A Film Critic Who Is Slowly Turning Into a Zombie Discusses This Summer's Blockbusters
STAR WARS EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH
Certainly a more compelling film than its two predecessors, Lucas injected a darkness into Sith that at the very least gave it an atmosphere somewhat more similar to the beloved originals. The story is by no means great literature, characters have dubious motivations at best, and the dialogue is both badly written and badly delivered, but there are fun spots, mainly the action sequences. Still, the big, tragic reveal at the end of the film just doesn't have the bite that Lucas seems to have intended, largely due to some incredibly trite and heavy-handed scripting. In fact, there's no bite at all.
Indeed, no...no bite at all.
MR. & MRS. SMITH
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are undeniably delicious in their roles, and this actioner shows off the assets of both leads well. Some decent chemistry between the two of them, though I would maybe have preferred a little more fighting and action. It almost seems as though Liman, who directed the undeniably funny movie Swingers, was afraid to show very much blood, balking on violence if favor of cutesy relationship jokes. A style choice I would not have done when there was such great opportunity for both blood and flesh to be shown with less talking.
BATMAN BEGINS
Pink, living human Christian Bale does a good job playing rich guy Bruce Wayne, but his Batman voice sounds too raspy and Katie Holmes, while full of blood, isn't so good. Director Christopher Nolan makes a good Batman movie and saves franchise, though. It is a lot to fit into movie, but he pulls it off like arm from shoulder of living man. More than anything, Nolan makes Batman movie with brains. Human...brains. Good brains.
WAR OF THE WORLDS
Weird things shoot humans, destorying flesh. Bad movie. Needs more brains. Braaaaaains. End is stupid, but few humans with brains live, being good. Braaaaaaains.
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
No chocolate, braaaaaaaaains! Young braaaaaains!
THE DUKES OF HAZZARD
Hunnnh! Uhhnnh! No braaaaaaaains! Need braaaaaaaains. Hunnnhgh.
THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN
Hmmmmnh.
Certainly a more compelling film than its two predecessors, Lucas injected a darkness into Sith that at the very least gave it an atmosphere somewhat more similar to the beloved originals. The story is by no means great literature, characters have dubious motivations at best, and the dialogue is both badly written and badly delivered, but there are fun spots, mainly the action sequences. Still, the big, tragic reveal at the end of the film just doesn't have the bite that Lucas seems to have intended, largely due to some incredibly trite and heavy-handed scripting. In fact, there's no bite at all.
Indeed, no...no bite at all.
MR. & MRS. SMITH
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are undeniably delicious in their roles, and this actioner shows off the assets of both leads well. Some decent chemistry between the two of them, though I would maybe have preferred a little more fighting and action. It almost seems as though Liman, who directed the undeniably funny movie Swingers, was afraid to show very much blood, balking on violence if favor of cutesy relationship jokes. A style choice I would not have done when there was such great opportunity for both blood and flesh to be shown with less talking.
BATMAN BEGINS
Pink, living human Christian Bale does a good job playing rich guy Bruce Wayne, but his Batman voice sounds too raspy and Katie Holmes, while full of blood, isn't so good. Director Christopher Nolan makes a good Batman movie and saves franchise, though. It is a lot to fit into movie, but he pulls it off like arm from shoulder of living man. More than anything, Nolan makes Batman movie with brains. Human...brains. Good brains.
WAR OF THE WORLDS
Weird things shoot humans, destorying flesh. Bad movie. Needs more brains. Braaaaaains. End is stupid, but few humans with brains live, being good. Braaaaaaains.
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
No chocolate, braaaaaaaaains! Young braaaaaains!
THE DUKES OF HAZZARD
Hunnnh! Uhhnnh! No braaaaaaaains! Need braaaaaaaains. Hunnnhgh.
THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN
Hmmmmnh.
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