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, October 12, 2016

The Rundown (2003)

Genre: Action / Comedy
Directed by: Peter Berg
Cast: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Seann William Scott, Christopher Walken
Running time: 104 minutes



Beck works as a retrieval expert AKA bounty hunter for Billy Walker, but his dream is to open a classy restaurant. Beck tells his employer of his desire to leave the business, but he is convinced to take one last job before getting the money he needs: Retrieving Walker’s rebellious son Travis from a small town in Brazil. Beck will find himself in a strange land, in the midst of a war for the possession of a precious artifact.

The Rundown is a very entertaining film that mixes action scenes with comedy. The Rock and Seann William Scott have a great comedic chemistry on screen and they play quite well off each other. They had me laughing out loud quite a few times. Christopher Walken was also a treat, in the role of bad guy Cornelius Bernard Hatcher.

This 2003 film does not take itself seriously and does not pretend to have a very deep message to convey. It is pure, fun, entertainment. In that sense, the movie does what it aims to do.
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