Chaos and Desire
Little more than a fish-out-of-water tale told like my uncle’s suspect raves of his annual fishing trip: colourful but not terribly enlightening.
Tagged: 2002
Phone Booth
A modern morality tale complete with Kiefer Sutherland as God’s voice. Okay, so he’s a sniper on the other end of the phone, but with the things he says and the stereo sound he might as well be the Almighty.
Pinocchio (2002)
Every good actor needs to do his or her own Hamlet. For Benigni it wasn’t Shakespeare whom he wanted to define his career with but Pinocchio. It might as well have been Problem Child IV.
Films: G · Films: H · Reviews: H
Hart’s War
Starts out strongly before quickly losing its focus, point and purpose in a mess of mixed messages, over-blown drama and Bruce Willis with a scar.
Christmas · Films: I · Reviews: I
It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
A medley of familiar Christmas classics…with a distinct Muppet spin.
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
A…cynical and serious look at teenage boys doing what they do best – being teenagers.
8 Mile
I’ve been curious about “the Eminem movie” for months. And while I have gotten the chance to see 8 Mile, little of my pondering has been quenched; Eminem remains an enigma.
Jackass: The Movie
More a surreal experience in the gross and the disturbing than a movie.
Bollywood Hollywood
Deepa Mehta provides an accessible introduction as well as some intelligent observations on the success of Bollywood in the Western world.
Possession
A stuffy film disguised as a romance/ thriller/ Nancy Drew-Hardy Boys team-up.
