Jeff's Reviews

Thoughts on every movie I've ever seen.

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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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Down to Earth (2001)

Reviewed on Mar 2, 2001

Rock is OK at stand-up and improv but very bad at acting and scripted dialogue. Cheap and unfunny racial humor.

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The Big Chill (1983)

Reviewed on Feb 15, 2001

Full of familiar faces. Even the dead h=guy was Costnmer. Fuinny that the actor is nicest and most down to eath. Hurt was most intelligent and most interesting. Lots of telling match-cuts for each character. Hurt is funny, perfect for deadpan. Last music hit before redit is a bit off.…

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Hannibal (2001)

Reviewed on Feb 8, 2001

A suitable sequel I suppose. Hannibal is definitely a chilling character, one of the best villains in recent history. Good to see an old guy like Hopkins playing such demented characters. I can’t think of anyone else over 50 who would play such a horrifyingly disgusting person on screen. The…

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The Astronaut’s Wife (1999)

Reviewed on Feb 4, 2001

A modernized, scientifically-explained remake of Rosemary’s Baby. Depp is interestingly normal.

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Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Reviewed on Jan 23, 2001

OK. The Matrix is quite the hack job, isn’t it? Phone booths, falling green numbers…

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Thirteen Days (2000)

Reviewed on Jan 19, 2001

Felt like that’s how long it was. Tension just cannot be sustained through that length of film. Such a literal presentation of history, with archival footage and black and white. Anderson’s story is more interesting than Kennedy’s. It’s hard to take Costner seriously with an accent. Cool nukes in beginning.

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Traffic (2000)

Reviewed on Jan 15, 2001

Well-made, with an engaging style and score. Soderbergh knows how to handle an ensemble cast. Every one of them puts the story first. No egos. Del Toro has put on weight, but he sure is cool. He’s the Mexican Brad Pitt. Real senators give the movie credibility. A Best Picture…

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AntiTrust (2001)

Reviewed on Jan 14, 2001

Uninteresting plot. Very Microsoft, hot on the heels of the Microsoft antitrust trials. Not a big fan of Phillippe. He’s a weenie. Like a cross between DiCaprio and Ethan Hawke. My date for this one: Allison.

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