‘1 Star’ Archives
He’s just not that into you
I only watched this because of the cast. There were many actors that I enjoyed in the past, so if nothing else I would enjoy their performances. But this movie is just a mess. There are many different storylines, that are supposed to cross into each other and have the same theme of women dating men. They do cross into each other, but in the [...]
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
I was never a fan of historical movies, so I didn't go in to this movie expecting much. I got even less than that. From the plot point of view, this was not the greatest movie. The battle between England and Spain came to the center only in the last part, and the resolution felt anti-climactic. Before that it was all about the Queen and her [...]
The Holiday
The Holiday (2006): Two women troubled with guy-problems (Diaz, Winslet) swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love. The premise of this story is ludicrous, why would you need to swap home with somebody else? Especially for Amanda (Cameron Diaz), she is so rich that she could buy another house anywhere [...]
Babel
Babel (2006): Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, touching off an interlocking story involving six different families. There are 4 stories, 2 of them take place in Morocco and they are tightly related: 2 young kids play with a rifle and shoot at a bus, injuring an American tourist; this tourist is Susan (Cate [...]
Transamerica
Transamerica (2005) is a movie about a men who wants to have a sex change operation, but finds out that he has a son. This movie is not afraid to tackle weird and disturbing situations, even more than its premise. Normally I would say that this is brave, but it just didn't feel like the execution was very good. At times I felt bored by this [...]
North Country
North Country (2005) is a retelling of a woman working as a miner suing her employer for sexual harassment, based on true facts. This seems to be the year of movies about important issues, mostly based on true facts like Good Night, and Good Luck, Munich, Syriana, Cinderella Man... The issues dealt in this movie are not less important, but [...]