'Blast from the Past' is a page that has been made for you, to get you to watch movies that has been released a year ago and above. Each month 2 to 4 movies will be posted on that page. It will include the movie's summary plot and review, in addition to the movie's info, ratings and trailer.
*Spoilers Alert.
#8: March 15, 2014.
Review: Confessions of a Shopaholic
-'Confession of a Shopaholic' Info:
-Release Date: February 13, 2009.
-Starring: Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter, John Goodman, Joan Cusack, Robert Stanton, Leslie Bibb, Julie Hagerty, Wendie Malick, Nick Cornish, Kristin Scott Thomas and John Lithgow.\
-Based on: 'Shopaholic' by Sophie Kinsella.
-Studio(s): Touchestone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
-Directed by: P.J. Hogan.
-Screenplay by: Tim Firth and Tracey Jackson.
-Music by: James Newton Howard.
-Running Time: 104 minutes.
-Budget: N/A.
-Box Office: -Domestic(US): $ 44,277,350.
- Foreign: $ 64,055,872.
-Ratings: -IMdb: 5.8/10.
-Rotten Tomatoes: 25%.
-Metacritic: 38%.
-PERSONAL RATING: 6.4/10.
-'Confession of a Shopaholic' Trailer:
#7: July 6, 2013.
Review: Letters to Juliet
#6: March 26, 2013.
Review: Marley & Me
#5: March 14, 2013.
Review: The Holiday
'The Holiday' talks about 'Amanda Woods'(Cameron Diaz), an American movie trailer producer, who agrees to swap homes for two weeks with 'Iris Simpkins'(Kate Winslet), an English workaholic. During their respective stays 'Amanda' falls in love with 'Iris''s brother 'Graham'(Jude Law), a widower with two daughters, and 'Iris' develops a friendship with 'Arthur Abbot'(Eli Wallach) her old neighbor and famous producer, and 'Miles Dumony'(Jack Black). There is also Iris's former lover 'Jasper Bloom'(Rufus Swell), 'Amanda''s cheating boyfriend 'Ethan Ebbers'(Edward Burns), and 'Miles''s girlfriend 'Maggie'(Shannyn Sossamon).
The overall flow of the movie was good, although there were many scenes that felt too long and could have been trimmed of. At the beginning I really liked that the director took time to develop and show us the personalities of 'Amanda' and 'Iris'. However, towards the middle the movie kind of slowed down and became less interesting, and towards the end picked up steam. The best scene was the scene when 'Amanda' cried for the first time and ran back towards 'Graham', especially since they used the melody 'Cry'. The ending was predictable, but this movie is a romantic comedy, and usually they are predictable.
What I liked in this movie that the cast was really one of the best romantic-comedy cast. They’re acting allowed the audience to feel close to them. "Cameron Diaz" was really good and I think she did a really good job balancing drama and comedy. "Kate Winslet" was great in emotional and dramatic scenes, but during the comedic ones she fell flat most of the time. "Jude Law" was perfect for this role and the best chemistry and couple scenes were between him and "Cameron Diaz". "Jack Black" did a good job, though I thought they could have chosen someone else. But that does not diminish his comedic talents, which he used very well in this movie. The other cast members did a good job.
-'The Holiday' Info:
-Release Date: December 8, 2006.
-Starring: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black, Shannyn Sossamon, Eli Wallach, Edward Burns, and Rufus Sewell.
-Studio(s): Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Relativity Media.
-Directed by: Nancy Meyers.
-Written by: Nancy Meyers.
-Music by: Hans Zimmer.
-Running Time: 136 minutes.
-Budget: $ 85,000,000.
-Box Office(World Wide): $ 205,135,324.
-Ratings: -IMdb: 6.8/10.
-Rotten Tomatoes: 47%.
-Metacritic: 52%.
-PERSONAL RATING: 7.2/10.
-'The Holiday' Trailer:
#4: March 9, 2013.
