May 2010
7 posts
Phil Bacharach Review: Letters to Juliet
“Letters to Juliet” opens with shots of kisses taken from classical paintings and vintage photos, a montage proudly proclaiming its chick-flick romantic-comedy bona fides. It also serves notice not to expect much in the way of sophistication, invention or emotional depth.
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Jeffrey Huston Review: Just Wright
The biggest mistake someone could make after looking at the poster or watching previews for Just Wright would be to decide that it’s not for them. Or, more specifically, that it’s tailored strictly to a minority audience. Many films with all African-American casts are, but this one is different. And better.
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Michael Smith Review: Just Wright
“Just Wright” just has such a soothing tone to it compared to most of today’s hyper- realistic romantic comedies — such a not-in-your-face quality that I watched it hoping that it would get better in all of the ways that it’s just wrong. It didn’t happen.
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Kim Brown Review: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
It’s not easy being a famous investigative journalist, but Mikael Blomkvist makes it look easy.
This character is one millions of readers know well — the unrelenting middle-aged hero in Swedish author Stieg Larsson’s crime novel, “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” The first book in his “Millennium Trilogy” (all published posthumously after Larsson died in 2004)...
Clif' Warren Review: Letters to Juliet
Sure to be the big romantic hit of the summer, “Letters to Juliet” spins the story of an interesting old Italian legend brought up-to-date with a magical, suspenseful, and beautiful trip across Italy with two romances—one now fifty years in the making and another emerging before our eyes.
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James Cooper review: A Nightmare on Elm Street...
In its way, this new “Nightmare” film plays out like a greatest hits compilation of iconic moments from Wes Craven’s original 1984 film.
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Phil Bacharach Review: Iron Man 2
“Iron Man 2” purrs along on the conviction that it is a popcorn picture, nothing more and nothing less. It boasts action, laughs, romance, explosions, pseudoscientific gibberish and Scarlett Johansson slinking around in a skintight bodysuit. The movie has everything. In fact, if there’s a problem with “Iron Man 2” — and there is — it is that there’s just too much of everything.
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