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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)
Undoubtedly painful for anyone who lived through this. Beautifully shot, wonderfully paced. Daldry is quite a talent. Horn is extremely engaging and incredibly believable. But one beef with casting him in the role is that he doesn’t look like he’d be the son of Hanks and Bullock. He has an…
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Larry Crowne (2011)
A polished, star-studded, feel-good movie about nothing. Roberts has still got it.
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Lincoln (2012)
A noble movie about a noble man by a noble director. It’s the kind of movie we’re all supposed to like. And the audience showed their appreciation with a smattering of applause as the credits rolled. But I found it all incredibly boring. What we have is a seemingly accurate…
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K-9 (1989)
Animal humor isn’t enough to carry a movie. After the dog, we’re left with a thin story and weak actors. Belushi isn’t exceptionally funny or cool or tough, but I’m not sure if that’s his fault or the writing.
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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Nice to see Reeve and Hackman again, but this is an awful movie. Story and performances are uninspired, and somehow, the effects in this latest movie are the worst in the series.
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Rising Sun (1993)
A hardly suspenseful who-dunnit with the flat photography and poor dialogue typical of 90’s movies.
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The Girl (2012)
Jones is good as Hitchcock, and Miller’s good as Tippi, but the story does nothing but paint Hitchcock as a manipulative, confused, horny old man. What’s the pleasure in that?
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Tower Heist (2011)
Nicely motivated plot. Most movies, especially comedies, don’t have this much set-up anymore. Good ensemble cast.
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Sophie’s Choice (1982)
A very serious tearjerker of the kind that was in vogue in the early 80’s. A little slow overall, but some individual scenes are very dramatic and well-done. Streep is amazing. Today’s audiences probably don’t know that she has this kind of performance on her resume. Kline is great, too.…
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Intense, agonizing, one of the most depressing movies I’ve ever seen. Just a touch of comedy makes things even more tragic. Schnabel does a fantastic job. The fact that an American, English-speaking director created this makes it even more impressive. A truly courageous performance by Amalric. He should have gotten…
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