#8: March 15, 2014.
Review: Confessions of a Shopaholic
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| Official 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' Poster. |
A not over-the-top and most creative comedy movie ever made, but in the end 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' is a movie to buy into.
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| "Isla Fisher". |
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| "Hugh Dancy" and "Isla Fisher". |
'Rebecca Bloomwood'(Isla Fisher) is a shopping addict, who lives with her best friend 'Suze Cleath-Stuart'(Krysten Ritter) and works for a gardening magazine but dreams of joining the fashion magazine 'Alette'. When she goes to an interview in 'Alette', the position she is being interviewed in gets filled. However, during a wild night organizing her bills sends a letter to 'Successful Savings' rather than 'Alette', which is run by 'Luke Brandon'(Hugh Dancy) and finds herself getting a job in a financial magazine, but accepts it thinking she would be able to move on to 'Alette'. But getting very deep into a lie will not be as easy as she thought it would be, especially since debt collector 'Derek Smeath'(Robert Stanton) is following her and jeopardizing her mission. Will she be able to make it to 'Alette' magazine while controlling her addiction to shopping or will her addiction ruin her life and the friendships she has? Other characters include 'Rebecca''s parents 'Graham'(John Goodman) and 'Jane'(Joan Cusack), 'Alicia Billington'(Leslie Bibb), 'Luke''s assistant 'Haley'(Julie Hagerty), 'Shopaholic Anonymous' group leader 'Miss Korch'(Wendie Malick), 'Suze''s fiancée 'Tarquin Cleath-Stuart'(Nick Cornish), 'Alette Naylor'(Kristin Scott Thomas) and 'Dantey West' CEO 'Edgar West'(John Lithgow).
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| "Joan Cusack", "John Goodman" and "Isla Fisher". |
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| "Krysten Ritter" and "Isla Fisher". |
On paper this movie should have been an amazing success: being adapted by the best seller 'Shopaholic' by "Sophie Kinsella", including a young, fresh and funny cast, includes fashion (which has been getting hotter joining fashion in movies after the success of 'Sex and the City' the movie) and infusing current music and topics. But the movie is a rollercoaster, it has many shining and good moments yet it also has moments where it unfortunately fails. The comedy in this movie may at many times seems cliché and out-dated, but I truly think that thanks to the performance of its lead actress and is the main feature that makes the movie a fun film to watch (which allowed to bring forward the potential of this movie). On the other hand the drama was not as successful as the latter and failed in many instances, that is not to say that there were few moments where emotions and drama were portrayed successfully.
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| "Kristin Scott Thomas", "Isla Fisher" and "Leslie Bibb". |
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| "Isla Fisher". |
Director "P.J. Hogan" is known for directing the 2003 big budget movie 'Peter Pan'(2003) and the hit romantic comedy 'My Best Friend's Wedding'(1997). The directing style helps the movie, yet the effort brought by him felt inconsistent and it was apparent the scenes that were reshoot in the post-production and then added to the original scenes that were shot. Screenwriters "Tim Firth"('Kinky Boots') and "Tracey Jackson"('The Other End of the Line') failed to bring essence and soul to the well written novel; it lacked the emotional connection, but excelled in the comedic lines and moments. Not working on important and big movies and rather on small TV movies shows their lack of experience in such areas, which is unfortunate since the story had so much potential and could have been tackled better. "James Newton Howard"('The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) gave an acceptable score, and the movie's soundtrack included tracks that complemented the movie but their inclusion in the movie was overused.
