by Felipe Rosa
The Help: here’s an example of an “important” movie that also happens to be entertaining and touch the right emotional chords. The performances are for the most part quite solid (Bryce Dallas Howard is a bit too broad for my tastes), and the only minor drawback is that the costumes and art direction are too manicured.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
by Felipe Rosa
Kiss Me Deadly: pretty solid noir, with a great brute of a protagonist. The acting in this is all somewhat weird, and the story depends a bit too much on a deus ex machina providing the necessary clues, but the character and the courage to make this brutal film, in addition to a great shot selection make this an above average example of the genre.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: noir
by Felipe Rosa
The Whistleblower: sometimes I make the exercise of wondering how a movie could be better. I don’t have a definitive answer for this one; the annoying cinematographty could go, the acting could improve. That wouldn’t solve the main issue, I think, since the story seems to be as “important” as it’s uninteresting.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
by Felipe Rosa
One Day: the arbitrary choice to tell the story showing just one date throughout the years weakens the movie, as the whole thing feels too sparse. A solution would be to have more interesting characters, but that was nowhere to be seen either.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: romance
by Felipe Rosa
Cowboys & Aliens: in addition to an almost absolute lack of real character, the main flaw of this is that it takes itself quite a bit too seriously. With such a preposterous concept, a bit of sense of humour would have been some improvement; Jon Favreau has that touch, so this felt like a wasted opportunity.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: sci fi, western
by Felipe Rosa
Crazy, Stupid, Love.: the best thing about this is the quite attractive cast. The movie itself feels long, badly paced. While the story is not itself completely bad, it also relies a bit too much on coincidences. The cast certainly deserved better.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: romantic comedy
by Felipe Rosa
Point Blank: competent thriller that, by one hand, doesn’t bring anything new to the table, but what it does, it does well. The idea of the wrong man being in pursuit has been around forever; but let’s not undervalue a good execution. Many good ideas have been mangled by uncapable hands.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: thriller
by Felipe Rosa
Friends with Benefits: the romantic comedy genre is so formulaic nowadays that what it really boils down to make it easier to swallow is the cast, and the chemistry. While this one follows the blueprints quite closely, at least the principals worked well together, and the supporting roles are well filled.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: romantic comedy
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