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The Money Pit (1986)
With impeccable control of his physicality and voice, Hanks is a real comedic talent. Long does her best to keep up. Good characters and a decent story. Love the foundation metaphor at the end.
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Too Big to Fail (2011)
A simplified glimpse at what happened to the US economy in 2008, maybe a bit too simplified. Complicated issues and conversations are reduced to summaries and sound bites. Despite the star power, it was more informational than emotional. It’s more a series of events than anyone’s personal story. I can…
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Showtime (2002)
For big stars in a screwball comedy, it could have been a lot worse. For the first time in years, Murphy is almost himself. Looks like they had a pretty good time making it.
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Rush (1991)
The main characters choose to engage in a line of work that necessitates the use of hard drugs. I’m not surprised nor sympathetic that their lives out of control. Patric is almost cool. Leigh is mediocre as usual.
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I.Q. (1994)
Unsatisfying at its very core since the entire relationship between the two main characters was fabricated from beginning to end. Ryan’s adorable.
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Crossing Delancey (1988)
Strange choices by the main character prevent us from really sympathizing with her and her story. Despite that, relatively good performances by mostly unknowns. It’s amazing that this movie didn’t help any of their careers. The “dum-dum” theme goes from pleasant to annoying quite quickly.
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Funny People (2009)
Quite a surprise. The story has heart, and the dialogue is quite funny. Great cast. Sandler and Rogen and Mann and Bana are all wonderful. All the comedian cameos are appropriate, and amazingly, they’re not a distraction.
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Brüno (2009)
Similar comedy as Borat, maybe a little funnier. A bit too much cock, though. I feel kinda bad for some of his “victims”. I mean, Ron Paul might run for president.
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Thor (2011)
Story’s surprisingly good, well-executed by Branagh. He’s not a guy I’d expect to make a comic book movie. I feel like we could have used a bit more story and one more good action sequence on Earth. Overall, the action and effects are really good, especially on his home planet.…
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Blue Valentine (2010)
Gosling and Williams deliver nervous, uncomfortable performances. And it’s not just the characters that are destabilizing. Disjointed flashbacks of intensely emotional scenes, awkward editing, an ethereally chaotic score, ad libbing add to the mix. It’s obvious that this is what Cianfrance was going for, but that doesn’t mean it’s a…
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