Nationwide Releases
The Golden Compass
Directed: Chris Weitz
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Dakota Blue Richards
Trailer
Synopsis: A girl tries to rescue her kidnapped friend from an evil organization in a world where people’s souls are shown as animals.
My Take: Never read the books, but it looks super cool to me.
RT Score: 44%
RT Consensus: Without the bite or the controversy of the source material, The Golden Compass is reduced to impressive visuals overcompensating for lax storytelling.
Continue reading “Movies Opening Dec 7″
Tags: andre benjamin, atonement, christopher plummer, daniel craig, dirty laundry, ellen page, golden compass, grace is gone, guy ritchie, james mcavoy, jason bateman, jason statham, jennifer garner, john cusack, juno, keira knightley, kristin scott thomas, lauren bacall, lily tomlin, looking for cheyenne, man in the chair, michael cera, nicole kidman, ray liotta, revolver, timber falls, violin, walker, woody harrelson
Nationwide Releases
Beowulf
Directed: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Ray Winstone, Crispin Glover, Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins
Trailer
Synopsis: The latest motion-motion capture about the epic poem Beowulf, where he fights the demon Grendel.
My Take: I actually enjoyed the story when I read it in high school. Motion-capture does scare me, but it doesn’t look as creepy as The Polar Express.
RT Score: 72%
RT Consensus: Beowulf’s groundbreaking animation, stunning visuals, and talented cast make for an extremely entertaining time at the movies.
Continue reading “Movies Opening Nov 16″
Tags: angelina jolie, anthony hopkins, benjamin bratt, beowulf, brian de palma, crispin glover, donnie darko, dustin hoffman, dwayne johnson, gabriel garcia marquez, grendel, jack black, jason bateman, javier bardem, jennifer jason leigh, love in the time of cholera, margot at the wedding, mr. magorium's wonder emporium, natalie portman, nicole kidman, ray winstone, redacted, richard kelly, sarah michelle geller, seann william scott, southland tales, what would jesus buy, zemeckis
The Others
Directed: Alejandro Amenábar
Starring: Nicole Kidman
Synopsis: A woman who lives insider her house with her creepy kids that are sensitive to sunlight thinks that her house is haunted.
I enjoyed it. It was pretty spooky and I really thought Nicole Kidman’s eyes were going to bulge out of her head. Jer figured out what was going on about halfway through but he does that a lot. I kept going back and forth about what I thought was going on but enjoyed it the whole time. Creepy house when it was all dark and even creepy at the end when it was all bright from the daylight.
Rating: B+
Tags: Alejandro Amenábar, nicole kidman, the others
