Posts tagged ‘Drama’
The Town
Ben Affleck’s latest directorial effort is a solid one. He makes good use of his name in showbiz to put together a great cast and weave an entertaining story with no shortage of the elements of what a good heist film should be. The Town centers around a group of friends who rob banks and cause mayhem in the town of Charlestown.
The Social Network
How can a movie about the creation of Facebook and the legal battles that followed it be interesting enough to warrant a two hour film? When you attach talents to the project like David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin the question is how could this movie not be interesting enough to warrant a two hour film? From the dark and elegant mind of David Fincher, the genius behind movies like Fight Club, Seven, and Zodiac, and the intelligent writing ability of Aaron Sorkin, the creator/writer of the multiple Emmy award winning series The West Wing, comes The Social Network. More…
Green Zone
Seen by many as a gap-filler until Greengrass and Damon make Bourne 4, this Iraq-set action-thriller lives up to expectations of being a clever, high-adrenaline picture that will only increase your hunger for Jason Bourne’s next outing. However, Green Zone doesn’t merely suffice as an in-between flick, it breaks through that ‘gap-filler’ label to stand out on its own merits as a meticulously crafted flick with a welcome sense of physical realism – as opposed to say, From Paris With Love or Law Abiding Citizen – that ensures you’re embedded deep within the action. More…
An Education
An Education, set in 1960s London, focuses on the life of a 16 year old school girl studying to get into Oxford University. Everything is ticking over nicely for young Jenny (the fantastic Carey Mulligan) until one days she meets the slick talking, sportscar driving David (Peter Sarsgaard) one rainy day after school. More…
Away We Go
I went into the screening of this movie with really high hopes and was left slightly deflated. The film is clearly more upbeat that Mr Mendes’ last films (Revolutionary Road, Road to Perdition etc) I still found it a little tedious at times. More…
Julie & Julia
Julie and Julia plays on the similarities of two women who live two very different lives in two very different eras. The one thing, the overwhelming thing, the two women have in common is that they’re both looking for something to do, something that’s both fulfilling and matters to them. More…
(500) Days of Summer
(500) Days of Summer does something that more Hollywood romantic comedies should do: It starts at the end. It tells us up front that “this is not a love story”. Before the opening credits roll, we already feel something for these characters because we know this isn’t going to be your conventional rom-com that ends with a wedding and flowers. More…
Inglourious Basterds
A Tarantino world is graphic, disturbing and drawn-out. It’s also fascinating, original and just plain fun. His latest film, Inglourious Basterds, is no different. More…
Adventureland
Going into this film, I expected what the trailers portrayed which was basically just another Superbad style raunchy comedy. Instead, I got a thoughtful tale of first love and the reality of being a twenty-something fresh out of university and unemployed (more so in the current economic climate.) More…
The Time Traveller’s Wife
Based on the trailers, I was dreading seeing this film, as it looked like a shallow dull romantic movie with a *ahem* ‘clever’ twist in the form of the time traveller. However, I was very pleased to find, within ten minutes of the film starting, that it was clear that I was wrong; it was a complex movie, looking at various problems/blessings that the main character’s condition meant.