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| "Hugh Dancy" and "Isla Fisher". |
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| "Isla Fisher" and Hugh Dancy". |
The time of the movie is good, but the problem is the pacing of the movie. The movie at many times takes a long pause at unnecessary scenes, and then fast-track scenes that are actually deemed important to the story. In addition to that, the movie has many entertaining scenes, but what the movie suffers from is the joining of these scenes, which actually harmed the pacing of the movie. One of the best scenes of the movie is the whole Miami sequence, which includes 'Rebecca' and 'Luke' spending time together shopping and dancing and their interactions were one of the highlights and positive points of the entire movie. Other standout moments or sequences were 'Rebecca' and 'Suze' arranging the bills, 'Rebecca''s shopping scenes, 'Luke' interviewing 'Rebecca' for a job position, and finally 'Rebecca' and 'Derek' elevator scene. The ending could have been made much better and the credits scene was entertaining.
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| "Hugh Dancy" and "Isla Fisher". |
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| "Wendie Malick" and "Isla Fisher". |
"Isla Fisher" was perfect in this role, and her portrayal of this goofy, stylish, and intelligent shopaholic was in my opinion spot on in many moments. She was definitely the star of the movie, where all the standout comedic moments were hers. "Hugh Dancy" did well portraying the serious 'Luke', who falls in love with 'Rebecca'. "Isla" and "Hugh"'s on-screen romantic chemistry was there, but the relationship developments of their characters needed much polishing. "Krysten Ritter" was funny as 'Rebecca''s best friend but her role in the second and third half was unfortunately massively diminished. "Robert Stanton" fitted well the role of 'Derek Smeath', but the writers could have given him more depth. "John Goodman" and "Joan Cusack" were hilarious as 'Rebecca''s parents, "Leslie Bibb" had little character weight as the fahionesta 'Alicia', "Kristin Scott Thomas" was believable as 'Alette'(with a respectable French accent), and "John Lithgow" barely made an impact.
'Confessions of a Shopaholic' is a respectable romantic-comedy, which many will like it and others will like to dislike it. But certainly it’s an enjoyable movie, whose potential was limited.
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| Official 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' Poster. |
-Release Date: February 13, 2009.
-Starring: Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter, John Goodman, Joan Cusack, Robert Stanton, Leslie Bibb, Julie Hagerty, Wendie Malick, Nick Cornish, Kristin Scott Thomas and John Lithgow.\
-Based on: 'Shopaholic' by Sophie Kinsella.
-Studio(s): Touchestone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
-Directed by: P.J. Hogan.
-Screenplay by: Tim Firth and Tracey Jackson.
-Music by: James Newton Howard.
-Running Time: 104 minutes.
-Budget: N/A.
-Box Office: -Domestic(US): $ 44,277,350.
- Foreign: $ 64,055,872.
-Ratings: -IMdb: 5.8/10.
-Rotten Tomatoes: 25%.
-Metacritic: 38%.
-PERSONAL RATING: 6.4/10.
-'Confession of a Shopaholic' Trailer:
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Review: Letters to Juliet
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| Official "Letters to Juliet" Poster. |
This romantic drama movie may be for many a cliché movie that is not worth
watching, and to be honest that is what I first thought of it. But truth be
told, never judge a book by its cover.
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| "Amanda Seyfried". |
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| "Amanda Seyfried" and "Vanessa Regrave". |
'Sophie Hall'(Amanda Seyfried), a fact checker working for the
'The New Yorker', goes on a pre-honeymoon' with her fiancé 'Victor'(Gael Garcia
Bernal) to Verona, Italy. While her fiancé gets busy trying to prepare for his
soon-to open restaurant, 'Sophie' accidentally discovers a 50-year old
unanswered 'letter to Juliet', at a wall in Verona's lover's courtyard where
thousands of letters are left there to be then answered by the 'secretaries of
Juliet'. After 1 week of answering the letter, she meets now elderly and widowed
'Claire Smith-Wyman'(Vanessa Redgrave) accompanied by her grandson 'Charlie
Wyman'(Chris Egan). And after getting the advice of 'Sophie', the three of them
decides to go and search for 'Claire''s long lost love 'Lorenzo
Bartolini'(Franco Nero). Hope will be rejuvenated, Friendships will be made,
and Love will be discovered and found. Other characters also include:
'Isabella'(Luisa Ranieri), 'Francesca'(Marina Massironi), 'Donatella'(Lidia
Biondi), and ‘Maria’ (Milena Vukotic), the four 'secretaries of Juliet'. We
also have 'Bobby'(Oliver Platt) editor of 'The New Yorker'.
