Wednesday, March 31, 2004
ALONG CAME POLLY
Featuring: Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston
Brief Synopsis: Man gets married, wife has affair on honeymoon, man spends rest of the film trying to see if he fits better with polar extreme
Comments: I didn’t like this film. There was the odd funny moments: the French scuba diver is excellent, the sweaty basketball player is every athlete’s nightmare but otherwise just not funny. I know Jennifer is trying to play a different character from Rachel (Friends) and she does alright but nothing spectacular. It feels too forced. Ben Stiller is just acting the same as he normally does which isn’t a bad thing but then a lot depends on the cast around him. It tries but fails to score.
Thing to learn from this film: If your wife has an affair on your honeymoon, your marriage isn’t going to work out!
Rating: 3/10
Featuring: Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston
Brief Synopsis: Man gets married, wife has affair on honeymoon, man spends rest of the film trying to see if he fits better with polar extreme
Comments: I didn’t like this film. There was the odd funny moments: the French scuba diver is excellent, the sweaty basketball player is every athlete’s nightmare but otherwise just not funny. I know Jennifer is trying to play a different character from Rachel (Friends) and she does alright but nothing spectacular. It feels too forced. Ben Stiller is just acting the same as he normally does which isn’t a bad thing but then a lot depends on the cast around him. It tries but fails to score.
Thing to learn from this film: If your wife has an affair on your honeymoon, your marriage isn’t going to work out!
Rating: 3/10
Saturday, March 20, 2004
SOMETHINGS GOTTA GIVE
Featuring: Jack Nickolson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves
Brief Synopsis: Woman gets pursued by man her own age and sexy, young doctor.
Comments: A romantic comedy which I thoroughly enjoyed enough to watch it twice! Interesting to see it based on a different demographic of the population but that didn’t make it any less interesting. I guess all relationships are the same whatever the age because at the heart of it people are getting involved with each other with no certainty of things going well. Funny to watch, lots of enjoyable scenes (crying whilst typing the play, pieces of the play) and Jack is ace (the ladies don’t mind a bit of cute Keane either!). Not particularly keen on the ending but I guess it couldn’t end any other way. Grossest part of the film is when old people kiss. No offence, anyone who reads this!
Rating: 8/10
Featuring: Jack Nickolson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves
Brief Synopsis: Woman gets pursued by man her own age and sexy, young doctor.
Comments: A romantic comedy which I thoroughly enjoyed enough to watch it twice! Interesting to see it based on a different demographic of the population but that didn’t make it any less interesting. I guess all relationships are the same whatever the age because at the heart of it people are getting involved with each other with no certainty of things going well. Funny to watch, lots of enjoyable scenes (crying whilst typing the play, pieces of the play) and Jack is ace (the ladies don’t mind a bit of cute Keane either!). Not particularly keen on the ending but I guess it couldn’t end any other way. Grossest part of the film is when old people kiss. No offence, anyone who reads this!
Rating: 8/10
Thursday, March 18, 2004
HIGHWAYMEN
Featuring: Jim Caviel, Rhona Mitra
Brief Synopsis: Man sees his wife get killed by car and spends the rest of the film trying to track down the driver.
Comments: A film well done. The tone of the film is excellent for the subject matter, dark and bleak, and the directing and photography really draws you into the mind of the 2 drivers. Jim Caviel portrays his brooding character well, he must be one of the best actors when having very little to say. The suspense leading up to the killer driver is also very well built up. Brrr. A thriller worth watching as long as you don’t mind ever looking at cars, American highways and standing alongside a road in another light again.
Thing to learn from this film: What you teach your kids will follow them into adulthood.
Rating: 8/10
Featuring: Jim Caviel, Rhona Mitra
Brief Synopsis: Man sees his wife get killed by car and spends the rest of the film trying to track down the driver.
Comments: A film well done. The tone of the film is excellent for the subject matter, dark and bleak, and the directing and photography really draws you into the mind of the 2 drivers. Jim Caviel portrays his brooding character well, he must be one of the best actors when having very little to say. The suspense leading up to the killer driver is also very well built up. Brrr. A thriller worth watching as long as you don’t mind ever looking at cars, American highways and standing alongside a road in another light again.
Thing to learn from this film: What you teach your kids will follow them into adulthood.
Rating: 8/10
