007 the pre-years. Daniel Craig is great as a rough James Bond. He makes errors and gets emotional and it's a fun ride on both sides of the screen.
I wasn't sure I'd like a blond Bond. He wasn't thin or dashing or super suave, but I didn't seem to mind. He was charming, hot and definitely a risk-taking sharp shooter and a Bond we can all relate to.
I saw this opening weekend. The theatre was packed and everyone was amazed that it was so good. I love Bond movies in general even if they tend to be too long and the lines more punny than cheecky most of the time- such sas "I thought Christmas only came once a year" etc. But this one was refreshingly different, edgier with more poignant music and good villans.
Taking raw talent and shaping it is always fun to watch. The movie had a good mix of everything people go to movies for. And if you're looking for a good time, see this movie.
Worth the money: $$$$
Monday, November 27, 2006
Stranger Than Fiction
This movie was really fun. It was inventive, interesting, inspirational and a little sappy. A very good mix of life and love and the reasons that make our lives, our lives.
A boring IRS agent learns that he is being killed off in the novel of his life. A famous author is dictating what his life has been and now he realizes that his life is no longer his choice but someone else's. He tries to change the outcome of his demise and finds love in the process.
This is a movie you have to watch. Dustin Hoffman is great in this, in fact, the whole cast is spot on.
During a depression holiday season for some, this movie will pick you up and make you feel a little bit happier.
Worth the money: $$$ 1/2
A boring IRS agent learns that he is being killed off in the novel of his life. A famous author is dictating what his life has been and now he realizes that his life is no longer his choice but someone else's. He tries to change the outcome of his demise and finds love in the process.
This is a movie you have to watch. Dustin Hoffman is great in this, in fact, the whole cast is spot on.
During a depression holiday season for some, this movie will pick you up and make you feel a little bit happier.
Worth the money: $$$ 1/2
Sunday, November 12, 2006
A Good Year
Russell Crowe is very charming in this light-hearted film. While this movie's storyline is pretty generic, the French countryside was spectacular and very romantic.
Crowe plays a stock trader who is at the top of his game in London. He drives fancy cars and has a luxrious apt. and has everything life could offer- or does he? When his Uncle Henry dies, he has to take time off from his busy life to reconnect with his past. While being investigated for his trade dealings, he stays in France for a few days. There he relives memories of a happier time and finds a new love.
The ending was tidy and he obviously chooses "the better life" but it was slow in parts and not really interesting in others. I wished there was more of his ruthless trading ways to build up the story at the beginning.
This movie was neither good nor bad. There was no violence and just hints at sex, sort of like an old movie from the Cary Grant days.
I'd wait for this on video so you can watch it on a cold rainy day or to get you into the mood to travel and eat some French food. Or if you can't travel, go toa bistro near you with someone you find enchanting and make your own romance.
Worth the money: $$ 1/2
Crowe plays a stock trader who is at the top of his game in London. He drives fancy cars and has a luxrious apt. and has everything life could offer- or does he? When his Uncle Henry dies, he has to take time off from his busy life to reconnect with his past. While being investigated for his trade dealings, he stays in France for a few days. There he relives memories of a happier time and finds a new love.
The ending was tidy and he obviously chooses "the better life" but it was slow in parts and not really interesting in others. I wished there was more of his ruthless trading ways to build up the story at the beginning.
This movie was neither good nor bad. There was no violence and just hints at sex, sort of like an old movie from the Cary Grant days.
I'd wait for this on video so you can watch it on a cold rainy day or to get you into the mood to travel and eat some French food. Or if you can't travel, go toa bistro near you with someone you find enchanting and make your own romance.
Worth the money: $$ 1/2
Thursday, November 02, 2006
The Prestige
How fun was this movie? Unbelievable but fun. Christian Bale was great. So was Scarlet. The story is about two magicians who started out as friends but then an accident happens and their friendship becomes a bitter rivalry neither can let go. I guess this movie takes the concept of an eye for an eye quite literally. Each magician tries to top the other with the best magic trick and in the end they destroy each others lives.
The two women in their lives stuggle with each magician's obsession. A true magician gives up everything for their craft. This movie shows how much they are willing to give up in order to be the best.
The ending was interesting although far fetched. But you're either a believer in magic or you're not. So think about what's true magic or a great trick and measure this movie as one or the other.
Worth the money rating: $$$ 1/2
The two women in their lives stuggle with each magician's obsession. A true magician gives up everything for their craft. This movie shows how much they are willing to give up in order to be the best.
The ending was interesting although far fetched. But you're either a believer in magic or you're not. So think about what's true magic or a great trick and measure this movie as one or the other.
Worth the money rating: $$$ 1/2
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