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| "Chris Egan" and "Amanda Seyfried". |
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| "Franco Nero" and "Vanessa Redgrave". |
Many people may decide not to watch this
movie thinking it will be no different than the other romantic dramas that are
being released. But there is something about this movie that makes you enjoy
it. When I started watching it I decided that I am going to watch it with an
open mind. Soon I found myself enjoying myself. Even though I knew what was
going to happen in the end, I still wanted to stay and watch what was going to
happen. The thing in this movie is that even if it has many elements that we
have seen before in a romantic comedy, you still enjoy watching it.
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| "Amanda Seyfried" and "Gael Garcia Bernal". |
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| "Amanda Seyfried", "Vanessa Redgrave", and "Chris Egan". |
One of the things that will enable you to
enjoy this movie is the directing. This was "Gary Winick"(‘Bride Wars',
'13 Going on 30', and 'Charlotte's Web') final movie acting as a director
before he passed away. And being his final work, I think he did a really good
job directing this movie. He brought to it a certain flair that distinguished
it from the other movies within it genre group. Other elements that also helped
the movie were the music which gave this romantic movie a pop background, which
actually enhanced the overall final movie. Composer "Andrea Guerra"(‘Hotel
Rwanda' and 'The Pursuit of Happyness') did a very good job making great
romantic tunes to accompany the movie.
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| "Amanda Seyfried" and 'The Secretaries of Juliet'. |
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| "Amanda Seyfried". |
The overall flow of the movie was good.
The movie's time frame was for me great and allowed all the necessary events
and scene to have its breathing space. From start to finish the pace of the
movie was great; however, in the middle the movie kind of slows a bit trying to
transition. But it never does affect the movie really that much. I had three
favorite scenes: the first was when 'Claire' and 'Lorenzo' finally meet again,
the second one was when 'Sophie' gets the wedding invitation, and the third was
when 'Claire' reads out loud the letter that 'Sophie' sent her. Yes there are
many clichés, but who cares it isn't a movie made to impress critics, it was
made to impress audiences.
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| "Chris Egan". |
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| "Vanessa Redgrave" and "Franco Nero". |
The cast in this movie is a good cast.
"Amanda Seyfried" was part of this movie when her stardom exploded.
And for me she did a really good job till this day diversifying her roles. This
for sure wasn't her best performance, but it was a good one. She was able to
carry this movie, being one of the two main ladies of this movie. The other
main actress was "Vanessa Redgrave", who is impeccable and even though
it wasn't a movie that she had to give the best she can, she certainly gave it
her all and never once does she falls flat. "Christopher Egan" did a
really good job in my opinion. He was able to somehow develop his character
with the material he got. And the chemistry between those three actors was
great, and audiences could definitely feel the connection between
"Amanda" and "Chris". It was a clever idea to cast
"Franco Nero", real-life partner of "Vanessa Redgrave", as
her lover in the movie. It allowed true emotions to be shown in their scenes.
The other supporting actors did an OK job supporting the main cast.
'Letters to Juliet' is just one of those
romantic dramas that you will enjoy watching. You may roll your eyes a couple
of times, but it’s a romantic drama for teenagers and lovers. So why not watch
it and roll your eyes, it’s worth it.
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| "Letters to Juliet". |
-'Letters to Juliet' Info:
-Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Chris Egan, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero, Gael Garcia Bernal, Luisa Ranieri, Marina Massironi, Lidia Biondi, Milena Vukotic, and Oliver Platt.
-Studio(s): Summit Entertainment.
-Based on: 'Letters to Juliet' by Lise Friedman and Ceil Friedman.
-Directed by: Gary Winick.
