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basic plot saved by authentic and rich relationship acting
Advantages: relationships
Disadvantages: plot
WHAT IS IT ABOUT: Robert De Niro stars as Vincent Lamarca, a tough cop whose investigation into a recent murder brings him to the door of his drug addict son. WAS IT ANY GOOD: As a De Niro fan, I have to say that this is an oddly poignant movie from the king of acting. At first glance it has all the appearance of a low budget, throw away film that has nothing going for it except the big man's name, but it's actually pretty good. At the heart of its ...
...James Franco; I don't know if the two knew each other before the movie, but I was amazed at the authenticity of the relationship between the two. Not only is it realistic, it raises some great questions about where your loyalty lies, and the nature vs nurture debate. Frances McDormand has a small but important part to play, and isn't she just a cracker? Fargo and Burn After Reading are two much better showcases of her talent. The plot can be criticised ...
 bruffyboy 02.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of City By The Sea (DVD)
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Jackie Brown Film Review
Advantages: Characters
Disadvantages: Tarantion isn't for everyone
...tend to enjoy his movies. Jackie Brown, his third as a director, may not seem like the most stylistic of his works within the first sitting -- especially when it has Pulp Fiction to contend with -- but it's a film that will grow on you each time you watch it. The leisurely pace is one of the main reasons why I like it so much. So, what is Jackie Brown about? Well, the title character (Pam Grier) works as a flight attendant for a small Mexican airline, ...
...Jackson). The FEDS soon bust Jackie and attempt to cut a deal with her to get to her boss. Feeling threatened by the law and Ordell, she hires an honest bail-bondsman, Max Cherry (Robert Forster), and attempts to work up a scheme so that no one will mess with her anymore. The plot may sound conventional, but much of the film's enjoyability stems from the interactions between the characters. Based on the novel Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard, the dialogue ...
 andycarrington 11.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Jackie Brown (Collector's Edition) (DVD)
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CASINO is the Best Gangster film ever made
Advantages: Makes you glad YOU didn't live there then!
Disadvantages: nothing really
Bought this on video (but now have it on DVD) when it first came out (in the early 90's) because I have always thought Scorcese is a great director and de Niro a marvellous actor and ever since I periodically watch it.
In my opinion this is the BEST gangster film ever made and it's based on the truth. There again, Scorcese is the BEST Director of this film genre. 'GOODFELLAS' is another great film directed by him, based also on a true story - actually ...
...in the last part of this film was taking place, so it is true!
Robert de Niro & Joe Pesci are ideally paired and the film comes alive with their dialogue, particularly when they remember 'back home, years ago'.
Scorcese's use of contemporary music is outstanding particularly when the action is suspended as a 'still' and appropriate music is played - just mesmerising.
Sharon Stone is also excellent as the glamorous hooker who reluctantly.marries ...
judylugg 21.06.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Casino (DVD)
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Blows hot and cold
Advantages: Decent Thriller
Disadvantages: Slight over acting
...longer see his young son, the only thing going for him is his love of baseball and in particular that of the giants and their new signing Bobby Rayburn. With nothing left to fill his life, his passion for baseball turns into an obsession, controlling his every move and thought, and when Rayburn is persecuted by the public and critics for having a bad season, Renard takes it upon himself to sort things out.
Having intervened in a fatal manner, Rayburn's ...
...and his obsession with the Giants is turning into an obsession with Rayburn as he starts to stalk his every move, idolizing his new hero. But after an opportunity arises and he gets to chat to him, Renard realises that he is not the hero he thought he was and loses the plot as he decides to teach Rayburn a lesson.
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I have to admit I am a fan of sports movies, especially ones which revolve around baseball, so when, in 1996, The ...
 christianfilmcritic 10.08.2006 · Read full review
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Review of The Fan (DVD)
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Revenge Is Sweet
Advantages: Compelling first half, very astute
Disadvantages: Lacklustre in parts, uncomfortable viewing at times
Hells Kitchen, New York has always been a difficult place to live let alone grow up in, with drug dealers, murderers and rapists at every corner, but that’s just the surroundings that four young boys grow up in, in 1967. The mischievous boys play a prank on a hot dog vender however what at first was a juvenile prank turned into something much more serious when the prank goes horribly wrong. The four boys end up in a juvenile prison for at least a ...
...are introduced to daily beatings and sexual assaults. Needless to say the scars run deep and 13 years on they still haven’t forgotten. When two of the boys grown up come across the sadistic guard (Kevin Bacon) who subjected them to such heinous abuse they waste no time in showing up and teaching him a lesson. The two men are taken to court therefore it would seem that it’s the end of their revenge however it’s not long before the two other men who ...
Great_reviewer07 10.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Sleepers (DVD)
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