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Pearl Harbor (2001)

Reviewed on May 28, 2001

Bay’s best, and one of his last that’s any good. An attempt at an epic, and admittedly long. They got a lot of accurate historical details in there, but left out the beaching of the Nebraska and the counter-flooding of another ship. Not sure about the ending. It all really…

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Enemy at the Gates (2001)

Reviewed on May 24, 2001

True story? Never heard of him. What a shot he was. Snipers are always so cool (like Pepper in Saving private Ryan). Law is magnetic. Weisz is good, unconventionally hot. Fiennes is also pretty good. Strange that when people learn a lesson in the movies, instead of going on to…

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Memento (2000)

Reviewed on May 17, 2001

Pearce is awesome, looks fantastic and does a great job hiding the accent. He’s appealing, interesting how everyone tries to take advantage of him. Pantaliano is a good slimeball. The story structure is interesting, coplements the character nicely. It is as frustrating for us to watch as it is for…

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A Knight’s Tale (2001)

Reviewed on May 17, 2001

Ledger is kinda dorky. He tries real hard to be the man but I’m just not sure that he can do it. I’m a bit disappointed with this choice at this point in his career. Stock story, the accents are inconsistent. A Nike Swoosh? An electric guitar in the score?…

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Along Came a Spider (2001)

Reviewed on May 13, 2001

I’m beginning to get tired of Freeman’s characters. He’s always the soft-spoken, veteran detective who knows the case and philosophy better than anyone else. Potter is cute, looks like she could be Julia Roberts’ little sister. The story is lacking importance. Who cares if some guy is trying to emulate…

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Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)

Reviewed on May 4, 2001

It’s cute. Zellwegger and Grant and Firth are all great. Impressed that Zellwegger is not afraid to get naked or look ugly, prancing around looking quite ordinary and genuine. And the very English, non-American way in which Zellweger presented herself. Her accent and vocabulary are excellent. She really did her…

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Blow (2001)

Reviewed on Apr 3, 2001

A good companion piece to Traffic and a touching portrait of an interesting character. The wonderful combination of tension, drama, comedy keeps you engaged, wondering what will come next, fantastic editing keeps the story moving quickly. Casting and performances are great all around, characters are all unique and interesting and believable.…

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O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)

Reviewed on Mar 2, 2001

Another off-beat Coen movie about white-trashy characters and the inventions that change their lives. Torturro and Goodman are once again interesting Coen characters while Clooney is a cool newcomer (and a good singer or lip-syncer). Quite an amazing cow-hitting scene (joining the Cattle Mutilation Club), amazing that it was all…

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3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)

Reviewed on Mar 2, 2001

Bad in so many ways. Doesn’t build, stunted dialogue, a few awkward moments. Costner plays the reckless bad guy, like he did in A Perfect World. Long is refreshingly unassuming. Ice T is wasted. Cox has some meat on her and looks pretty damn hot. Lots of slow-mo Snatch moments…

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