Movie Reviews

Very brief reviews (personal opinions) of movies I've watched recently...

Blue Valentine, a reflection of life from the sad-but-true gritty grime to the beautiful innocence and simple pleasures; ironically enough the first words out of my mouth after the final fade to black, a dry but assertive "I hate life." I'll leave it at that for now.

About Time, a comedy that ended up making me cry more than the ending of Titanic, in the best sense--very happy tears witnessing the beautiful, genuine journey of life and the difficult decisions when letting go of one loved one to make another possible.

Prisoners, filled with self-doubt trying to decipher a twisted whodunit, inevitably revealing that we are all prisoners of something--be it physical entrapment, psychological inner conflict, drugs meant to ease our pain; however fitting the ending might have been, it was a frustrating one making me think of Jake Gyllenhaall as the absolute worst detective ever.

The Lego Movie, quirky and cute. Found myself being tempted for tears towards the end, but the commercialism of it all overrode such impulses. And now if someone could shoot me because "Everything is Awesome!" is such a freakin' catchy song and I can't get it out of my head.

Last Vegas, seeing Morgan Freeman in the flesh after hearing him in The Lego Movie was a plus. Heartfelt intentions were partly shrouded by big names being the center selling point of the film, but overall it was a lovely story and I got a couple of chuckles out of it.

We're the Millers, the person sitting next to me on the plane insisted I watch this film, so I did. Not too shabby for what it was; typical sexual, awkward situations dispersed throughout. And, come on, how lucky is the young, dorky actor who got to make-out with Jennifer Aniston? Let's be real.

Enough Said, poisoning perceptions and self-destruction. Relationships are hard enough as it is--and as unlikely as Eva and Albert's relationship is--the film did accurately portray our uncontrollable, incessant need to affirm what we're doing and who we're choosing is good enough instead of simply figuring out our own feelings toward said thing or person.

Before Sunrise, beautiful opposites attract impulsive love story. And as much as I despise open endings at times, this open ending was overwrought with hope; even if these two people never actually met again, their encounter filled their hearts with hope for the future, something to look forward to, grabbing life for everything it has to offer.

The O'Briens, this was the final film I began to watch on my returning flight to America and, fortunately for me, I could only watch about 20mins before it cut off for landing. Gorgeous location, but poor quality (especially in terms of lighting/over-exposure). I enjoyed the concept and their were nice moments, but reactions were generally overdramatic (whether that's on the director, the actors, or the writers I cannot tell you)