, Oscar-worthy.…
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Wide Awake (2006)
Kind of interesting. Fantastic footage and editing. Berliner is likable.
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