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, July 21, 2015

Beautiful Girls (1996)

Genre: Romantic Comedy
Directed by: Ted Demme
Starring: Matt Dillon, Lauren Holly, Timothy Hutton
Running time: 112 minutes



Beautiful Girls is the story of Willie Conway, a musician whose career is not what he hoped it would be. As he goes back home to Massachusetts for his high school reunion, he finds himself at a crossroads in his life where he wonders what to make of it all and if he should marry his girlfriend. While talking to his former classmates, he comes to realize that they are all going through the same thing.

This 1996 romantic comedy deals with a matter most of us will understand. It is a safe bet to say that we all, at one point, reassess our life and wonder where to go from there. I sure can relate. And my high school reunion is coming soon too.

Beautiful Girls has a loaded cast of talented actors and the story is interesting, but there is something missing; there is not much happening. By the end of it all, we get that this is about people going through a crossroads in their lives, but there is a certain lack of activity at that fork in the road.

The highlight of the film for me was the interaction between the main character and the teenage neighbor, played by a young Natalie Portman. Willie Conway benefited a lot from meeting that old soul on this particular trip.  

Beautiful Girls is a good film that is not without its flaws.


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