I rarely go to the theater and see a movie I don't like. It's only happened once so far this year, that I can remember. Well, now twice.
New York, I Love You is a mess. This movie was shot like a bad 70's TV show. I'm serious, that's what it looked like. There were very few characters or storylines that were even watchable and some of it was just plain boring. You don't start an ensemble piece featuring people like Shia LeBeouf and Robin Wright Penn with Hayden Christensen and Rachel Bilson. You kill the movie before it even gets started. I spent the first ten minutes trying to figure out which one I hated more. Bilson won, for the record. I loved
Paris, je'taime, I thought that was a great film.
New York, I Love You completely pales in comparison. If you see this movie stay for the Chris Cooper, Julie Christie, Anton Yelchin, Cloris Leachman and Ethan Hawke storylines - skip the rest.
Immediately after
New York, I Love You ended, I went and saw
The Boys Are Back. I had to redeem filmmaking as an art.
Based on a true story,
The Boys Are Back stars Clive Owen as a widower who is forced to reconnect with his sons after his wife's untimely death. I loved quite a bit about this film. Clive Owen was great. He doesn't get the chance to carry whole films by himself very often, but he's more than capable. I really liked the father/son relationships here too - another facet that isn't often shown on film. The relationships are fun, complicated and heartbreaking while still being entertaining. The young boys who played Owen's sons were also exceptional. Lastly, I loved the cinematography. Filmed mainly in Australia, the scenery was gorgeous.
Another fine and beautifully shot film was the Amelia Earhart biopic,
Amelia. It's not exceptionally flashy or bold, but it's a good, solid dramatic picture that has the feel of old time Hollywood. I really like how the filmmakers zeroed in on a particularly time in Earhart's life and told that story thoroughly. Hilary Swank did an excellent job of capturing Earhart during the prime of her life. Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor were also great. I was surprised by how compelling the film was. You know how the story ends, but I still found myself on the edge of my seat hoping for a safe landing.
I rarely go to the theater and see a movie I don't like. It's only happened once so far this year, that I can remember. Well, now twice. New York, I Love You is a mess. This movie was shot like a bad 70's TV show. I'm serious, that's what it looked like. There were very few characters or storylines that were even watchable and some of it was just plain boring. You don't start an ensemble piece featuring people like Shia LeBeouf and Robin Wright Penn with Hayden Christensen and Rachel Bilson. You kill the movie before it even gets started. I spent the first ten minutes trying to figure out which one I hated more. Bilson won, for the record. I loved Paris, je'taime, I thought that was a great film. New York, I Love You completely pales in comparison. If you see this movie stay for the Chris Cooper, Julie Christie, Anton Yelchin, Cloris Leachman and Ethan Hawke storylines - skip the rest.
Immediately after New York, I Love You ended, I went and saw The Boys Are Back. I had to redeem filmmaking as an art. Based on a true story, The Boys Are Back stars Clive Owen as a widower who is forced to reconnect with his sons after his wife's untimely death. I loved quite a bit about this film. Clive Owen was great. He doesn't get the chance to carry whole films by himself very often, but he's more than capable. I really liked the father/son relationships here too - another facet that isn't often shown on film. The relationships are fun, complicated and heartbreaking while still being entertaining. The young boys who played Owen's sons were also exceptional. Lastly, I loved the cinematography. Filmed mainly in Australia, the scenery was gorgeous.
Another fine and beautifully shot film was the Amelia Earhart biopic, Amelia. It's not exceptionally flashy or bold, but it's a good, solid dramatic picture that has the feel of old time Hollywood. I really like how the filmmakers zeroed in on a particularly time in Earhart's life and told that story thoroughly. Hilary Swank did an excellent job of capturing Earhart during the prime of her life. Richard Gere and Ewan McGregor were also great. I was surprised by how compelling the film was. You know how the story ends, but I still found myself on the edge of my seat hoping for a safe landing.
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