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 6, 2016

Elf (2003)

Genre: Comedy / Christmas
Directed by: Jon Favreau
Starring: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel
Running time: 95 minutes



Buddy ended up at the North Pole as a baby after climbing in Santa’s bag when old Saint-Nick was visiting the orphanage where he was. Having been raised by Santa’s elves, Buddy grows up believing he is one of them, though he doesn’t have much aptitude for making toys. When he finds out that he is in fact human and that his biological father is alive and well, Buddy decides to travel to New York City to meet his dad.

Elf is a film full of cheer and good spirit that has become a tradition for the wife and I over the years every time Christmas rolls around. Sure it is predictable and a bit cheesy, but it is so much fun: Pure family entertainment.

Will Ferrell was the perfect choice to play Buddy. The sight of that big guy living among elves and trying to fit in is a funny image in itself. The former SNL cast member gives an enormous amount of innocence and overwhelming joie de vivre to the Buddy character, making him loveable. Zooey Deschanel was very sweet also as Buddy’s love interest, Jovie.

I must admit, it was weird for me at first to see James Caan in this movie. For me, he will forever remain Sonny Corleone and the writer in Misery. Nonetheless, he is very good here as the father who thinks solely of his work.

Elf is a movie that can be seen every once in a while and be enjoyed again and again. It is a film that does not take itself seriously, and that can be so charming.


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