-Music by: Andrea Guera.
-Running Time: 105 minutes.
-Budget: $ 30,000,000.
-Box Office(World Wide): $ 79,181,750.
-Ratings: -IMdb: 6.3/10.
-Rotten Tomatoes: 40%.
-Metacritic: 50%.
-PERSONAL RATING: 6.7/10.
-"Letters to Juliet" Trailer:
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Review: Marley & Me
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| Official "Marley and Me" Poster. |
A comedy-drama movie,
whose story centers around a newlywed couple and a dog, may seem at first
glance really boring. However, the constant chemistry between those three
characters will draw you to it.
| "Jennifer Aniston" and "Owen Wilson". |
| "Jennifer Aniston" and "Owen Wilson". |
The movie talks about the lives of 'Johnny Grogan'(Owen Wilson) and
'Jennifer Grogan'(Jennifer Aniston) a newly married couple, who have just been
hired as reporters in competing newspapers. When 'Johnny' sees 'Jennifer'
contemplating motherhood, he decides to buy her a puppy. And coincidentally
they fall in love with 'Marley', a puppy that will forever change their lives. We also meet 'Sebastian Tuney'(Eric Danna) 'Johnny''s friend, 'Arnie
Klein'(Alan Arkin) 'Johnny''s boss, and 'Ms. Kornblut'(Kathleen Turner) a dog
trainer.
This movie is based on a same named memoir by the "John
Grogan", the person on which the main character was based on. I think the
story is really good. Yes there is nothing spectacular in it and it is simple,
but that is why it is so good. It allows you to relate in some way with these
characters and the emotions they convey while dealing with struggles that many
can relate to. The movie's pace was good, though for me I would have liked if
it were longer since I think the movie was able to get a little bit more
development.
| "Jennifer Aniston" and "Owen Wilson". |
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| "Owen Wilson". |
Director "David Frankel", who gave us the big hit 'The Devil
Wears Prada', for me, did a great job. Though I will admit his directing style
did favor the characters over the story at various points. Nonetheless, I think
he did a fantastic job. The editing was done in a good way. "Theodore
Shapiro", the composer who provided the movie with the music, did an
amazing job. It is worth mentioning that he previously worked with the director
on 'The Devil Wears Prada' and 'Hope Springs'.
The opening scene was a great way to make the audience enter the movie
and to give us just enough about each character. The overall pace of events was
good, and I think the events that were given more time were the right ones. The
scene where 'Johnny' starts talking in his column about the daily lives with
'Marley' was one of my favorite scenes. But the ending must be the best scene
of the movie. It was really emotional and well acted and directed. It was
heartbreaking to say the least.
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| "Owen Wilson" and "Jennifer Aniston". . |
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| "Owen Wilson" and "Eric Dana". |
For me this is one of my favorite "Owen Wilson" roles. He
really did a good job. Same goes to "Jennifer Aniston"; I think she
did a wonderful job. And the chemistry with these two actors played a major
role in making this movie a success. But of course the star of the movie was
the character 'Marley'. Though 22 dogs played 'Marley' throughout the entire
movie, anyone who has seen the movie cannot deny that they felt a certain
attachment to this dog. "Eric Dana" and "Alan Arkin" were
interesting supporting actors. And "Kathleen Turner"'s cameo
appearance was appreciated.
Overall, 'Marley & Me' is a really enjoyable movie that proved to be
an unprecedented success. I do recommend everyone to watch it, and at the end
you may want to buy a dog!
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| Official "Marley and Me" Poster. |
-'Marley & Me' Info:
-Starring: Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Eric Dane, Kathleen Turner, and Alan Arkin.
-Studio(s): Twentieth Century Fox and Regency Enterprises.
-Based on: 'Marley & Me' by John Grogan.
-Directed by: David Frankel.
-Music by: Theodore Shapiro.
-Running Time: 121 minutes.
-Budget: $ 60,000,000.
-Box Office(World Wide): $ 242,717,113.
