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.

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Act of Valor (2012)

Genre: Drama
Directed by: Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh
Starring: Alex Veadov, Roselyn Sanchez, Nestor Serrano
Running time: 110 minutes



In this 2012 war drama, a group of Navy SEALs are forced to intervene following a terrorist attack on a US Ambassador, his son, and many young students in the Philippines and after CIA operatives are killed or captured in Costa Rica.

The subject matter here is an important one, and the action sequences are very well delivered on screen. The only problem I had was with the acting, especially in the scenes when the main Navy SEAL character was sharing his feelings and emotions, both in narration and in dialogue. It all felt very fake and unnatural. It felt forced, just to add an emotional dimension to the whole thing. There could have been a much smoother way to go about achieving that particular goal.

There is some definite merits to Act of Valor, but, as far as war movies go, there are so many better ones out there.
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