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.

Monday, September 12, 2016

Eastern Promises (2007)

Genre: Thriller
Directed by: David Cronenberg
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel
Running time: 101 minutes



Anna is a Russian-British midwife working in a London hospital. After delivering the baby of a teenage prostitute who died during labor, she decides to investigate the dead girl’s story, with the help of the diary she left behind. Anna soon realizes that the deceased prostitute is linked to a Russian mob family operating in London. She ends up with the family’s hired hand, Nikolai, on her tracks in what could be a very dangerious situation for her.

This film has received rave reviews from critics over the years, and that has me wondering if there is something wrong with me. I really did not like this movie. I found Mortensen, Watts and Cassel totally unbelievable in their respective roles. They never managed to make me emotionally invested into their characters’ fates.

As for the story, it had a few compelling elements and nice twist that I did not expect towards the end, but it was not enough to make this Eastern Promises enjoyable. Maybe if it had been Naomi Watts fighting naked in a locker room shower, I would have cared a little bit more, but probably not: Overall, I found this film quite disappointingly boring.

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