Bolt
Focused, fun and action-packed, Disney’s Bolt proves that it doesn’t need the Pixar banner to make an excellent CG animated film.
Tagged: 2008
Quantum of Solace
As an action movie, Quantum of Solace is solid, albeit nothing memorable. But this is James Bond.
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Like the burnouts who stick longer than their leather jackets warrant, the shtick has gotten stale.
Angel of Mine
With its subject matter, it could have easily delved into the depths of a TV movie of the week filled with melodramatics and distant characterizations.
Blindness
Blindness – despite its director, despite its pedigree as a respected piece of modern literature, despite its stellar cast – is a bitter disappointment.
Miracle at St. Anna
While it does have its weak points, it’s held together by its unique angle on the war as well as strong characterization for its central characters.
RocknRolla
It’s all about the set-up and not the actual payoff.
Brideshead Revisited
Occasionally interesting, always beautiful and regularly tedious, the film attempts to capture a time and a feeling yet it ultimately fails to provide the depth needed to make it wholly successful.
The Duchess
At its simplest, it’s a gorgeous film with beautiful period costumes and intricate set designs. However, something tells me that’s not the level director Saul Dibb wanted to achieve greatest on.
Ghost Town
A delightful comedy with an edge of romance that is taken down a notch from its utterly drippy ending.
