Jeff's Reviews

Thoughts on every movie I've ever seen.

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Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

Reviewed on Oct 4, 2016

Silly and odd. Neill is good at playing crotchety. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever seen him play anything else. But does he really think he did a good thing here?

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O.J.: Made in America (2016)

Reviewed on Oct 3, 2016

Epic and powerful and masterfully crafted. A complete story is told with no narration and almost no titles. An amazing assemblage of footage. Even the drone B-roll footage is beautiful and effective. And the way it’s arranged is an unbelievable editing accomplishment. A dramatic and beautiful score pulls it all…

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Blue Thunder (1983)

Reviewed on Jul 11, 2016

Like WarGames (another Badham movie) and Red Dawn and Spies Like Us and many other movies of the early 80’s that take a distrustful look at military technology and the people who use it. This was at the forefront of people’s minds at the time. Helicopters were in vogue around…

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I’m the Angel of Death: Pusher III (2005)

Reviewed on Jun 25, 2016

Refn has created a series of sequential but interconnected stories, and they all work. The characters and stories are unique and interesting enough to hold interest, and the consistent pacing, visual style, and natural acting keep it all glued together. Seems he was going to make a fourth movie with…

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With Blood on My Hands: Pusher II (2004)

Reviewed on Jun 12, 2016

A pretty good sequel, with the same intensity and style as the first. The story isn’t quite as engaging, though

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The Nice Guys (2016)

Reviewed on Jun 5, 2016

It’s polished and star-powered, but aimless and silly. I wanted to laugh but I couldn’t. I wanted it to end but it wouldn’t.

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Pusher (1996)

Reviewed on Jun 3, 2016

Haunting, intense, and brutal. Drugs are bad. Appealing characters and actors, amazing how far Mads has come. Bodnia is great to watch, with an fixed expression throughout revealing only the most subtle changes from scene to scene. He has a Tom Sizemore/Kevin Spacey peacefulness quality to him. Shooting style really…

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Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Reviewed on May 23, 2016

This is really Avengers 3, but the title of the movie kept expectations lower and helped make it a pleasant surprise. It’s a big, ambitious effort with real plot lines and great action, and it’s nice to see everyone together again. The regular all-star cast gives us more of the…

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Lucy (2014)

Reviewed on May 11, 2016

Hokey story, hokey characters. This is what Luc Besson does. He goes for cool and intense, throwing logic and real drama out the window and ending up with something that’s cartoonish and silly.

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Bronson (2008)

Reviewed on May 4, 2016

The whole celebrity in prison thing was reminiscent of Chopper, the characters in the crazy house reminded me of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and the confessionals to the camera were similar to the ones in JCVD. There’s no denying Hardy’s intensity. His performance is brutal and raw, and…

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