Jeff's Reviews

Thoughts on every movie I've ever seen.

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Unfaithful (2002)

Reviewed on May 8, 2003

A disturbing but well-made psychological journey. Interesting exploration of how a jealous man can drive away his wife. Hits home for any guy who’s ever been remotely jealous before. He took it pretty well, all things considered. Artfully done. Beautiful direction, credit graphics, montage sequences, and music. The understated direction…

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X2 (2003)

Reviewed on May 2, 2003

Good, but somehow lacking the appeal of the first one. Some nice action scenes but not enough of them. Cool characters. Nightcrawler was fantastic, and Hugh Jackman continues to be a stud. This is Jackman’s defining role.

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Jackass: The Movie (2002)

Reviewed on Apr 17, 2003

Lots of vomit. Some of the stunts are truly hilarious, others I didn’t need to see. More funny and less gross would have made this easier to watch the whole way through.

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The Others (2001)

Reviewed on Apr 12, 2003

The Innocents meets The Sixth Sense. A classic, pretty spooky haunted house thriller. Good acting all around. Nicely shot considering all of the extremely tricky lighting situations.

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Spirited Away (2001)

Reviewed on Apr 2, 2003

Another fable from Miyazaki. The characters (except for Hokul, whose dragon form seems to have been ripped off from The NeverEnding Story), animation, and score are all fantastic, all very similar to Princess Mononoke. But I have a problem with the story. Just doesn’t seem like the right mix. Too…

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Dr T and the Women (2000)

Reviewed on Apr 1, 2003

One of the worst movies I’ve seen in a while. The first scene was a bit shocking, but the last scene was even more shocking. Vaginal bookends. Silly and overly tragic, almost like a Bunuel film. Super-long takes (especially at the beginning) are unnecessary and boring. Lovett’s swingy, bouncing music…

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The Tuxedo (2002)

Reviewed on Mar 24, 2003

Jackie talks a lot more, and he’s funny! Isaacs is a stud, and Hewitt is pretty good. I’m tired of seeing Stormare play quirky weirdos.

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The Life of David Gale (2003)

Reviewed on Mar 18, 2003

Powerful story with a few twists. The TV debate scene was fantastic. Spacey’s got a gripping stare, like Pacino. It’s really him who carries the movie. Linney is OK. Every single second of dialogue between Winslet and the intern is horrible. Some sound sync problems.

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Ocean’s Eleven (2001)

Reviewed on Jan 29, 2003

Soderbergh knows how to make interesting films. Almost like a tame, American Guy Ritchie film. I wonder how realistic all that security mumbo-jumbo was. Pitt’s acting isn’t so great, but it’s an ensemble cast, and everyone is very smooth.

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Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)

Reviewed on Jan 7, 2003

More of the same, but he seems to be getting funnier. The statue pissing scene and the silhouette scene had me in tears. Some nice twists for a change. The casting of the young powers and Evil was fantastic.

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