January 2008

Gone Baby Gone

I have new found respect for Ben Affleck. He has done good with this movie that by the end of it, so much emotions is going through me and I just didn’t expect it to be this good.

The script was amazing and Affleck paced it just right, keeping the momentum going scene after scene. The [...]

Sydney White

There comes a time when you just want to leave your brains at the door and sit down for a typical teenage/hormonal movie. Today was such a time.

When being quietly dorky seems to be cool this era, they decided to make a movie out of it. But that turned out more pretentious than [...]

Juno

“Thundercats are go!”

What a simple story, yet very effective.
There is no culmination, there are no twists, just a straightforward drama with a great script and great acting. Simple yet effective. There really ought to be more movies like this.
Ellen Page delivered such a brilliant performance. Not overdoing it, and just enough to portray a normal [...]

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street

This is my favourite, if not the best, team up between Depp and director Tim Burton. What a great story and what a way to tell it by having Depp as the demon barber.

First, to get the bad out of the way. The movie could have been 15 minutes shorter. I know that doesn’t sound [...]

The Great Debaters

Great story, great cast, great acting. The political side of things were distracting mostly and there wasn’t enough debating. But it’s not about the competition, it’s about the journey of these black students making a mark in an era where African Americans were still looked down upon.
Denzel Whitaker, the youngest, has a name that must [...]