-Ratings: -IMdb: 7.0/10.
-Rotten Tomatoes: 64%.
-Metacritic: 53%.
-PERSONAL RATING: 7.6/10.
-'Marley & Me' Trailer:
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Review: The Holiday
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| Official "The Holiday" Poster. |
This Romantic-comedy movie has a good cast and is nicely acted, but lacks the surprise factor that it required to be a great one.
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| "Cameron Diaz". |
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| "Kate Winslet". |
The movie overall is a good movie within its genre. The story at the beginning is really interesting, but in the end these events were not used and developed in a very great way towards the end and became somehow clichés. However, this does not mean that it isn't a good film. I actually think that the work of director "Nancy Meyers" helped the movie. It concentrated on the character's development mainly, but still kept the aesthetic of the movie by using well the nature of the surrounding. I was surprised to know that "Hans Zimmer", whose previous works include 'The Dark Knight Rises', 'Inception', and 'Pirates of the Caribbean' trilogy, did the score in this one. And the melody 'Cry' in the soundtrack was the best.
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| "Jude Law". |
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| "Jack Black". |
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| "Kate Winslet" and "Jack Black". |
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| "Jude Law" and "Cameron Diaz". |
'The Holiday' is a great movie for couples in love to watch. For those who like these kinds of movies, I encourage you to watch them; since I am sure you will have fun.
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| "The Holiday". |
-Release Date: December 8, 2006.
-Starring: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black, Shannyn Sossamon, Eli Wallach, Edward Burns, and Rufus Sewell.
-Studio(s): Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Relativity Media.
-Directed by: Nancy Meyers.
-Written by: Nancy Meyers.
-Music by: Hans Zimmer.
-Running Time: 136 minutes.
-Budget: $ 85,000,000.
-Box Office(World Wide): $ 205,135,324.
-Ratings: -IMdb: 6.8/10.
-Rotten Tomatoes: 47%.
-Metacritic: 52%.
-PERSONAL RATING: 7.2/10.
-'The Holiday' Trailer:
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#4: March 9, 2013.
Review: Wicker Park
The
talks about 'Matt Simon'(Josh Harnett), who accidentally thinks he bumped in
on his love of his life again, 'Lisa Parish'(Diane Kruger), his love that left
him 2 years ago. But what he doesn't know is that he has a secret crush called 'Alex
Denver'(Rose Byrne), who is also the friend of 'Lisa Parish'. And here you will
see unexpected events and a story that includes love,
betrayal and obsession. The cast also includes "Mathew Lillard", who
plays 'Luke Stanford' friend of 'Matt'.
The
problem with this movie is that the acting is good and the story is interesting
and nice, but the execution of this story was done badly. The movie was lacking
a certain spark that usually a director gives it. The director "Paul
McGuigan", who is known for his work in 'Lucky Number Sleven' , 'Push',
and directing episodes 1 and 2 of the UK series 'Sherlock', didn't do a good
job. And it is surprising considering that he directed 2 great episodes of the
great series 'Sherlock'. The events and their flow were good, but at the same
time they could have been more organized. The music was nicely done by "Cliff Martinez", who is known for his work with the 'Red Hot Chili Peppers'.
The scenes
in the movie were good, but none of them were memorable scenes. Still there is
one scene, which in my opinion was one of the best scenes of this movie. It was
at the end of the movie, when 'Matt' and 'Lisa' reunite at the airport. I think
the emotions that were brought by the actors made this scene a good one. "Josh
Harnett" did a good job carrying this movie. It's a shame we aren't seeing
him anymore in good roles or in films in general. "Diane Kruger” did a
wonderful job, considering she had fewer screen time that "Harnett"
and "Byrne". "Rose Byrne" also was very good with showing
both sides of the character, although at some points she fell flat.
"Mathew Lillard" did a good job, and I think he did the most with
what he was given. And the chemistry between these four actors was noticeable.
