True Grit (2010)
True Grit (2010) — Well it doesn’t happen often that a remake is better than the original film (though with The Maltese Falcon, The Wizard of Oz, & The Thing it is not unprecedented) but here we have it. That doesn’t diminish my love for Henry Hathaway’s film featuring the always-iconic John Wayne, but as … Continue reading
TRON: Legacy (2010)
TRON: Legacy (2010) — So this is a “just okay” movie that is elevated to “slightly above average” status by pretty pretty visuals and kickass music. Everything in this movie looks awesome. Garrett Hedlund plays Sam Flynn, son of the original’s main character Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges). I might as well point out now that … Continue reading
Crazy Heart (2009)
Crazy Heart (2009) — What elevates this movie above just being a The Wrestler rip-off with country music instead of wrestling? 1) GOOD country music. In the Toby Keith/Tim McGraw/Keith Urban days that’s not all that easy to come by, but the main character Bad Blake is more in the Kris Kristofferson vein. 2) Jeff … Continue reading
The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009)
The Men Who Stare At Goats (2009) — Reasonably funny throughout but not stellar. The opening disclaimer “more of this is true than you might expect” kind of says it all in terms of tone. Clooney is great by playing his absurd role with intense sincerity. McGreggor’s American accent sounds not totally convincing and he … Continue reading
Persistence of Vision 