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Justified (2010)
Violent but fascinating.
The violence is hard to take, but the interesting characters and pacing of this show keep me watching. Rather than going into the details of why I appreciate this series I will simply say that when I sit down to watch shows I have recorded all week I always choose 'Justified' to watch first. Well, okay, here are some reasons: it is well cast, things actually happen and it is chock-full of moral decisions and challenges. Timothy Olyphant (Raylan Givens) has certainly come a long way from 'Hitman.' Erica Tazel (Rachel Brooks) has a great and unexpected (given the genre) screen presence. I suppose it all works so well because it begins with a world created by Elmore Leonard. And, you can't beat that.
Greedy Lying Bastards (2012)
Kind of boring.
I feel terrible giving this documentary such a low score but it is honestly the way I feel. I was hoping this would be the passionate, insightful and well made film that would ignite people to action. But, alas 'Greedy Lying Bastards' is not. The talking heads have little passion. The film opens with the predictable extreme weather montage. Why does every climate change movie do that? The splashy graphics are repetitive and really reveal very little. All in all it is boring. Not that a social issue documentary has to entertain like Hollywood movies, but has to do something creative to stir people. Sorry to write such a negative review but I am frustrated.