Monthly Archives: December 2009

I was highly impressed by this Clive Owen/Naomi Watts financial thriller. Director Tom Tykwer has long been a critical favorite though I’ve only seen his Run Lola Run, which I definitely enjoyed, and this is Eric Singer’s first produced script; … Continue reading →

Surprised by how enjoyable this technothriller turned out. Shia LeBeouf and Michelle Monaghan worked well together and happily Billy Bob Thornton put down the bong for most of this shoot. Director D.J. Caruso definitely showed a step up from past … Continue reading →

Outstanding, especially for a sequel. Big props to Bale, Ledger, Oldman, Eckhart, Caine, Freeman and pleased by Maggie Gyllenhall’s replacement of Katie Homes. Christopher Nolan just makes good movie after good movie.

Of the four X-Men flicks I’d probably put this tied for second with the second sequel. Nice jobs by Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber and Danny Huston, a bit too much reliance on the big booms and sound effects by director … Continue reading →

James Cameron was right to question why this movie got made. Some blamed it on an attempt to beef up the John Connor role after Christian Bale took the part over Sam Worthington’s Marcus Wright. I just don’t see where … Continue reading →

Fun and showed some nice creative touches but not as surprising or entertaining as the first. How come no mention of Carla Gugino’s character at all?

My movie of the year, without a doubt. Avatar was awesome, but second. Watchmen was almost there but give me real Trek over blue penis any day. X-Men: Wolverine, Terminator Salvation and Transformers 2 were ok, sad and watch for … Continue reading →

Not bad for a movie that has to carry water towards the end of a long, involved story arc but of course you can only understand it if you’ve seen the previous five Potters. Probably makes more sense if you’ve … Continue reading →

Sweet, funny, smart teen romancer with Ryan Reynolds nearly stealing the show from Jesse Eisenberg.

Action comedy featuring Clive Owens and Julia Roberts. Fun, enjoyable, not quite as smart as it wants to be. Tony Gilroy has written better scripts but his directing is about as good as his other outing, Michael Clayton.