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Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001)
i liked this movie...
but
the final scene in the physics class rang wholly untrue, thereby ruining the entire film for me. call me picky. you'll see what i mean. otherwise, it was thoughtful and just...nice. alan arkin's character makes this movie. he's a great actor, with a hell of a voice. some of the plot points were a tad predictable, but they still had impact and intelligence. bonus points for no neatly packaged trite ending.
Les jeux sont faits (1947)
such a lovely film...
and very true to the book! the actress who plays Eve is wonderful (you'll cheer her on), but Pierre is a little too old. the pain of the characters is captured beautifully in the dialogue. see if you can find this movie. it's worth it.
The Believer (2001)
what a load
This film is truly a vortex of awfulness. it got progressively worse and worse with each scene, and in doing so sucked me in because i had to see how much more pathetic it could get. The slo-mo, the flashbacks, the awkward angles, the "Mission Impossible: II" style new-agey soundtrack backing up some scenes...as if it were not shown at Sundance, but made there, by a pack of beginning directors and screenwriters searching to create an "uncomfortable" and "thought-provoking" little masterpiece. And just when it couldn't get any worse...enter Billy Zane! It made me want to vomit--but maybe that was the scene in which Summer Phoenix sucked vomit-covered face. This story would have been much better handled by a more experienced, less gimmicky director/screenwriter. A waste of a gorgeous and charming young actor on an absolute crap film.
A Knight's Tale (2001)
what a shameful waste
I went into this film expecting something a tad bit corny and not very accurate, but still funny and entertaining. What I got was a lot bit corny, horribly inaccurate, and almost totally un-funny. The most entertaining part was trashing it afterwards. The dialogue was excruciating, the acting was sketchy at best, and the one-liners bombed in a sadistically enjoyable manner. I swear, the audience laughed harder at the brilliant "American Pie 2" trailer then at the entire feature presentation. Some of my specific points of contention (or "contestation", as Prince Edward says) against this film: the character of Jocelyn, completely un-likeable and poorly acted, wearing horrid costumes better suited to Cher and Jennifer Lopez; the unbearably cheesy, completely used-up "inspirational" lines; the intentional anachronisms, meant to be witty, which come off as merely contrived; the wink-wink-aren't-these-cute allusions to Canterbury Tales written by people who do not seem to have actually read a single one of them; the entire predictable and dull plot, the un-energetic jousting scenes, and last but definitely not least, the historical rubbish in general. I have never been a purist about historical films, but the whole garbage of a story was so unfaithful to its supposed setting of my favourite century, the 1300s, it made me spasm involuntarily in my seat. The only good things about the film: the music, which was delightful in itself, and the extraordinarily hot guy who played Edward the Black Prince. I think I've made my point: don't waste ur time and money on this film. The actors and the producers already have squandered enough.
Fever Pitch (1997)
the world needs more films like this
Today's IMDB poll was about sports. Apparently a mere 1.8% of the voting populace wanted to see a good sports film about horse racing, whilst 13% would prefer football. Although this movie is more about fans than football itself, it should satisfy u 13%'s football-film-related-needs. It's funny, touching and romantic enough to make even my mom love it, plus it is the perfect portrayal of any sports fan. Colin Firth is hot and highly amusing as always. Best part (after the end): when he sets the napkin on fire. Anyway, "Fever Pitch" is a total must-see. Now where the hell is my horse racing film?