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 12, 2016

Virginia (2010)

Genre: Drama
Directed by: Dustin Lance Black
Cast: Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Emma Roberts
Running time: 116 minutes



Virginia is a mentally unstable woman raising her teenage son Emmett by herself in a small town. She has also been involved in a kinky affair for years with the town’s married sheriff, Dick Tipton. Things really go bad once Emmett starts dating Tipton’s teenage daughter, with plans to get hitched.

First off, Jennifer Connelly is brilliant in this film. Her performance is convincing to the max. Ed Harris is not so bad either. The problem is, the story is all over the map and then some. So many elements get piled on top of each other that it becomes a giant mess and the viewer cannot help but lose interest.

Overall, it is a great shame that Connelly’s excellent performance was wasted in such a bad film.
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