movie reviews

I haven't been able to write for a while as my schedule was hectic. I'd made notes though - in the last 2 months. Today, I could put them together and post it.

Good luck chuck

I went in thinking it would be a good comedy - I guess Dane Cook needs to learn what comedy is. I mentioned that Jessica Alba wasn't a good actor at the movie theatre and folks looked at me as if I am stupid - a gentleman even came near me and mentioned - "who's come here to see her acting, mate? We thought we would see something more than the dolphin-printed undies. We did see a dozen other nude chics - (with a dissenting pause) but we wanted to see Jessica Alba in that form"

ahh - that was it. The movie lost total respect.

Ratings
Acting: 3/10 - Jessica made a great attempt to show her acting. However, Dane Cook was horrible - esp when he smothers her
Script: 4.5/10 - Need to have more creativity than this.

+ No idea
- Lotssa them


The Brave One

The title didn't suit the movie content. I could understand that the lead character becomes brave one after her boyfriend's killed in The Central Park. However, I felt that it wasn't the best fit for the movie.

Movie shows brutal violent act at the beginning. Thereafter, Jodie Foster recovers from her trauma, overcomes her fear and transfoms into a different person, who does not fear anyone. She crosses the line of killing someone accidentally and gets away with it in the noise of the city.

This movie was on a similar line as that of Death Sentence, except for the fact that in Death Sentence there are two rounds of attrocious behavior against the lead actor and in this one, there is just one round.

Ratings
Acting: 7/10 - Jodie Foster has tried to bring in her stoic and done so well. The love-making scenes between her and Naveen Andrews are kindda weird as the age difference appears to be significant (though it is just 7 years in real life). I guess the 40s does that to an individual !

Script: 7/10 - Transitions are fairly smooth. Folks can relate to it easily. NYC is a soft target from violence perspective and an easy-to-buy concept (though reality is different now - the crime has lowered compared to earlier days). The twist at the end with the cop coming in on time wasn't expected. The comments about Jodie's features by the young kid were misplaced (c'mon she's 46 years old for God's sake)!

Storyline was on lines with vengeance and reminded me of recent movie Death Sentence.

+ Jodie's acting
- Could've been better. Appeared to be a hurried production

The Kingdom

I walked in thinking Jamie Foxx would be horrible at acting. However, he was above my lowered expectations. I guess action roles suit him. Good package overall with appropriate musical score in the background. The message about revenge at the end was a mystery. Was it intended to be a satire? Was it an opening for sequel?

Ratings
Acting: 7.5/10 - The Saudi officer who dies at the end had a good acting. I dont know the actor's name though.
Script: 8.5/10 - Intelligent script though needed some more credibility towards the end. Cross-cultural issues have been brought up well when the US investigators are working with the local police/investigators.

+ Music, Action
- Minor flaws here and there.

The Heartbreak kid
You wouldn't miss anything if you haven't seen it. This remake's promo scenes is all the movie's got to offer. A typical romantic-comedy's bachelor's fascination with greener grass on the other side, fear of committment, etc are depicted in the movie. Grossness has been played with teenage fascination.

Ratings
Acting: N/A
Script: 3/10. Lack of reflection on soul and psychology of Eddie (as compared to the original movie)


Shoot 'em up
Total bang bang movie. Monica Belucci has delivered a terrible performance besides appearsing old.

Ratings
Acting: N/A - doesn't matter.
Script: N/A - doesn't matter.

+ Shooting moments. Creative scenes.
- N/A


The Seeker
I wouldn't comment much on this. I saw this movie as a time-killer while spending time with a friend at a mall. It is a children movie and it would be inappropriate for me to comment on it. Script is poorly written as the element of suspense is not well-maintained.