Category: Movie Reviews
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The Guard shows real chemistry between Gleeson and Cheadle, kind of like Gibson and Glover
The Guard – 2011 Written and Directed by John Michael McDonagh Starring Brendan Gleason, Don Cheadle, Liam Cunningham, Mark Strong, Fionnula Flanagan, David Wilmot, Michael Og Lane, Dominique McElligott, Rory Keenan Early on in The Guard, I got the ringing sense of familiarity. At first, I couldn’t place it. There was a ton of swearing with Gaelic accents, and…
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The Killer Elite – Action like your dad used to watch
The Killer Elite – 2011 Directed by Gary McKendry Starring Jason Statham, Robert DeNiro, Clive Owen, Yvonne Strahovski, Dominic Purcell, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Written by Matt Sherring There us a point towards the end of Killer Elite, when the majority of the killers have been killed and Danny Bryce (Statham) goes to collect the person who had been kidnapped,…
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Margin Call: It wasn’t brains that got me here, I assure you that
Margin Call – 2011 Written and Directed by J.C. Chandor Starring Zachary Quinto, Paul Bettany, Penn Badgley, Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons, Demi Moore, Simon Baker, Stanley Tucci, Mary McDonnell, Aasif Mandvi What can one say when a movie starts off by laying off 86% of a floor and that is seen as a minor issue…
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Love, Wedding, Marriage: I squished my fish…
Love, Wedding, Marriage – 2011 Directed by Dermot Mulroney Starring Mandy Moore, Kellan Lutz, Jane Seymour, James Brolin, Christopher Lloyd, Michael Weston, Jessica Szohr Written by Anouska Chydzik, Caprice Crane I would like to say James Brolin is an idiot. It’s really not too much of a stretch to say the guy who said “Happy 9/11” in a seemingly…
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The Roommate: PG-13. Exactly PG-13
The Roommate – 2011 Directed by Christian E. Christiansen Starring Leighton Meester, Minka Kelly, Cam Giganet, Aly Michalka, Danneel Harris, Billy Zane Written by Sonny Mallhi If one ever wanted to see a beautiful girl wear a stupid hat, they need only watch the first 15 minutes of The Roommate, and you will get to…
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Forgotten Gem: The original Total Recall
Total Recall – 1990 Director Paul Verhoven Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Rachel Ticotin, Michael Ironside, Ronny Cox Written by Ronald Shusett, Dan O’Bannon & Gary Goldmanbased on the story We Can Remember It For You Wholesale by Philip K. Dick When I found out that they were remaking Total Recall, it occurred to me…
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Shark Night: Finally we get to see Katherine McPhee die
Shark Night – 2011 Directed by David R. Ellis Starring Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan, Chris Carmack, Katherine McPhee, Donal Logue, Joshua Leonard, Joel David Moore Written by Will Hayes, Jesse Studenberg Rule 415: If a movie was released in 3D, and Blockbuster didn’t bother to carry it on Blue Ray, it’s not a good sign.…
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Straw Dogs is scenic, tense and illogical
Straw Dogs – 2011 Written and Directed by Rod Lurie based on the film by Sam Peckinpah Starring James Mardsen, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård, James Woods, Dominic Purcell, Laz Alonso, Willa Holland, Walton Goggins, Rhys Coiro “She was askin’ for it,” one of the most controversial statements in Western Civilization, seems the rallying cry for the…
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I Don’t Know How She Does It: Watch if you like your family and your job
I Don’t Know How She Does It – 2011 Directed by Douglas McGrath Starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Greg Kinnear, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Munn, Christina Hendricks, Busy Phillips, Kelsey Grammer, Seth Meyers Written by Aline Brosh McKenna, based on the book by Allison Pearson There is a smooth and safe sheen to I Don’t Know How…
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The Devil Inside: What the hell?
The Devil Inside – 2012 Directed by William Brent Bell Starring Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman, Evan Helmuth, Suzan Crowley Written by Bell & Matthew Peterman I think I am done with the exorcism thing. I also think I am done with the “found footage” thing. I’m sure that I have had it with “The Catholic Church is…
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