The Hustler February 29, 2008
Posted by fmk in Film Diary.Tags: George C Scott, Jackie Gleason, Jake LaMotta, Paul Newman, Piper Laurie
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Pot Black meets The Grifters
Primary Colors February 28, 2008
Posted by fmk in Film Diary.Tags: Billy Bob Thornton, Emma Thompson, John Travolta, Stacey Edwards
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Like the book, a better first half than second half. Still draws too much from All The King’s Men and not enough from the actuality of events on the Clinton campaign. Better to stick with The War Room. The real James Carville leaves Billy Bob standing.
Be Cool February 27, 2008
Posted by fmk in Film Diary.Tags: Elmore Leonard, John Travolta, Uma Thurman
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Mind-numbingly dumb.
The Rock February 26, 2008
Posted by fmk in Film Diary.Tags: Nic Cage, Sean Connery
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By the numbers escape to Alcatraz action-fest.
Sin City February 25, 2008
Posted by fmk in Film Diary.Tags: Bruce Willis, Frank Millar
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It’s a miracle I even got out of Longwood alive … yeah, they really shoulda oughta got Nick Cave in to do the sundtrack. Or even his old mucker Barry Adamson.
Ultraviolet February 24, 2008
Posted by fmk in Film Diary.Tags: Mila Jovovich
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Pretty to look at but not something you can engage with in any way at all.
Stargate February 23, 2008
Posted by fmk in Film Diary.Tags: French Stewart, James Spader, Jaye Davison, Kurt Russell
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Either this is a pile of shite or it’s interestingly allegorical in the way it tells a story of a bunch of khaki-clad Americans with a gung-ho mentality and little forward planning who end up having to liberate a bunch of sand rats from an evil and tyrinical dictator. At first they’re greeted warmly by the sand rats, then they’re not made so welcome, until finally enough sand rats get killed for them to realise that they’d better support their liberators or they’ll soon all be dead. And then, once liberated, the Americans leave. But not without leaving behind one of their own to make sure those sand rats do as they’re supposed to do.
Brubaker February 22, 2008
Posted by fmk in Film Diary.Tags: Morgan Freeman, Robert Redford
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Oh God, a liberal’s wet dream of a film. The prison is basically America and Redford is seeking to save it both from itself and from the evil forces of darkness (ie those reptilian Republicans).
Winchester ‘73 February 21, 2008
Posted by fmk in Film Diary.Tags: James Stewart, Tony Curtis
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Jimmy Stewart, who always seems too damned nice, is just too damned nice to be the bad-ass he’s meant to be here.
Oldboy February 20, 2008
Posted by fmk in Film Diary.Tags: Chan-wook Park, Hye-jeong Kang, Ji-tae Yu, Min-sik Choi, Tae-kyung Oh, Yeon-suk Ahn
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Korean clockwork ultraviolence. I bet it was all just a death dream and he’s still in his Kafkaesque prison cell.
