by Felipe Rosa
The Trip: hands down, this movie has the most hilarious moments of the year. As soon as both actors start making their impressions, it raises to another level. The quiet moments in between, while interesting as well, have a completely different feel to them. So, at the end, this movie has 2 halves, both satisfying on themselves, but that don’t quite match, leaving an uneven feeling to it. But still quite fun.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: comedy
by Felipe Rosa
Super 8: the blueprint for this is very clear; this is something that Steven Spielberg could indeed have done. The story, the setting as well as the underlying themes are there, particularly in the older movies. But not enough is done with the blueprint, it’s a bit less polished than could have been. The highlight is the incredible quality of the kid’s acting, top to bottom.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: sci fi
by Felipe Rosa
Children of Men: quite well-written sci-fi about a sad, drab future (not over-explaining what is going on is a great part of it). Strong cast, but what really elevates this is the amazing camera work by Emmanuel Lubezki. (But of course my bias towards long, continuous takes is quite well-documented.)
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: sci fi
by Felipe Rosa
Kung Fu Panda 2: looks beautiful (and, surprisingly, makes good use of 3D; it means a lot coming from me), but it doesn’t have the heart or the content to match that beauty. The characters are flat like a board, if one can even call them that. It’s not even all that funny.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: adventure, animation, fantasy
by Felipe Rosa
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: an actors’ movie if there ever was one, and indeed they are all great. It is quite amazing what good acting and good dialogue can do, even when the characters are so undeserving of our sympathy. You still want to watch them and understand them. Or maybe just watch the glorious train wreck that you know is coming.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
by Felipe Rosa
The Hangover Part II: I remember a time when sequels were supposed to be more of the same. This one is just the same. Maybe even less of the same, since it definitely is less funny.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: comedy
by Felipe Rosa
X-Men: First Class: a decent entry to the series, better than it deserved after the last two, in fact. It’s good to see that they kept some thematic unity with the first two movies. The cast choice was inspired; so was the use of less known characters, making the reboot less tired than it could be.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action, super hero
by Felipe Rosa
The Tree of Life: a stunning piece of art, make no mistake. Not an easy one and I don’t think it should be. Visually wonderful. The narrative is rather unusual; however, it’s my opinion that it works like that. It’s a movie that need to be seen many times, on many different moods, moments, places and times of the day: something new will be noticed each time.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
by Felipe Rosa
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: a sad addition to the series. Dark and murky, uninspired actions sequences, bad use of the characters. It’s a waste of such a nice cast. In fact, the only thing that is somewhat inspired is the Duck Soup reference (but, that’s mostly because of the source).
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: action
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