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Charlie’s Angels (2000)
A cheesy spoof of the series, like The Brady Bunch Movie. Tries to be funny and cool but isn’t either, just dumb. Who is this Nichol fellow, and how does he get to direct a huge movie? None of them are drop-dead gorgeous as the film suggests, so it doesn’t…
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Unbreakable (2000)
The genesis of a good character, which you don’t see very often. Plays like the introduction of a series (see comments for Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring). I’d like to see the story continue. Interesting camera angles, Willis gets through a whole film without smirking. He seems…
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
The story sucks and the acting sucks. Worst movie I’ve seen in a while, and I saw it coming. Indiana Jones meets The Mummy meets Blade. Jolie is a lousy action hero, but her oversized boobs sell and her English accent is kinda cool.
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Pearl Harbor (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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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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