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, October 27, 2020

Enemy at the Gates (2001)

 Genre: Action
Directed by: Jean-Jacques Arnaud
Starring: Joseph Fiennes, Jude Law, Rachel Weisz, Ed Harris 
Running time: 128 minutes


As the Battle of Stalingrad rages on, during World War II, sniper Vasily Zaitsev becomes a hero of the Russian people. He starts a snipers war to the death with Nazi Major Erwin König.

I always find it kind of weird when a movie has a group of American and British actors playing German and Russian characters, but it is what it is I guess. The acting was pretty good and the story felt realistic enough. The war and fighting aspect of it was well done, the love story part just felt forced and unnecessary.

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