Movies, Phantasy

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

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When I read that Brad Bird (who made the wonderful Pixar films The Incredibles and Ratatouille) was recruited to direct Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol and that he gave it a special touch, I could not resist to watch this improbably action adventure. Bird did not write the script and hence was rather confined what he image [Read More]
Comedy, Movies

Crazy, Stupid, Love

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The first three quarters of the film are stupid. No, boring is a better word. Everything feels staged. You feel that you are watching a comedy without soul and intelligence. But then suddenly it all changes, you are in for a big surprise and the film comes to life.  I wonder if it would be image [Read More]
Comedy, Movies

Mrs. Doubtfire

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Robin Williams is one of the most talented comedians alive. The range of voice impersonation he can do is amazing. Some of his talent is on display in Mrs. Doubtfire. The film was made in 1993 and feels a bit outdated. There are funny moments but the most enjoyable part of the film is to image [Read More]
Drama, Movies

Our Idiot Brother

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If you think you have an idiot brother, watch this film and you will realize that you brother is actually pretty smart. Ned (Paul Rudd) is the brother of three intelligent, good looking and charming sisters and a pretty dumb mother.  Paul is not intelligent my any definition of the world, apparently inheriting most genes image [Read More]
Movies, Phantasy

Midnight in Paris

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The criticism that I and others have leveled against Woody Allen’s recent work seems to have stung. When Allen moved his camera to London a few years ago, got the same stories transplanted from New York to London. The difference in language seems to have freed Allen. Midnight in Paris only feels a bit repetitive image [Read More]
Drama, Movies

Easy Rider

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Some have billed Easy Rider the mother of all road movies.  Until the end, it is very difficult to figure out where this journey is leading to and what the whole point of the film it. It starts out in the American West. Two bikers (Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper) set out to travel east image [Read More]
Drama, Movies

Contagion—Nothing spreads like fear

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Nothing spreads like fear is a great subtitle. Unfortunately, the film is a disappointment. After living through September 11, SARS, and most recently the Fukushima nuclear disaster, we all have a pretty good sense that our world could suddenly be turned upside down. Many of us might die because of a natural or manmade disaster. image [Read More]
Drama, Movies

The Sound of Music

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To get in the spirit of Octoberfest, I watched the iconic romantic musical for a second time in my life. The mountains around Salzburg are still amazing but the film has aged less well than My Fair Lady. Too often you notice that the scene is shot in a Hollywood rather than on location in image [Read More]
Drama, Movies

Two Lovers

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I had not seen the poster for the film because otherwise I would have noticed that Two Lovers is not about two people.  During the film you realize it is about at least 3, possible 4 people, who are trying to figure out who they want to be with. We all know that this is image [Read More]