Saturday, 26 December 2015
Fargo (1996)
A car dealer's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of a pregnant policewoman.
A masterpiece of black comedy and arguably the directors' most perfect work summing up their oeuvre so far.
It's one of the few movies I enjoy rewatching again and again.
Halliwell****: "Deft, witty and original thriller which pits a pregnant, rural police chief against two city slickers; the violence, when it comes, is properly shocking, but it's the humanity that you will remember."
Maltin***1/2: "The Coen brothers put a unique spin on a murder case, layering their story with droll Minnesotans and winding up with a totally disarming comedy!"
Friday, 25 December 2015
The Thing (2011)
At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between a graduate student and a scientist.
OK prequel to John Carpenter's The Thing (which was in itself a remake) that tries to surpass it's counterpart with gory special effects: the result making it appear superfluous.
Maltin**: "Conceived as a prequel to the 1982 version, this isn't completely unsuccessful, but the plentiful CGI visual effects can't compare to the graphic horrors of the '82 movie."
Thursday, 24 December 2015
Monday, 21 December 2015
Pickup (1951)
An older man falls for a much younger beauty who's busy figuring out how she can kill him after they get married.
Saturday, 19 December 2015
Every Day (2010)
A New York City couple find themselves in romantic and family crises.
More melodrama than comedy, this movie is competently directed and lives through its excellent cast, but packs in a few problems too many and loses on credibility.
Maltin**1/2: "Well-cast film...Director Levine's screenplay offers no revelations, but it's reasonably credible and the performances are solid."
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