The lives of various characters intersect around a series of tragic events that happen in New Orleans.
From the get-go, this film had a
true low budget feel to it. It is raw a little dirty, many characters are very
weird, but the acting was pretty decent. The story was not without some
interesting elements, but it all got a little convoluted at times.
Hal Jordan, a test pilot still having a hard time coping with the loss of his pilot father years prior, is chosen as the first human to be part of the Green Lantern intergalactic police force. He is given superpowers to be part of a team fighting off an evil being that threatens the balance of the universe.
There is so much wrong with this
film, from the script to the acting, the tone and the special effects. It is
comical and pathetic. Just so bad in so many ways.
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Around 1,000 years into the future, humans have evacuated Earth following a massive catastrophe. Father and son Cypher and Kitai Raige go on a mission together and end up crashing to Earth with their crew. The young son must go on a dangerous trek to find what is needed to save his gravely injured father.
What a horrible movie. I imagine
that getting slapped publicly in the face cannot feel as bad as watching this.
A pointless and boring story that plods along aimlessly, with absolutely wooden
acting. I tuned this one out in no time.
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Beth is a stripper living in Florida. Bored with her life going nowhere, she moves to Las Vegas, hoping to become a cocktail waitress. Good with numbers, she gets involved with Dink Heimowitz, a businessman involved with gambling.
This film is based on the memoirs of
the same name written by Beth Raymer. Such a boring and uninspired film. Bruce
Willis is pretty good in his role, but the rest of the cast is much weaker. The
characters are one dimensional and the story lacks structure and interest. It
just goes nowhere.
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Jacques est instituteur, mais, dans ses temps libres, il fait aussi des spectacles de clown. Son fils Lucien a honte de son père et se demande constamment pourquoi son paternel se ridiculise ainsi. André, le meilleur ami de Jacques depuis toujours, prend le fils à part et lui raconte les événements qui ont mené son père, durant l’occupation de la France par l’Allemagne, à vouloir divertir le public en faisant le clown.
Je suis un inconditionnel de Jacques
Villeret ; je l’adore dans tous ces rôles. Ici encore, il a réussi à être
drôle et attendrissant à la fois. Les autres comédiens et comédiennes ont fait
du bon boulot pour raconter cette histoire touchante à l’écran, avec l’aide d’un
réalisateur de talent. La réaction finale de Lucien est un peu surjouée, mais,
somme toute, j’aime beaucoup ce film.
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J.J. Hunsecker is an influential
and sleazy newspaper columnist and radio host using his influence, mainly with
the help of up-and-coming press agent Sidney Falco, to break-up the relationship
his sister Susan has with Steve Dallas, a musician he does not deem fit for his
younger sibling.
While it was poorly received at the time, this film has aged quite well and won some recognition with the years passing. Lancaster and Curtis are great as sleazy characters trying to get their way. It was quite a stretch at the time to have natural heroes play bad guys. The cinematography and script are also solid aspects of this classic. All things considered; this is a great piece of cinema.
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This is a dramatized version of the last 10 years in the life of famous pianist Liberace and an account of his relationship with Scott Thorson, who was young member of his entourage with whom he was said to have had an intimate relationship. The movie is based on the book of the same name.
As you can imagine a movie about
Liberace to be, it is flamboyant and camp. This film is carried by strong
performances from Michael Douglas and Matt Damon. It is amazing that such a
strong cast and director were involved in what basically was a TV movie. Very
entertaining.
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In a futuristic version of 2013,
giant alien monsters called Kaiju are coming from under the Pacific Ocean to
attack coastal cities. A group of humans are banding together to operate massive
robots called Jaegers built to fight these evil forces.
Even though science-fiction is usually not my thing, this movie had a plot filled with humanity through all the mumbo-jumbos. The acting was also pretty good. As for the visuals, they were amazing. So, while this is not usually my cup of tea, I was entertained.
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Cheyenne is an aging former
rockstar who retired in Dublin 20 years before haunted by the death of two
teenage fans who committed suicide. Bored with his recluse life, he decides to
travel to the United States to track down the former Nazi soldier who tormented
his father back in Auschwitz.
The strongest part of this film was Sean Penn’s transformation. I barely recognized him as some sort of goth rockstar who looks a lot like Robert Smith, from The Cure. He showed his great talent making a character believable, from the look to the talk and the walk.
All that being said, Penn’s performance was not enough to make up for a plot that was a convoluted mess of weirdness. By the end, I was just glad it was over.
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This film offers a dramatized
version of the true story of Fritz Von Erich, a wrestler and wrestling promoter
in Texas who ran a promotion and raised his sons within the business, and his
family. Over the years, the Von Erich family was struck by multiple tragedies.
The main cast did a bang-on job here in the lead roles. Some of the support cast, such as the guy playing Ric Flair, were much weaker, on the other hand. The complete exclusion of one the Von Erich boys (Chris) from the story was a weird choice, but I understand not wanting the film to be too long.
Overall, this is a touching story about hardship and resilience. It may not be the greatest film to see if you are depressed, but the subject matters of wrestling and the Von Erich family were treated with respect. I enjoyed it.
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An unnamed professional assassin goes
on an international killing spree fueled by vendetta after one of the hits he
was hired for goes awry.
While this film in interesting on an artistic level, I found it very dry in the beginning and hard to really get emotionally involved in the character and the plot. Eventually, business picks up a bit. The director and the lead actor both deserve some praise, but some pieces were missing to make this a truly satisfying cinematic puzzle.
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