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, July 15, 2018

Identity (2003)

Genre: Thriller
Directed by: James Mangold
Starring: John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, Alfred Molina
Running Time: 90 minutes
A group on ten strangers find themselves stuck at the same motel with no way out because of a rain storm. Soon enough, members of the group start dying and the question becomes: Who did it?

Identity starts off as a typical story of whodunit, in the tradition of Agatha Chrsitie. But, by the end, it goes into left field territory. While the various twists are compelling, they are more than a little far-fetched.

Some of the acting performances were pretty good but others were a little weaker.

All things considered, Identity had its moments bu it could have been so much better.

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