MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Seven

I'm glad to say I finally watched Seven. It's been long overdue. In my opinion, this movie was flawless. I was totally engrossed. 2 hours never went by so quickly. Top-notch.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Mother and Child

There really is no love like a mother’s love. That’s what this film beautifully portrays. “Mother and Child” explores various mother-daughter relationships that really get to the core of how deep this connection is, especially when it is impacted by adoption. The cast is exceptional, as this really is an actor’s film. I must single out Kerry Washington, as I feel she finally landed a role that truly allowed her to show the talent that I knew she had all along. Annette Bening is also brilliant and so is Naomi Watts. It is way too early to call, but I think Benning and Washington could be in line for some Oscar buzz. It’s a shame that this wasn’t released later in the year during the Oscar season. I highly recommend this film, especially for women. So far, this is my favourite film of 2010.

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A ROTTEN TOMATO: Lost in Translation

This movie is called "Lost in Translation". Well, that's exactly how I felt.

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COMING SOON: Inception

I am too excited for this!! A fellow youtuber sums it up perfectly..."This trailer is so many kinds of epic that I had to shit my pants to make room in my body for it."

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Kick-Ass

I had a feeling I would enjoy this. This movie certainly lived up to its title, it really kicked ass! This was pure entertainment from start to finish. I haven’t had that much fun at the cinema all year. It was audaciously violent and crude, but I loved it. The fact that they weren’t superheroes at all (although Hit-Girl was quite extraordinary for an 11-year old) made it even cooler. I could definitely watch this movie again.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Paranormal Activity

OMG! This movie was SCARY! Hands-down, scariest movie I have ever seen. I had chills throughout this whole movie. Seriously, I was shaking. During the end part I was frozen in shock, with my hands covering my mouth. I just finished watching this and right now the strong Cape winds are blowing and my door was just moving on its own. I hope I can get some sleep tonight. FML.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Big Fish

How did I not know about this movie before? What a beautiful story. The movie was a great mixture of romance, fantasy and comedy. For some reason, throughout the film I kept thinking of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” and inevitably began to compare the two films. At the end, I believe this one to be far superior. In my opinion, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” attempted to be a serious, emotional film, but lacked the substance to really have an impact and ended up being quite average. Basically, I feel like it took itself too seriously. “Big Fish” however, used Tim Burton’s usual quirkiness to great effect, with the epic fantasy adventure combined with the more serious romance, creating a much more engaging story. The acting was great, but strangely enough, I appreciated Ewan McGregor’s lead performance the least, solely due to his annoying “Little House on the Prairie” southern accent. But that was the nature of the character, so I guess I can’t fault him for that.

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A ROTTEN TOMATO: Fish Tank

How do these movies win awards!? This movie (winner of this year’s BAFTA for Best British Film) was unapologetically emo. Pretty much all the characters were unlikeable. The family was completely dysfunctional, screaming and cursing all the time for no reason. Even the younger sister of the protagonist was cursing and smoking! Not cool at all. Final rating: 2 out of 5 stars.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK: The Secret In Their Eyes

Sorry if I've been bombarding you with foreign films lately, but I feel like I've exhausted all Hollywood movies of interest for now. I wasn't raving about this film, but it's definitely a good one and it's the best movie I've seen recently. It had some good camera work and had one of the best endings I have ever seen. In fact, I think the ending pushed it over "The White Ribbon" and "A Prophet" for the Oscar, much like the flashback montage in "Up" pushed it to a Best Picture nomination and the win for Animated Feature. I don't want to divulge any more, in case any readers plan on watching it. If you like a good murder mystery, check this one out.

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK: The Last Station

I didn’t see anything worthy of “Movie of the Week” this week, so I chose a movie I saw a couple weeks back – “The Last Station”. This movie left a lasting impression on me, I am still thinking about it. A major reason was the performance of Helen Mirren. Damn, that woman can act! She really threw herself into this character and you cannot help but feel for her. You really experience the intense frustration of someone who feels their life is being taken away from them and no one seems to care. In addition to Mirren, the rest of cast is superb, including an equally strong performance by Christopher Plummer and expectedly good performances from Paul Giamatti and James McAvoy. I really don’t understand how this film didn’t get more attention in the Oscar race. To me, this film had everything – great scrip, excellent cast, art direction, costume design. “The Blind Side” was nominated for Best Picture. Enough said.

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