Hancock - Dir. Peter Berg (2008)
Fluffy, lowbrow humor of first half works somewhat, but darker drama of second half works not at all.
Ultimately fails due to insistence of shoving conventions of the superhero genre into a production that shouldn't have been a typical superhero film.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Sunday, July 13, 2008
3:10 To Yuma
3:10 To Yuma - Dir. James Mangold (2007)
Has none of the gritty realism of The Proposition or artsy existentialism of Seraphim Falls or The Assassination of Jesse James. But, that's just fine for this action-packed, gun-slinging affair.
The genre archetypes of hardened outlaw and emasculated frontiersman are dusted off and given a renewed lease on life.
Has none of the gritty realism of The Proposition or artsy existentialism of Seraphim Falls or The Assassination of Jesse James. But, that's just fine for this action-packed, gun-slinging affair.
The genre archetypes of hardened outlaw and emasculated frontiersman are dusted off and given a renewed lease on life.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Wanted
Wanted - Dir. Timur Bekmambetov (2008)
Nerdy pushover summons the testicular fortitude to man up. Becomes assassin extraordinaire.
A gun-toting guilty pleasure. Super-stylized action film not afraid to go for the hard R.
Lacks the outlandish characters, acerbic wit, and nihilistic edge of the original comics.
Nerdy pushover summons the testicular fortitude to man up. Becomes assassin extraordinaire.
A gun-toting guilty pleasure. Super-stylized action film not afraid to go for the hard R.
Lacks the outlandish characters, acerbic wit, and nihilistic edge of the original comics.
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