Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Henry’s Crime (2010)

Henry's Crime (2010)

Genre: Romantic Comedy
Directed by: Malcolm Venville
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga, James Caan
Running time: 108 minutes

 

Henry (Reeves) is toll-booth employee sleep-walking through a small town life with his wife. One day, while out with friends, he gets arrested for an armed robbery he did not commit. He decides to escape his life by taking the fall alone, although he knows who did the crime. When he comes out, 18 months later, he decides that, since he did the time, he should do the crime.

 Keanu Reeves was certainly the perfect actor to play a guy sleep-walking through life.  We are so used to see him sleep through his movie lines.  Though the choice is perfect, it does not make the movie great. There are few interesting little gems here, but not enough to save this off-beat romantic comedy. I would not recommend this, unless you are a fan of the genre or of Keanu Reeves.
 

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