Movies We Watch

I understand why this film won Oscars. Great story, great acting, well paced, visually interesting. I cared about these people. I didn’t want the ending I knew was coming to happen.
Penn was understated and really inspiring in this part. But then he is a really great actor.
And after vowing to never watch another Van Sant [...]

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Interesting enough, but predictable. Bad big corporation. Everyone is in on something, no one is good…
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In The International, Interpol Agent Louis Salinger and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Eleanor Whitman are determined to bring to justice one of the world’s most powerful banks. Uncovering illegal activities including money laundering, arms trading, and the destabilization of governments, [...]

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Fast moving thriller about a father finding his daughter that was sold into the sex trade.
Suspenseful, with a happy ending, though less happy than one would expect.
It takes a special man to shoot a man’s wife in front of him to make his point.
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Seventeen year-old Kim is the pride and joy of her father Bryan [...]

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Happy ending, rich guy, everyone finding their true calling? Well, how the hell could that happen in a Hollywood film straight from the best seller shelves of Borders and the plot machine for chick flicks?
Girl finds love in buying things. Loses everything, gets unexpected job giving financial advice while being stalked by creditors, finds love [...]

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Visually stunning film that captured the look and feel of both the people, homes and film making look of the 1950’s.
Predictable plot about the ugly side of marriage, homosexuality, racism, and small town social circles in the 50’s.
So pretty to watch even if you have seen the film before under dozens of different names.
And, as [...]

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I had heard this was a great film. I was lied to. The plot was boring and predictable and the acting didn’t live up to it. And it was no comedy, no matter what they try to tell you.
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Four struggling actors retreat to a cabin in Big Bear, California in order to write a screenplay [...]

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The world is struck by an epidemic that causes almost everyone to go blind when they come into contact with someone suffering from blindness.
This was obviously trying to make some deep political statement, but I am not sure what it was.

The already blind will manipulate the new blind.
If you are immune it is better to [...]

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Though I found this film enjoyable for some Saturday night viewing, I did have a few problems.
1. Who believes that Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway are the same age? Though the two actresses supposedly only have 3 years difference in their actual age, I fail to actually believe it.
2. What kind of a mother allows [...]

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