1 keeper from 4.
01:34 Monday 14 Jan 08
Good film. No sex, no violence, none of the stuff I usually like, but it’s a good film. 3rd Edward Norton in about 3 weeks. I’ve even told Jacq she might like it. It was another 5 quid bargain bucket film and well worth a viewing. imdb
Also watched one called Unknown and this was pretty dire. I’m sure on paper it worked very well. As a book - a short story - it would work well. One of the psychological genre, but conveying that through the screen is hard enough at the best of times. The cover says it’s a cross between Memento and Reservoir Dogs. So that’s a lurcher / mongrel then. One to not be watched again.
Lastly Casino. Not so great. All the usual ‘Mob’ characters in but the mix didn’t do it for me. You think Pesci and De Niro give the Cosa Nostra a cut? After all, without them their roles would be even more limited. It’s just shy of 3 hrs and I thought it rambled.
Oh yes - The Bourne Ultimatum. Didn’t like it as much as 1 and 2. It felt more of an add-on than something in it’s own right. The cover says “Move over 007, Bourne is back”. Well with Daniel Craig now next to M it’s Bourne in the backseat for me. Can anyone fight for as long as he and not break into a sweat? In Man with a Golden Gun there is a scene with 2 japanese girls and Bond fighting off a horde of young martial arts students. That looked ridiculous and Bourne seemed to just fall into that. The ending was really poor.
This week: Crash, 28 Weeks later, Blade Runner (Final version) and if I can, The Good Shepherd.
