Slow sweep over snowy models; one of best pre-title openings ever. Unfairly regarded as cold, stylish misfire, you either love or are wrong.
Category: #140RVW
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#140RVW: The Answer Man (2009)
Mostly enjoyable mashup of cranky novelist movies plays it safe, which is too bad, because it has good bones. Probably had good early draft.
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#140RVW: Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
So much fun. Cagney has a blast chewing scenery in old Hollywood classic. Snappy dialogue up to standards of Curtiz’s best – high praise…
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#140RVW: Attack the Block (2011)
Starts slow, but be patient & get into the spirit of it; quite funny, but also exciting & engaging from straight-forward action perspective.
Originally reviewed on Letterboxd on 7/4/2012: http://boxd.it/hOa5
Hang in there for the first 10 minutes and you’ll be good; it’s not that it’s a slow starter, it just may take a bit to get into the spirit of the thing. It’s obviously quite funny, but it may surprise you how exciting it is from a straight-forward action perspective. I was truly engaged in the story.
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#140RVW: Brave (2012)
Absolutely wonderful; gorgeous, thoughtful, funny, full of heart. Simple plot? Princessy? Eh, I guess. Well done, Pixar. HIGHLY recommended.
Originally reviewed on Letterboxd on 6/22/2012: http://boxd.it/gyq5
Absolutely wonderful; gorgeous, thoughtful, funny, full of heart. Was so happy to bring my girl to this; my wife and I loved talking about it in the weeks leading up to release, and it was so encouraging to hear her excited observations after we watched. Well done, Pixar. HIGHLY recommended.
