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.

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Welcome to the Rileys (2010)

Genre: Drama
Directed by: Jake Scott
Cast: James Gandolfini, Kristen Stewart, Melissa Leo
Running time: 110 minutes



After losing their 15-year-old daughter in a car crash, Doug and Lois Riley have slowly drifted apart, both dealing with the grief in very different ways. During a business trip to New Orleans, Doug meets Mallory, a 16-year-old runaway making a living as a stripper. Doug decides to stay indefinitely in New Orleans to take the young girl under his wing and help her out. Lois, who has not left the house since the death of her daughter, gathers all her courage and gets in the car to drive to Louisiana to see what is keeping her husband there.

Welcome to the Rileys is a wonderful film about grief and about getting over the loss of a loved one. Gandolfini, Stewart and Leo are all great in their respective roles; they manage to make you forget for a moment that these are actors at work. The viewer cannot help but embark on a journey with these characters.

The pace of this movie is slow at first, but it is well worth sticking around for the ride. I think that it was an appropriate choice for the filmmakers. After the tragic events that changed their lives, days had been going by painstakingly slow in the Riley household. Once Mallory came along, things sure did change.

This is a beautiful film that is well worth watching, at least once, if not more. It comes highly recommended from yours truly.


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