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.

Monday, August 10, 2020

Thin Ice (2011)

 

Genre: Comedy/Drama
Directed by: Jill Sprecher
Starring: Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Billy Crudup 
 Running time: 93 minutes

 

Mickey Prohaska is a Wisconsin insurance salesman in a dire need of money, after incurring some debt and being kicked out of the house by his wife. His plan to steal a violin from an aging client and to sell it goes awry when an ex-con security company employee gets involved, and Mickey soon finds himself in a huge mess.

The bigger mess here is the story of this film. There is some controversy about an original version of the film called The Convincer, that was screened at the Sundance Film Festival. The film was then re-edited and called Thin Ice.

The acting is fine here, but the storytelling is weirdly laid out and the pacing is bad. There was a nice swerve at the end, but, by then, I had already pretty much tuned out.

 

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