January 2009

Changeling

To put it simply, Clint Eastwood is on a roll. Any actor would be very fortunate to be able to work with or for him.
This story was based on the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders that happened around the same time as the movie was set in, in 1928. The screenplay by J Michael Straczynski has [...]

Saw V

Let’s face it. When it’s the fifth instalment, it won’t be anything that can be considered good. Unless maybe a Harry Potter instalment or, dare I say it, Star Wars. Hey, I liked Attack Of The Clones. Yes, even it’s title. I don’t see what the fuss is all about.
Back to topic. Saw 5 is [...]

City Of Ember

BASED on the 2003 bestselling novel “The City Of Ember” by author Jeanne Duprau, the movie came with a dark setting with credits to Caroline Thompson who adapted the screenplay.

The movie showed why the novel is a bestseller but failed to do it any justice. Right from the start, the story progression was like a [...]

Australia

Baz Luhrmann’s unique style of directing was very apparent in the beginning of the movie. That’s how he brings out the comedic side of things. There were also elements that reminded of all his three previous movies, elements that perhaps made all three great.

But in the second half of Australia, as the tone got more [...]

The Spirit

It’s like a beautiful China vase; good to look at but hollow inside.
The trailer looked good with the black and white, the director of Sin City, the three beautiful actresses (just two in my case); there’s action, there’s Samuel L Jackson as the bad guy; everything looked good on paper.

Then the movie began, and it [...]