Ahmad Jamal DVD

Advantages: Well acted. Briliant soundtrack
Disadvantages: Not developed enough

...What to do on a Sunday night after having worked half the day, then played and won at squash, how to calm the mind. I know go and see a movie, which is relaxed and stars one of the best actors of all time (Well he's Scottish of course I have to say that). Yes the erudite Sean Connery, I would love to hear him saying the rhyme 'she sells sea shells by the sea shore', as a matter of fact I would love to hear me saying that after a few. Yes, I was saying, Sean Connery stars in this delightful film 'Finding Forrester'. Directed by Gus Van Sant, director of Good Will Hunting, he has come up with a similar formulae to GWH. The plot is similar, however this is where the similarity ends. The story is of a young 16 year old black kid from the Bronx named Jamal (Robert Brown XVII) who reads and writes at every opportunity. He hides his love... Read review

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Advantages: Clever and witty script, good performance from all involved
Disadvantages: Girls could cry at the ending ;-)

...Abraham is the stereotypical school teacher bad guy and Busta Rhymes is underused, which is a statement I never thought I’d hear myself saying. It's not all perfect, one major storyline, in which Jamal is accused of plagiarism by a jealous teacher (F Murray Abraham) who doesn't believe a basketball player from the Bronx could possess such talent, is a little too familiar. As there is not a section for this film’s DVD yet I will mention the features here until it is added and them move it over. Presented in its original 2.35 aspect ration the transfer is very sharp with no signs of digital artifacting. The only fault probably lies in the style of Van Sant and Director of Photography, Harris Savides. Many of the interior sets have been shot with limited lighting (as Forrester’s flat is always in the dark with the curtains... Read review

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Advantages: Method Man and Redman in an excellent & funny comedy!
Disadvantages: Based on drugs in some way...

...How High is a comedy starring; rap stars Method Man and Redman, actors/actresses Obba Babatunde, Mike Epps, Fred Willard, among others. The film is directed by Jesse Dylan. Produced by among others, Danny DeVito and Stacey Sher. Realease date was 21 December, 2001 and age limit is 15. Rap star Method Man star as Silas: He plays one of the main characters from Staten Island. Silas has got his own “pharmacy” at home and spends his days making drugs and sell them. He also uses a lot of time on girls/women. Silas seems stupid at first, but proves this wrong throughout the film. (I may add that Ivory is his best friend and he changes Silas’ life.) Rap star Redman star as Jamal: He is also one of the main characters, also from Staten Island. Jamal is not that clever, but when he meet Silas his world turns up-side-down. His world also... Read review

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