Although "The Pianist" was a very good film, this feels like the first great
"Polanski" Polanski since "Death and the Maiden".
27 July 2010
24 July 2010
Inception
Too much bombast. Too little psychology. The best virtual reality film since
The Matrix though Nolan should have cribbed a few creepy cues from the
less-perfect-but-underrated eXistenZ. Definitely entertaining.
The Matrix though Nolan should have cribbed a few creepy cues from the
less-perfect-but-underrated eXistenZ. Definitely entertaining.
18 July 2010
13 July 2010
Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Standard film noir plot. Makes complete sense that Fincher will direct the US remake.
SPOILER ALERT. "Seven" was the touchstone mainstream serial killer torture mutiliation wittiness attempt. In the case of Dragon Tattoo, adding rape, incest, and spousal and child abuse to the serial killer torture mutilation recipe -- and having it passed down from Nazi father to psycho son -- doesn't make it any more successful.
SPOILER ALERT. "Seven" was the touchstone mainstream serial killer torture mutiliation wittiness attempt. In the case of Dragon Tattoo, adding rape, incest, and spousal and child abuse to the serial killer torture mutilation recipe -- and having it passed down from Nazi father to psycho son -- doesn't make it any more successful.
12 July 2010
10 July 2010
Green Zone
Factually incorrect but very true. Unfortunately not nearly as entertaining as "Bourne in the Desert" might have been.
05 July 2010
Hot Tub Time Machine
The road to happiness is paved with riches acquired through insider trading. Should I have said "spoiler alert"?
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