October 2007

The Ron Clark Story

Made for television, based on the story of Ron Clark, obviously, saw a good turn in of a performance from Matthew Perry about an idealistic teacher facing impossible and rebellious children with ’broken’ backgrounds.

Still a typical feel good movie about a teacher and his classroom, less violent than Freedom Writers but still not a bad watch.
With what looked […]

The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers, one of the most creative actors whose work has been copied by many till today and best known for his portrayal of Inspector Clouseau. And here’s the story of his life and work brought to life again by the amazing talent of Geoffrey Rush.
All the actors involved were fantastic, and the story was beautifully shot. […]

The Last Legion

Bad acting, bad script, bad story, bad directing. It wasn’t the worst but it’s another one of those movies that shouldn’t be bothered unless you’re a fan of Aishwarya Rai. But even fans of Colin Firth should give this a skip. Honestly, it shouldn’t even be made.

There was hardly any choreographed fight sequence, seeing as […]

Freedom Writers

A typical feel good movie about an idealistic teacher and a bunch of students who seemed to be beyond help. I don’t have to spell out the rest.
The plot and story progression are worth the watch, and furthermore it’s based on a true story. There were a couple of surprising scenes that are moving, just to […]

Brothers

For someone who is ignorant, looking at one of the movie poster will give a very misleading idea of the film. Five guys sitting around facing the camera smiling, it’s as if they were all brothers. (It’s supposed to be the reunion between the top four of five Hong Kong TVB veterans on the silver screen - […]