I must be getting soft at my old movie going age. I'm far too easy to please nowadays. Case in point:
Push. Like
Appaloosa, there seems to be a number of things off with this picture, but I still found myself having a good time. I really liked the kinetic and frantic energy of this movie and I thought the location choice perfectly suited the action and story. I also liked the "world" they created for these characters to live in, but I really would have liked to have seen them explore it more closely. Chris Evans was yummy to watch and I think Dakota Fanning made another good choice on her journey to grown up movie star. Most disappointing though were the giant plot points, or at the very least important details, that were sadly missing.
I'm a sucker for these big ensemble, interweaving storyline movies.
Love Actually,
Crash,
Sin City - all very good.
He's Just Not That Into You is a nice addition to my list. The success of these films hinges on the many characters who often don't get a lot of screen time to connect with the audience. Several characters in
He's Just Not That Into You are enjoyable - Ginnifer Goodwin is exceptionally charming and I thought the Ben Affleck/Jennifer Aniston storyline was particularly sweet. No storyline here is large enough to carry an entire film by itself, but together they make a good complete story. What the movie could have done without are the topic introductions and chapter titles. They really weren't necessary and didn't better the film at all. But that's my biggest complaint in an otherwise satisfying movie.
I must be getting soft at my old movie going age. I'm far too easy to please nowadays. Case in point: Push. Like Appaloosa, there seems to be a number of things off with this picture, but I still found myself having a good time. I really liked the kinetic and frantic energy of this movie and I thought the location choice perfectly suited the action and story. I also liked the "world" they created for these characters to live in, but I really would have liked to have seen them explore it more closely. Chris Evans was yummy to watch and I think Dakota Fanning made another good choice on her journey to grown up movie star. Most disappointing though were the giant plot points, or at the very least important details, that were sadly missing.
I'm a sucker for these big ensemble, interweaving storyline movies. Love Actually, Crash, Sin City - all very good. He's Just Not That Into You is a nice addition to my list. The success of these films hinges on the many characters who often don't get a lot of screen time to connect with the audience. Several characters in He's Just Not That Into You are enjoyable - Ginnifer Goodwin is exceptionally charming and I thought the Ben Affleck/Jennifer Aniston storyline was particularly sweet. No storyline here is large enough to carry an entire film by itself, but together they make a good complete story. What the movie could have done without are the topic introductions and chapter titles. They really weren't necessary and didn't better the film at all. But that's my biggest complaint in an otherwise satisfying movie.
1 comment:
as a boy, and a nerd, i too enjoyed Push. the action was plentiful and the locations were amazing. I enjoyed watching the human torch on screen(of fantastic 4 fame) however, for different reasons from the Q. i'm also sure that my views differ from the Q's with regards to dakota fanning. i hoped to have been witness to a serious melt down by now, like many child star, and that she would have disappeared into the abyss of celebrity rehab/reality shows. yeah, shes not that old so there is still a chance it will happen. [fingers crossed]. any time she talked i was unable to suspend my reality, which was annoying because for a movie featuring people with special abilities, it had an almost real feel to it. The people aren't 100% good or bad as many comic book heroes/villains. They are real people who make choices about how to use their powers. In addition, it was nice to see the powers existing in people of multiple generations and that they differed in strength due to age, practice or sheer talent. im not saying its oscar worthy by any stretch of the imagination, but for escapist movie-going fare, it fit the bill. (which i might add, was $0, wink wink...)
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