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A Very British Gangster (2007)
Glorification of a stupid criminal
This movie wants the crime boss whoever to be some mythic figure, when he's just top-punk. No insights are made about the nature of crime or poverty. Songs are used over and over again to attempt to make you feel tough when seeing these clownish buffoons. Then they want your sympathy when a man who cannot keep a straight face when asked if murder is wrong, dies.The tone taken is trying to make you look up to this guy when he is just a stupid man hungry for power. I've become very agitated at this documentary and although in some parts, glimpses of the horror this man created, it plays more like a Wikipedia article where entire paragraphs are copied from a biased personal web-page.
Into the Wild (2007)
Couldn't Sit Through IT
This movie is extremely boring. For the first half-hour it is still getting going and may very well have continued that way for the rest of the movie - I wouldn't know - I stopped watching it.
The director of the movie seems to want to make an action movie about someone that hardly does anything. The camera cuts so fast you are nauseated. It would be fine if this happened occasionally, but this happens throughout the movie. If you have a sarcastic/skeptical personality, you will not like this movie. If you love the new-Hollywood quick-cut crap that passes for art these days then ignore me.
Harvey (1950)
Funny, but doesn't make you laugh.
This movie centers around Elwood, who can see a 6 foot rabbit that is his friend. The storyline keeps its feet on the ground, which is a welcome sight after watching most movies that came out this year. It was made back in the days where there seemed to be little pressure to create dramatically suspenseful and sappy endings. This is both a good thing and bad thing. On the one hand, you're not rolling your eyes and swallowing plot holes, but on the other hand, the whole story goes over as sort of a joke thats very clever and funny, but doesn't crack you up. Well done, but nothing spectacular. Certainly no Marx Brothers, but might be nice for kids were it not for all the drinking.
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Good Dialouge+good acting+good story+interesting+intelligent
Unfortunately for me, I learned to be super-critical of movies. I can hardly sit through a movie where I can already tell where it is going.
THIS MOVIE IS NOT LIKE THAT.
It satisfies things that you want the characters to do, and surprises you too. There is no bad acting. The dialogue is completely believable. he cinematography was spectacular, and had some neat CG effects. This story is unique, and not trying to be anything it isn't. Will Ferrel pulled off his best acting in this movie by basically, not being Will Ferrel. He is straight-faced almost the entire time, and plays his character well.
This movie is going up as one of my favorites of all time, along with Reservoir Dogs, The Shawshank Redemption, Waking Life, The Big Lebowski, Finding Nemo, and The Matrix.