by Felipe Rosa
Infernal Affairs: at the end of the day, I would say it’s about the same level as The Departed. There is a sense of dread on watching this different movie when you know the end, pretty much. Or maybe the dread is on me, I don’t know. Anyway, I think the first scene is a mistake, and I miss the character of Mark Whalberg.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: crime, drama
by Felipe Rosa
Brick: I remember reading about this movie when it came out and wanting to see it. Well, I should have. Very solid: loved the dialogues, the story, (most of) the shots. Very Hammett-ian indeed!
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: noir
by Felipe Rosa
Black Angel: decent “noirish”. You can’t go much wrong with Peter Lorre, that’s for sure.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: noir
by Felipe Rosa
Greenberg: meh. It’s not so much that the main character is unpleasant (which he is), but that he is so uninteresting on his unpleasantness. As everybody else in the movie.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: drama
by Felipe Rosa
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: I understand that adapting a big, fact-packed book is a hard thing. But the movie has no character whatsoever, just cardboard figures jumping from one plot point to another badly-connected plot point.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: bottom, thriller
by Felipe Rosa
The African Queen: Huston, Katie, Bogie.. Does it really get much better than this? And wow, the Blu-ray looks absolutely awesome!! Very close to a perfect night of entertainment.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: adventure, romance, top
by Felipe Rosa
Kansas City Confidential: another neat noir, if a bit too round in some edges. Still, fun to watch.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: noir
by Felipe Rosa
Pickup on South Street: rough and tough noir. Who said a movie can’t be made with unsympathetic heroes, and well? And how could you go wrong with Thelma Ritter?
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: noir
by Felipe Rosa
Alice in Wonderland: still not sold on this whole 3D thing. Visually I like it, but the story is a bit lacking. It’s not too bad as a re-reading, I suppose.
Categories: Film reviews • Tags: fantasy
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