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| Official "Wicker Park" Poster. |
This movie has a good plot and shows the acting skills of the
cast; nevertheless, it should have had a more organized plot as well as a
better director.
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| "Josh Harnett" and "Diane Kruger". |
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| "Rose Byrne". |
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| "Diane Kruger" and "Rose Byrne". |
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| "Josh Harnett". |
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| "Diane Kruger". |
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| "Mathew Lilard". |
Do I
consider 'Wicker Park' a great movie? No. But will I recommend people to watch it? Yes.
Since I do believe that it has a good story, but unfortunately the film as a
whole wasn't spectacular.
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| "Wicker Park". |
-'Wicker Park' Info:
-Starring: Josh Hartnett, Diane Kruger, Rose Byrne, and Mathew Lillard.
-Based on: 'L'Appartement' by Gilles Mimouni.
-Studio(s): Lakeshore Entertainment and MGM.
-Directed by: Paul McGuigan.
-Music by: Cliff Martinez.
-Running Time: 114 minutes.
-Budget: $ 30,000,000.
-Box Office: Domestic(US): $ 13,001,257.
Foreign: $ 8,567,561.
-Ratings: -IMdb: 6.8/10.
-Rotten Tomatoes: 23%
-Metacritic: 40%.
-PERSONAL RATING: 6.4/10.
-'Wicker Park' Trailer:
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#3: February 28, 2013.
Review: Eat, Pray, Love. :
‘Elizabeth Gilbert’(Julia Roberts) a woman , who thought she
had everything she ever wanted, embarks on a journey to rediscover herself
after divorcing her husband ‘Steven’(Billy Crudup). On this adventure she
discovers the pleasure of nourishment , in Italy, the power of praying, in
India, and true love, In Bali. The cast also includes “Javier Bardem” as ‘Felipe’,
“Richard Jenkins” as ‘Richard’, “Viola Davis” as ‘Delia Chiraz’, and “James
Franco” as ‘David’.
The movie is an enjoyable one no doubt. It is an
inspirational and magnificent story, which will leave you wondering about your
choices in life and your future decisions. Though the actors did a really good
job, the problem was it was too long. The producers, in my opinion, wanted to
bring everything in the book, and that was a big problem. They added so many
details, which sometimes undermined the movie’s quality, and scenes, that could have been
omitted or removed. The pace of the movie is slow, compared to other movies in
this genre, but on the plus side we were able to see “Julia Roberts” more!
“Ryan Murphy”, known for his smash hit series ‘Glee’ and
‘American Horror Story’, in my opinion did a good job. It wasn’t outstanding,
but at the same time it wasn’t as bad as many critics said and exaggerated. His
style of directing, I would describe it as bringing a beautiful picture rather
than focusing on the character’s deep issues and bringing them in a clear way. The
places they shot in were amazing. My three favorite scenes were first the Italian
thanksgiving dinner, second the rooftop scene in India, and third the ending
scene in Bali.
“Julia Roberts”, for me saved this movie big time. She did a
very good job trying to clarify the character to us as much as she could. She
and “Javier Bardem” had great onscreen chemistry, and their couple was
believable. Basically she had chemistry with all of her fellow actors within
this movie. “Javier Bardem” did a great performance, so did “Richard Jenkins”, “Billy
Crudup”, “Viola Davis”, “James Franco”, and the supporting cast.
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| "Eat, Pray, Love". |
‘Eat, Pray, Love.’ , an enjoyable movie , based on the same
name book and starring “Julia Roberts”,
has its beautiful moments, as well as its flaws.
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| "Javier Bardem" and "Julia Roberts". |
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| "Julia Roberts". |
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| "Viola Davis" and "Julia Roberts". |
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| "Julia Roberts". |
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| "Julia Roberts" and "Billy Crudup". |
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| "Richard Jenkins" and "Julia Roberts". |
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| "Julia Roberts" and "James Franco". |
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| "Julia Roberts". |
Ultimately, this movie should be watched due to the
exceptional story. It may not be a masterpiece but it sure is one the most
amazing stories I have ever seen.
