Category: Ratings
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Something Borrowed is one long reason why
Something Borrowed – 2011 Directed by Luke Greenfield Starring Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson, John Krasinski, Colin Egglesfield, Steve Howey, Ashley Williams Screenplay Jennie Snyder Urman based on the book Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin Deception, by another name, is the good girl’s revenge. Something Borrowed is the bookworm’s fantasy. Rachel (Goodwin) has been afflicted by…
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Hanna spins pointlessly, despite performances
Hanna – 2011 Directed by Joe Wright Starring Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana, Jessica Barden, Tom Hollander, Olivia Williams, Jason Flemyng Written by David Farr, Seth Lochhead There is a moment in Hanna, when Erik Heller (Bana) gets in somewhat of a lackadaisical fight with two pursuers in the remnants of an old amusement park. The…
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Sucker Punch – Sometimes you just have to call b.s.
Sucker Punch – 2011 Directed by Zack Snyder Starring Emily Browning, Jena Malone, Abbie Cornish, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino, Isaac Blue, Jon Hamm, Scott Glenn Written by Steve Shibuya and Snyder Chain Gang Chicks in sepia tone. This is the kind of movie that can only be thoroughly enjoyed by those men (or…
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Win Win shows the epic heart of Giamatti
Win Win – 2011 Written and Directed by Thomas McCarthy Starring Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Jeffrey Tambor, Bobby Cannavale, Burt Young, Alex Shaffer, Melanie Lynskey, Margo Martindale, David W. Thompson Win Win is a movie so effortlessly amazing that it makes you happy to be alive just long enough to have viewed it. Each performance…
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Rio is a visual feast with a story that appeals to those who haven’t seen it before.
Rio – 2011 Directed by Carlos Saldanha Starring (voice only) Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, George Lopez, Jermaine Clement, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, Tracy Morgan, Jamie Foxx, will.i.am Written by Don Rhymer, Joshua Sternin, Jeffrey Ventimilia, Sam Harper There is a delightful opening scene at the beginning of Rio which is ended promptly by poachers catching…
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It’s Hobo with a Shotgun, not Bill Shakespeare
Hobo with a Shotgun – 2011 Directed by Jason Eisner Starring Rutger Hauer, Molly Dunsworth and a bunch of local “talent” Wirtten by John Davies Prostitute: “You can’t solve all the world’s problems with a shotgun.” Hobo: “It’s all I know.” The second film to generate from the Tarantino / Rodriguez Grindhouse films commercials, Hobo…
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Don’t bother to Take Me Home Tonight
Take Me Home Tonight – 2011 Directed by Michael Dowse Starring Topher Grace, Anna Faris, Dan Fogler, Teresa Palmer Written by Jackie and Jeff Filgo Definition of ANACHRONISM 1: an error in chronology; especially : a chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs in regard to each other 2: a person or a thing that is chronologically out-of-place;especially : one from a former age…
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