CHLOE GRACE MORETZ EDDIE REDMAYNE BLAKE LIVELY
LULI (MORETZ) HAS JUST TURNED THIRTEEN AND IS FED UP WITH HER ALCOHOLIC PARENTS SO SHE DECIDES TO, AFTER SEEING A COMMERCIAL ON TELEVISION, RUN AWAY TO LAS VEGAS. ALONG THE WAY SHE RUNS INTO EDDIE (REDMAYNE) AN EX RODEO COWBOY WHO HAS BECOME A SMALL TIME CRIMINAL, AND GLENDA (LIVELY) A GRIFTER WHO HAPPENS TO LIKE LULI AND DECIDES TO WATCH OVER HER. ALSO, THERE IS A HISTORY BETWEEN EDDIE AND GLENDA.
ESSENTIALLY, THIS IS A COMING OF AGE ROAD MOVIE. LULI GETS EXPOSED TO THINGS THAT NO THIRTEEN YEAR OLD SHOULD BE, SHE MAKES BAD CHOICES FOR HERSELF AND EVENTUALLY COMMITS AN ACT THAT MAY BOTHER HER THE REST OF HER LIFE.
EDDIE IS A TRUE SLIME BALL. YOU KNOW HE CAN'T BE TRUSTED FROM THE FIRST TIME YOU SEE HIM, AND HE PROVES IT AGAIN AND AGAIN THROUGHOUT THE MOVIE.
GLENDA IS ALL FOR HERSELF AND NOBODY ELSE. SHE ONLY PICKS UP LULI BECAUSE SHE KNOWS SHE CAN USE HER, WHICH SHE DOES TO ROB A STORE, AND THEN LEAVES LULI TO GET BY ON HER OWN.
LIVELY AND REDMAYNE DO A VERY GOOD JOB WITH THEIR CHARACTERS, BUT ONCE AGAIN IT'S MORETZ WHO SHOWS US JUST HOW GOOD AN ACTOR SHE IS. SHE IS GOING TO HAVE MANY AWARDS IN HER FUTURE.
RATING 3 out of 5
Monday, October 22, 2012
MOTHER'S DAY
REBECCA DE MORNAY JAIME KING FRANK GRILLO PATRICK FLUEGER
BETH AND DANIEL (KING AND GRILLO) HAVE JUST BOUGHT A FORE CLOSED HOUSE THAT ONCE BELONGED TO THE KOFFINS: MOM NATALIE (DE MORNAY) AND HER FOUR CHILDREN, THE OLDEST BEING IKE (FLUEGER.) THE BOYS DON'T KNOW THAT THEIR MOM HAS LOST THE HOUSE, AND WHEN ONE OF THEM GETS SHOT DURING A BANK ROBBERY, THEY HEAD HOME, ONLY TO DISCOVER THE NEW OWNERS AND THEIR FRIENDS HAVING A PARTY. NEEDING MONEY, WHEN NATALIE SHOWS UP, THE KOFFINS DECIDE TO STEAL FROM THE PARTY GUESTS AND THROW IN A LITTLE TORTURE ALONG THE WAY.
THIS IS A VERY BRUTAL, VIOLENT AND OFTENTIMES STRANGELY DISTURBING MOVIE. THE THREE KOFFIN BOYS WANT ACTION AND ARE READY TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET THAT; THEIR SISTER, THE YOUNGEST OF THE CHILDREN, IS QUIET YET CAN BE JUST AS BRUTAL AS HER BROTHERS WHEN NEEDED; ALL THE CHILDREN WORSHIP THEIR MOTHER, WHO IS THE TRUE PSYCHOPATH, SHE WILL SHOW YOU KINDNESS AND SYMPATHY BUT THEN TURN RIGHT AROUND AND SLIT YOUR THROAT.
I FOUND ALL THE ACTING TO BE GOOD. EACH OF THE CHARACTERS GETS THEIR SCREEN TIME, AND THEIR INTERACTIONS SEEM TO BE TRUE AND HONEST. HOWEVER, THE STANDOUT HERE IS DE MORNAY: WHILE THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT NATALIE TO LIKE, DE MORNAY HAS BEEN ABLE TO CREATE A CHARACTER WE BOTH LIKE AND HATE, A VERY DIFFICULT THING TO DO.
AS WITH THE ACTING, THE DIRECTION IS ALSO DONE WELL. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE AND MANY THINGS GOING ON, AND THE DIRECTOR KEEPS IT ALL CLEAR, TO THE POINT AND GOING AT A GOOD PACE. IT IS ALMOST AS IF THE MOVIE IS PLAYING OUT IN REAL TIME, WHICH ONLY ADDS TO THE TENSION.
