Jeff's Reviews

Thoughts on every movie I've ever seen.

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Marked for Death (1990)

Reviewed on Feb 3, 2010

Typical Seagal fare. He’s got a cool shooting face, but he’s not very athletic-looking, he wears clothes with animals on them, and he’s generally a goofball.

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21 Grams (2003)

Reviewed on Jan 31, 2010

Gritty, reassembled stories, in the spirit of Traffic, Crash, and Magnolia. Iñárritu knows what he’s doing.

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Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)

Reviewed on Jan 30, 2010

Not funny. I feel humiliated for Lee, who is capable of much smarter work.

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The Windmill Movie (2008)

Reviewed on Jan 30, 2010

Interesting, personal biography about a tormented guy who seems to have suffered from the same insecurities as many artists and people in general. The footage is assembled creatively. I wonder if Rogers would have liked it.

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Watchmen (2009)

Reviewed on Jan 25, 2010

Surprisingly interesting characters and good performances for a superhero movie. Haley is wonderful in and out of costume as Rorschach, Goode plays a wonderful villain, and Crudup’s Dr. Manhattan might be one of the biggest bad-asses in the universe. Interesting choice to show his dong. Rorschach’s got the same voice…

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Max Payne (2008)

Reviewed on Jan 25, 2010

Gritty and dark, with loud bullets, over-dramatic music, slow-mo, and moody skies, but who cares? It’s all a little silly. Wahlberg, a talented and interesting actor, has been wasted in just about every one of his films since The Departed.

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Black Knight (2001)

Reviewed on Jan 22, 2010

Awful. Thomason’s cute.

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Changeling (2008)

Reviewed on Jan 19, 2010

Engaging. Amazing that this all came from a true story. Nice to see Jolie playing the victim.

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Revolutionary Road (2008)

Reviewed on Jan 19, 2010

Good period piece, and it’s interesting watching these people’s lives fall apart. But depressing. What’s the message? Love is dead?

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The Informant! (2009)

Reviewed on Jan 19, 2010

Soderbergh, who has expertly delivered tight stories with fun characters and quality dialogue and whimsical direction in the past, disappoints. The story drags and Damon’s not funny. Playing funky music while he drives his car into the garage does not give the film pizazz.

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