July 14, 2010
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(Fort Lauderdale, FL) – July 12, 2010- Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) in conjunction with The French Consulate-Miami will whisk you away on a celluloid vacation to France via the 9TH Annual Perrier French Film Festival, July 29 – August 2, 2010 at Cinema Paradiso. Audiences will experience the French culture through both cinema and cuisine.
In the first film, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Larsson’s story and characters were artfully condensed down to a manageable size and the director and cast were able to achieve a logical, articulate, and breathtaking chase against time to solve a 40-year-old cold case, while introducing two instant classic screen characters. A thoroughly entertaining film, I highly recommend seeing it (now out on DVD).
Computer Generated Animation goes to new heights with Despicable Me providing a crisp well lighted 3D that’s equal to Toy Story 3. The storyline in the film is not new, but all the wonderful characters are and that’s what makes Despicable Me a winner. The family oriented feature plays to all levels with adults getting equal share with the kiddies, so you can bring the whole brood to this one.
The fifth Predator film has come to town and this one goes all out to please the action junkie. Predators slides in at second best of the series just below the original. The actors, direction and cinematography are all in sync and the simple storyline does entertain. If you are looking to see copious amounts of gratuitous violence then search out the movie Predators, it’s a non-stop blood bath.
The soft spoken Jonah Hill leads a stellar cast in the film Cyrus, a bizarre yet touching film that turns romance on it’s ear. I found the film to be very amusing and well acted. If you like your romance with an odd twist, then this film is ready for your date night.
This film is long, challenging, relentless and brutal, but The Girl Who Played With Fire comes up a winner in spite of these probable shortcomings. Based on a book trilogy by Stieg Larsson, this sequel to The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo provides a new case for its central characters and fleshes out new dangers with which they have to deal. It’s a mystery thriller with a twisted ending.
Choosing a taught drama about the neighborhood that he grew up in, Benjamin Bratt surfaces in La Mission. Written and directed by his brother Peter Bratt, the film reconstructs the one time barrio of the two filmmakers adding a powerful script that delves into love and the unexpected.