Jeff's Reviews

Thoughts on every movie I've ever seen.

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Black Hawk Down (2001)

Reviewed on Jan 22, 2002

Slightly long. Would have preferred to get to know one of the characters more (how about bana) and shorten it a bit. The cinematography is good, looks like people learned a few things from Saving Private Ryan. The gatling guns pretty cool. Now I have some historical perspective. I had…

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Made (2001)

Reviewed on Jan 12, 2002

Nice Swingers-like style. Wonderful writing by Favreau, but perhaps a bit too much of it. Vaughn gets downright annoying at times, especially during when the story stops just so that we can hear him rant.

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The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

Reviewed on Jan 5, 2002

Great characters and cast and acting all around (Paltrow and Luke are mesmerizing). I’d like to see Luke do drama. Owen and Stiller work great together. Murray’s comedy is getting so obscure that it’s hard to see sometimes. Very sarcastic, mildly dark humor, like Rushmore. The film is even *shot*…

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K-PAX (2001)

Reviewed on Nov 17, 2001

Spacey turns in another engaging portrayal of a guy who’s just a little bit off. This is an updated Starman, and ironically, Bridges plays the normal guy in this one. The only thing that convinces me that he is in fact an alien is his detailed knowledge of his star…

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Life As A House (2001)

Reviewed on Nov 11, 2001

For a guy who hasn’t been touched in years, he sure gets a lot of action in the few months before he dies. A carbon-copy of American Beauty. Similar in so many ways. Kline and Christensen are good. Thomas is OK but her stunted accent is distracting.

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Zoolander (2001)

Reviewed on Oct 13, 2001

Funny. Only a few moments which don’t really work. Helluva cast. Stiller is really coming into his own. And with just the right make-up, lighting, and angles, he can be good-looking.

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The Mexican (2001)

Reviewed on Sep 1, 2001

Pitt is miscast as a normal guy and does a so-so job. It’s hard to sympathize with him or Julia as the central character becasuse both of them are so weird. Instead, Gandolfini as Leroy/Winston emerges as the true hero and steals the show with his performance. Seems a lot…

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Swingers (1996)

Reviewed on Aug 31, 2001

Liman does a great job directing the film and Favreau does a great job showcasing himself. Smart writing and nice performances all around. Problems with focus in some scenes.

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Road Trip (2000)

Reviewed on Aug 30, 2001

A few laughs in the Farrelly style. Beth should have been hotter. She was very average.cow humor, if they removed all of the shots with cars smashing through walls, this movie would be 20 minutes long. lowbrow cow humor.

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Once Upon a Time in China (1991)

Reviewed on Aug 20, 2001

A bit hard to follow, and a bit boring between the action sequences. Some nice kung fu. A few screw-ups. Aunt “13” and pork buns provide endless laughs.

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