RATING 3 out of 5
BETH AND DANIEL (KING AND GRILLO) HAVE JUST BOUGHT A FORE CLOSED HOUSE THAT ONCE BELONGED TO THE KOFFINS: MOM NATALIE (DE MORNAY) AND HER FOUR CHILDREN, THE OLDEST BEING IKE (FLUEGER.) THE BOYS DON'T KNOW THAT THEIR MOM HAS LOST THE HOUSE, AND WHEN ONE OF THEM GETS SHOT DURING A BANK ROBBERY, THEY HEAD HOME, ONLY TO DISCOVER THE NEW OWNERS AND THEIR FRIENDS HAVING A PARTY. NEEDING MONEY, WHEN NATALIE SHOWS UP, THE KOFFINS DECIDE TO STEAL FROM THE PARTY GUESTS AND THROW IN A LITTLE TORTURE ALONG THE WAY.
THIS IS A VERY BRUTAL, VIOLENT AND OFTENTIMES STRANGELY DISTURBING MOVIE. THE THREE KOFFIN BOYS WANT ACTION AND ARE READY TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET THAT; THEIR SISTER, THE YOUNGEST OF THE CHILDREN, IS QUIET YET CAN BE JUST AS BRUTAL AS HER BROTHERS WHEN NEEDED; ALL THE CHILDREN WORSHIP THEIR MOTHER, WHO IS THE TRUE PSYCHOPATH, SHE WILL SHOW YOU KINDNESS AND SYMPATHY BUT THEN TURN RIGHT AROUND AND SLIT YOUR THROAT.
I FOUND ALL THE ACTING TO BE GOOD. EACH OF THE CHARACTERS GETS THEIR SCREEN TIME, AND THEIR INTERACTIONS SEEM TO BE TRUE AND HONEST. HOWEVER, THE STANDOUT HERE IS DE MORNAY: WHILE THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT NATALIE TO LIKE, DE MORNAY HAS BEEN ABLE TO CREATE A CHARACTER WE BOTH LIKE AND HATE, A VERY DIFFICULT THING TO DO.
AS WITH THE ACTING, THE DIRECTION IS ALSO DONE WELL. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE AND MANY THINGS GOING ON, AND THE DIRECTOR KEEPS IT ALL CLEAR, TO THE POINT AND GOING AT A GOOD PACE. IT IS ALMOST AS IF THE MOVIE IS PLAYING OUT IN REAL TIME, WHICH ONLY ADDS TO THE TENSION.
RATING 3 out of 5
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
THE AGGRESSION SCALE
RAY WISE DANA ASHBROOK FABIANNE THERESE RYAN HARTWIG
MOBSTER BELLAVANCE (WISE) HAS JUST GOT OF PRISON AND IS LOOKING FOR THE PERSON WHO STOLE HIS MONEY. HE SENDS FOUR OF HIS HENCHMEN, LED BY LLOYD (ASHBROOK), TO FIND THE MONEY AND THE PERSON. THE SEARCH LEADS LLOYD TO A FAMILY OF FOUR, WHOSE KIDS, LAUREN (THERESE) AND OWEN (HARTWIG) END UP HAVING TO DEFEND THEMSELVES FROM THE HENCHMEN. OWEN HAS SOME EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS, NEVER TALKS AND HAS A HISTORY OF VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR, WHICH HE USES TO FIGHT OFF THE BAD GUYS.
THE DIRECTOR DESCRIBED THIS MOVIE AS "HOME ALONE MEETS RAMBO" AND THAT IS AN EXCELLENT ANALOGY. OWEN SETS UP TRAPS AND OUTSMARTS THE BAD GUYS THROUGH OUT, SOME OF IT BELIEVABLE, SOME NOT. LAUREN, WHILE NOT AS INNOVATIVE, ALSO FINDS HER 'BAD SIDE' AND HELPS OWEN IN THEIR FIGHT.
THIS IS A VERY VIOLENT AND BLOODY MOVIE. THE BAD GUYS DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO, AND THEY DO IT "LOUD AND MESSY" AS INSTRUCTED BY BELLAVANCE.
ASHBROOK, AS LLOYD, WAS VERY MENACING AND SCARY TO WATCH. HARTWIG, IN NEVER TALKING, MADE OWEN BELIEVABLE AND VERY CREEPY. AND THERESE, AS LAUREN, STARTED OUT BEING A BIT IRRITATING, BUT BY THE END I WAS ROOTING FOR HER AS MUCH AS OWEN.
YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THIS MOVIE.
