Take a great cast, add an interesting script, throw in a very competent director and you have the makings of an excellent film. Shrink has all these qualities and more. Spacey hits a new high, Palmer provides some sterling youthfulness, and director Pate puts it all together in a neat little package worth seeing.
NEW YORK, NY–July 29, 2009 — The Weinstein Company (TWC) is pleased to announce that THE READER, starring Academy Award-winner Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes has crossed over $100 million in worldwide box office receipts since its initial domestic release on December 10, 2008.
Although Humpday is groundbreaking in that it show’s the other side of the temptation to experiment with alternate sex, I found the film insincere and lifeless. In fact I really don’t know to what lifestyle to even recommend the movie. Most of the gay lifestylers will leave the theater with an empty feeling, and I don’t think male straights will make it thorough to the enlightening ending.
The movie Afghan Star, a documentary that depicts a return of pop culture to Afghanistan, takes a courageous peak into the lives of a people and culture that has been constantly changing. I liked the film very much because it reaches into the hearts of the Iranians who seem to be looking for freedom from oppression and the right to happiness through self-expression.
Mystical, mushy and meager is the best way to describe the movie version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, the sixth in a series of seven books by J.K. Rowling. Not your ordinary kid friendly film, but more of an updated drama filled with romance, some adventure and sinister machinations.
Finding myself shocked by some of the scenes in the true story of The Stoning of Soraya M, I realized that reviewing this film would not be simple. Wanting to let everyone know that this is an important film however does make it easier. I found the film much like The Passion of the Christ where you just want to say STOP, this can’t be happening.
An interesting film, Adoration brings an emotional story to the screen that although a good premise, fails to entertain. The storyline has a number of plot points that slowly come into play, each adding to a central character driven theme that vacillates so much that it looses it’s entertainment value.
Seven Pounds is a Sixth Sense type of mystery drama, telling all the plot will give too much away. I liked the film very much and if you are into movies that have a twist, then it’s a must see for you. Transition form the big screen to DVD did not change the suspense or the quality of the performances.
US Treasury Agent Ben Thomas (Smith) is on a personal mission that will affect the lives of seven strangers. The extraordinary journey is one of redemption, kindness and fate. During a short span of time Thomas will touch the hearts, minds and futures of his subjects, each not knowing why. When everything comes together, however, it’s up to the audience to decide if the end justifies the means.