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, January 17, 2017

The Heat (2013)

Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Paul Feig
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Marlon Wayans
Running time: 117 minutes



Sarah Ashburn is an uptight and arrogant FBI Special Agent focused on results and her career. Shannon Mullins is a very effective Boston police officer, but she is crude, rude and rebellious. When the two are forced to work together on a case to bring down a major mobster, sparks are sure to fly.

I liked how the opening and closing credits of The Heat was a clear throwback to the old cop movies. The buddy cop genre has been done to death, with variable success, over the years. What this film lacked in terms of freshness, it made up for it with comedic timing and a good script.

Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy have a solid chemistry on screen and both manage to be very convincing in the respective polar opposite roles. McCarthy is funny and Bullock proves quite talented as the foil. Some of the lines were a little flat, but, overall, this is a very entertaining comedy, with lots of laughs, great physical humor and good action scenes.
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