RATING 3 out of 5
MOBSTER BELLAVANCE (WISE) HAS JUST GOT OF PRISON AND IS LOOKING FOR THE PERSON WHO STOLE HIS MONEY. HE SENDS FOUR OF HIS HENCHMEN, LED BY LLOYD (ASHBROOK), TO FIND THE MONEY AND THE PERSON. THE SEARCH LEADS LLOYD TO A FAMILY OF FOUR, WHOSE KIDS, LAUREN (THERESE) AND OWEN (HARTWIG) END UP HAVING TO DEFEND THEMSELVES FROM THE HENCHMEN. OWEN HAS SOME EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS, NEVER TALKS AND HAS A HISTORY OF VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR, WHICH HE USES TO FIGHT OFF THE BAD GUYS.
THE DIRECTOR DESCRIBED THIS MOVIE AS "HOME ALONE MEETS RAMBO" AND THAT IS AN EXCELLENT ANALOGY. OWEN SETS UP TRAPS AND OUTSMARTS THE BAD GUYS THROUGH OUT, SOME OF IT BELIEVABLE, SOME NOT. LAUREN, WHILE NOT AS INNOVATIVE, ALSO FINDS HER 'BAD SIDE' AND HELPS OWEN IN THEIR FIGHT.
THIS IS A VERY VIOLENT AND BLOODY MOVIE. THE BAD GUYS DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO, AND THEY DO IT "LOUD AND MESSY" AS INSTRUCTED BY BELLAVANCE.
ASHBROOK, AS LLOYD, WAS VERY MENACING AND SCARY TO WATCH. HARTWIG, IN NEVER TALKING, MADE OWEN BELIEVABLE AND VERY CREEPY. AND THERESE, AS LAUREN, STARTED OUT BEING A BIT IRRITATING, BUT BY THE END I WAS ROOTING FOR HER AS MUCH AS OWEN.
YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THIS MOVIE.
RATING 3 out of 5
DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK
FOUR FRIENDS ARE OUT RUNNING ERRANDS, AND WHEN THEY OPEN THE TRUNK OF THEIR CAR THEY FIND A DEAD HOOKER. NOT KNOWING HOW SHE GOT THERE OR WHO KILLED HER, THEY DECIDE THE BEST THING TO DO IS GET RID OF THE BODY, BUT THAT LEADS THEM INTO A WILD AND BIZARRE STRING OF EVENTS THAT INCLUDES A SERIAL KILLER, DRUGS, A PRIEST AND AN ABANDONED DOG.
WITH A NAME LIKE "DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK" THIS FILM IS DESTINED TO BECOME A CULT CLASSIC, WHICH IT PROBABLY WILL BECOME. IT WAS WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY TWINS JEN AND SYLVIA SOSKA, THE SELF-NAMED TWISTED TWINS, AND THEY MORE THAN PROVE THAT IN THIS, THEIR FIRST FULL LENGTH MOVIE. IT HAS DOSES OF HUMOR, BRUTALITY, VIOLENCE, TORTURE AND GORE, ALONG WITH SOME THINGS THAT SEEM TO BE TO PREPOSTEROUS TO ACTUALLY HAPPEN. BUT, THIS IS AN INDEPENDENT LOW-BUDGET GRINDHOUSE STYLE FILM AND ALL THAT IS EXPECTED, SO WHEN YOU WATCH IT KEEP THAT IN MIND AND REMEMBER TO JUST ACCEPT THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN, YOU WILL ENJOY IT THAT MUCH MORE.
RATING 2.5 out of 5
WITH A NAME LIKE "DEAD HOOKER IN A TRUNK" THIS FILM IS DESTINED TO BECOME A CULT CLASSIC, WHICH IT PROBABLY WILL BECOME. IT WAS WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY TWINS JEN AND SYLVIA SOSKA, THE SELF-NAMED TWISTED TWINS, AND THEY MORE THAN PROVE THAT IN THIS, THEIR FIRST FULL LENGTH MOVIE. IT HAS DOSES OF HUMOR, BRUTALITY, VIOLENCE, TORTURE AND GORE, ALONG WITH SOME THINGS THAT SEEM TO BE TO PREPOSTEROUS TO ACTUALLY HAPPEN. BUT, THIS IS AN INDEPENDENT LOW-BUDGET GRINDHOUSE STYLE FILM AND ALL THAT IS EXPECTED, SO WHEN YOU WATCH IT KEEP THAT IN MIND AND REMEMBER TO JUST ACCEPT THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN, YOU WILL ENJOY IT THAT MUCH MORE.
RATING 2.5 out of 5
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