Jeff's Reviews

Thoughts on every movie I've ever seen.

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This Boy’s Life (1993)

Reviewed on Dec 6, 2009

A good stepping stone for the young DiCaprio. He handles the role with ease. Barkin is always appealing. De Niro’s character reminds me a lot of someone I know… His kids would not be that cool if he’s the one who brought them up.

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By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (2009)

Reviewed on Nov 25, 2009

A pleasant, well put-together peek at the man on the rise. To be honest, Obama has always seemed this personable and fair, so the documentary doesn’t really reveal anything new about his character. I think a similar documentary on McCain would be telling.

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The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008)

Reviewed on Nov 20, 2009

A pretty standard mystery, no aliens or weird shit.

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The Rocker (2008)

Reviewed on Nov 17, 2009

Wilson’s got some comic chops, but I’m not sure he can carry a comedy by himself. Ellie Knaus is a cutie.

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This Is It (2009)

Reviewed on Nov 12, 2009

As close to the real show as we’re ever going to get. He was ready to do this show, no doubt about it. A closer look at Michael and his working habits. Most people have only seen performances and tabloid clips, never this side of him. Had more footage of…

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

Reviewed on Nov 10, 2009

All the same problems of the first. I had hoped they’d learn from their mistakes, but they have not. Are they planning on prolonging the agony with a third? Climactic battles, but no character development to set them up. Prime dies? Really? I wish I cared. Every scene features a…

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The Proposal (2009)

Reviewed on Nov 9, 2009

Reynolds and Bullock are OK. Not horrible, not hilarious. I almost always hate movies that feature their main characters posing for the camera on the movie poster/DVD cover.

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Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)

Reviewed on Oct 24, 2009

More of the same low-brow drug and potty humor.

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JFK: 3 Shots That Changed America (2009)

Reviewed on Oct 18, 2009

Fantastic collection of footage. I wish we knew the truth. Garrison really was a bad-ass, wasn’t he? I’m surprised he wasn’t shot.

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The Brave One (2007)

Reviewed on Oct 15, 2009

Foster can do anything, but she excels playing the victim. This time, she gets some revenge. This has the same grittiness and vigilante storyline as Bacon’s Death Sentence. It’s even shot with a similar style.

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