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.

Sunday, January 25, 2015

American Sniper (2014)

Genre: Biographical / Drama
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Luke Grimes
Running Time: 132 minutes



When Clint Eastwood straddles a new project, he does not choose the easiest one; he picks the most ferocious bull in the rodeo and rides it all the way to the end. The man has showed that he enjoys a challenge, and we appreciate him for it.

American Sniper is the true story of Chris Kyle, a man who left the nowhere cowboy life of rodeos and beer drinking at age 30 to join the Navy Seals. He then became the most effective military sniper in US history, with 160 kills to his credit.

Far from being a tribute to war, this film shows the negative effects those military conflicts can have on soldiers and their families. Many other movies have shown the same thing before, but this Eastwood film does it with quite the effectiveness.

Bradley Cooper comes out shining. No wonder he got an Academy Awards nomination for this role. The man has shed his pretty boy image and gained some weight to portray Chris Kyle on the big screen. He is solid here. The rest of the cast also does great work here.

I have nothing bad to say about American Sniper. When the movie ended and images of the real Chris Kyle started popping with the credits, nobody in the theater moved to get out.  Everybody seemed to be still in a trance after watching this great piece of cinema.


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