Thriller – Deep Sand

Fair Game – A Movie Review

December 14, 2010December 13, 2010 John Biopic, Doug Liman, Drama, Liraz Charchi, Naomi Watts, Nicholas Sadler, Noah Emmerich, Sean Penn, Thriller

As a covert officer in the CIA’s Counter-Proliferation Division, Valerie Plame leads an investigation into the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Valerie’s husband, diplomat Joe Wilson, is drawn into the investigation to substantiate an alleged sale of enriched uranium from Niger. But when the administration ignores his findings and uses the issue to support the call to war, Joe writes a New York Times editorial outlining his conclusions and ignites a firestorm of controversy. This is well acted, tightly written and directed with straight-forward finesse making it one of the finest films of the year.

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The American – A Movie Review

September 6, 2010 John Adaptation, Anton Corbijn, George Clooney, Irina Bjorklund, Paolo Bonacelli, Romance, Thekla Reuten, Thriller, Violante Placido

I couldn’t make any sense out of this film. I swear there is no story whatsoever. Do not let the trailers fool you, there is about 10mins total of action in this film. The bulk of this film is long shots of Clooney, coming to grasp with his life and going about completing his last job. Most “one last job” movies are high-energy action flicks driven by a veteran actor playing a character with a troubled history, but Anton Corbijn’s “The American” operates as a character-driven mood piece, a precise and quiet visual portrayal of a man trying to quit his dangerous profession who is constantly haunted and pervasively paranoid.

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Green Zone – A Movie Review

March 22, 2010 John Adaptaion, Amy Ryan, Antoni Corone, Greg Kinnear, Matt Damon, Nicoye Banks, Paul Greengrass, Thriller, War

Rocketing from one bobby-trapped and treacherous site to the next, the men search for deadly chemical agents but stumble instead upon an elaborate cover-up that inverts the purpose of their mission. Spun by operatives with intersection agendas, Miller must hunt through covert and faulty intelligence hidden on foreign soil for answers that will either clear a rogue regime or escalate a war in an unstable region. All-in-all, a pretty good movie with an authentic feel.

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Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 – A Movie Review

January 17, 2010January 17, 2010 John Action, Crime Drama, Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Thriller, Tony Scott

In early afternoon, four armed men hijack a subway train in Manhattan. They stop on a slight incline, decoupling the first car to let the rest of the train coast back. Their leader is Ryder; he connects by phone with Walter Garber, the dispatcher watching that line. Garber is a supervisor temporarily demoted while being investigated for bribery. Ryder demands $10 million within an hour, or he’ll start shooting hostages. He’ll deal only with Garber. The mayor okays the payoff, the news of the hostage situation sends the stock market tumbling, and it’s unclear what Ryder really wants or if Garber is part of the deal.

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Men Who Stare at Goats, The – A Movie Review

November 13, 2009November 12, 2009 John Comedy, Ewan McGregor, George Clooney, Grant Heslov, Iraq, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, Thriller, War

Reporter Bob Wilton is in search of his next big story when he encounters Lyn Cassady, a shadowy figure who claims to be part of an experimental U.S. military unit. According to Cassady, the New Earth Army is changing the way wars are fought. A legion of “Warrior Monks” with unparalleled psychic powers can read the enemy’s thoughts, pass through solid walls, and even kill a goat simply by staring at it. Not a terrible movie, but I was expecting more.

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