Reviews

Sean Penn and Jude Law are going for Oscar’s gold in a tale about a man of the people, who will do whatever it takes to bring down a corrupt government in 1950’s Louisiana.

Let me begin with a statement that may come as a surprise: The Last Kiss was not written, nor was it directed by Zach Braff. I understand that this will be difficult for many to accept; the film has that Braff charm and it feels eerily like Garden State 2. But alas, Braff may be the guy whose face made it to the poster, but this is not completely his film.

The characters aren’t exactly new and the storyline is definitely a slow burner which is probably why The Quiet isn’t going to succeed in the American market. However, its appearance on the scene means the transition between the explosive high concept Summer is giving way to the earthy, character-driven Fall in Hollywood. The story is compelling, the acting is brilliant and the directing is certainly capable. Unfortunately, there’s something about the movie that just doesn’t work.

Release Date: August 29, 2006 Everyone seems to want to make their movie that “speaks out” in some way against the government, or the establishment,…

Release Date: September 5, 2006 There is nothing that I love more than the movie theater experience; the smell of popcorn, the overpriced sodas whose…

Release Date: August 15, 2006 There is absolutely no denying that Francis Ford Coppola is one of the greatest directors of all time. I mean,…

Just as Japanese movie makers were about to claim the award for supreme dominance in the realm of martial arts filmmaking, Tony Jaa, representing Thailand, may have just knocked them back down the ladder. With audiences needing more awe-inspiring action sequences, current martial arts directors have reinvented the genre to include standard fight scenes mixed in with acrobatics that open the eyes and drop the jaw. Even more impressive, as Ong Bak‘s marketing points out, is that Tony doesn’t have a stunt double or wires. When he leaps over a moving vehicle, it’s real.

Release Date: August 11, 2006 I have grown very tired of these movies in recent years. What movies am I referring to, you may ask?…

Release Date: July 14, 2006 There is something that is just unsettling about the thought of Danny DeVito in any state of undress. It becomes…