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| "Eat, Pray, Love". |
-'Eat, Pray, Love.' Info:
-Release Date: August 13, 2010.
-Starring: Julia
Roberts, Javier Bardem, Billy Crudup, Richard Jenkins, Viola Davis,
and James Franco.
-Studio(s): Plan B Entertainment and Columbia Pictures.
-Directed by: Ryan Murphy.
-Running Time: 133 minutes.
-Budget: $ 60,000,000
-Box Office(World Wide): $ 204,594,016.
-Ratings: -IMdb: 5.4/10
-Rotten Tomatoes: 37%
-Metacritic: 50%
-PERSONAL RATING: 6.6/10.
-'Eat,Pray,Love.' Trailer:
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#2: February 12, 2013.
Review: Crazy, Stupid, Love. :
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| "Crazy, Stupid, Love". |
‘Crazy, Stupid, Love’ has definetly one of the best cast
ensemble ever for a comedy movie, at it can be considered as one of the best
movies of 2011.
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| "Steve Carell" and "Ryan Gosling". |
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| "Ryan Gosling" and "Emma Stone". |
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| "Steve Carell" and "Julianne Moore". |
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| "Ryan Gosling" and "Emma Stone". |
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| "Steve Carell" and "Analeigh Tipton". |
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| "Jonah Bobo" and "Steve Carell". |
Overall, I think that the cast was the reason this movie was
so great, and I thing the casting director did a really good job. It is
definitely one of the best 2011 movies, and I recommend everyone , who haven’t
seen it, to watch this ‘Blast from the Past’.
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| "Crazy, Stupid, Love". |
-'Crazy, Stupid, Love.' Info:
-Release Date(s):
-Starring: Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone,
Julianne Moore, Jonah Bobo, Analeigh Tipton, Kevin Bacon, and Marisa Tomei.
-Studio(s): Carousel Productions and Warner Bros. Pictures.
-Directed by: Glenn Ficarra and John Requa.
-Running Time: 118 minutes.
-Budget: $ 50,000,000.
-Box Office:(World Wide): $ 142,851,197.
-Ratings: -IMdb: 7.5/10.
-Rotten Tomatoes: 78%
-Metacritic: 68%
-PERSONAL RATING: 7.5/10
-'Crazy, Stupid, Love.' Trailer:
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#1 February 4, 2013.
Review: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
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| Official 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen' Poster. |
'A British romantic-comedy
drama that really captivates you', this is how I would describe this movie. 'Salmon
Fishing in the Yemen' talks about 'Harriet' (Emily Blunt), the
assistant of a visionary 'Sheik Muhammad', who asks 'Dr. Alfred Jones' to help
them in a new project that brings salmon fishing to Yemen.
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| "Ewan McGregor" and "Emily Blunt". |
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| "Kristin Scott Thomas" and "Amr Waked". |
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| "Emily Blunt". |
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| "Emily Blunt" and "Ewan McGregor". |
Overall, this
movie really surprised me. I never thought that it would be this good and that
I will enjoy it and get attached to the characters. It’s a ‘Blast from the Past’
that is definitely worth the watch.
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| 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen'. |
-'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen' Info:
-Release Date: 9 March 2012.
-Starring: Emily Blunt, Ewan McGregor, Amr Waked, and Kristin Scott Thomas.
-Studio(s): BBC Films, Lionsgate, UK Film Council, and CBS Films.
-Directed by: Lasse Halstrom
-Based on: 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen' by "Paul Torday".
-Running Time: 107 minutes.
-Budget: $ 14,500,000.
-Box Office(World Wide): $ 36,564,651.
-Rating: -IMdb: 6.8/10
-Rotten Tomatoes: 67%
-Metacritic: 58%
-PERSONAL RATING: 7.3/10
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