The final chapter of the perils of Lisbeth Salander, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest has come to theatres and it is a stinger. Tying up all the loose ends, giving credence to the first two episodes and adding an explosive ending, the film delivers the final blow. If you have seen the first two films, then this last one will give you closure.
Ok, let’s put it out there right from the beginning, the third installment of The Millennium Trilogy is as good or better than the rest of the series and a worthy addition. It recaptures the provocative appeal of the outstanding first film, tones down the action/violence of the second movie and wraps up everything with a true thrill ride consisting of an intelligent plot, the continuation of great performances by a very talented cast, and delivering a beautiful and most satisfying finale.
Crime dramas are taking up a lot of movie screens lately and the frontrunner in my estimation is Conviction, a taut true account of an accused murderer. Filmmakers do an excellent job of bringing the true story to life with excellent acting, direction and a plausible Hollywood script. The crime biopic is inspirational, touching and convincing with possible Oscar nominations a plenty.
In general Hereafter is a good film, but it does have its problems. After the super big opening the film starts to drag, not all the main characters are fleshed out enough to sympathize with and the ending becomes obvious early on. For those who enjoy disaster films like The Day After Tomorrow and 2012 you won’t want to miss the beginning of Hereafter.
Superb acting is featured in Stone, a provocative drama that I found fascinating yet quite implausible. The show here comes from the strength of DeNiro, Norton and Jovovich’s performances that are sensational. If you like stories of passion and betrayal, then Stone should make your day.
If you can find a funnier action adventure movie than RED from this year’s releases, drop me a note, because I must have missed it. This film has all the power of big name acting, excellent directing and outstanding writers that make danger funny. If you need a comedy thriller fix, scoot on over to a theatre to see RED.
There are enough words to describe the feeling you get when watching Jackass 3D, but to put all of them in this article will take up too much room and actually be redundant. I will use a choice few, the film is shocking, repulsive, disturbing, obnoxious, in bad taste, nauseating, you know all the things that made the previous two outings uproarious hits. Now I do not say that Jackass 3D is for everyone, but if you fit the mold, you’ve been told.
Back in 2005, University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt and New York Times journalist Stephen J. Dubner teamed-up to write a book called Freakonomics. They covered a wide-range of topics in an attempt to demonstrate that statistics and figures can be used to allow us to look sideways at things previously accepted as fact.