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Inglorious Basterds
Posted by Joel in Movie Review on August 24th, 2009
“Each and every man, under my command, owes me 100 Nazi scalps…and I want my scalps”
Tarantino hasn’t made a bad film, will the Basterds be his first? Also, my film goeing has been on a streak with District 9 and (500) Days of Summer, will it be a lucky 3, or will this be another disapointment like a lot of other films this summer?
WHAT I LOVED ABOUT INGLORIOUS BASTERDS
-Acting: Brad Pitt is only one of the amazing actors in this film, but a lot of the supporting characters overtake him. Two of the actors I have to praise: Melanie Laurent and Christopher Waltz. They seriously brought their A game and deserve a lot of recognition. Laurent plays a jewish woman who escapes persicution by “The Jew Hunter” who is played bt Waltz. Waltz destroys expectations with his menace. He really creeped me out, he’s intelligent but fierce, amazing villain. The Basterds are soo funny and intense, I have to give the casting agent credit for such a great job casting this film.
-Takes chances: Let’s just say it’s a A-movie Grindhouse picture with soul. It completly a Tarantino film, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. If you love the randomness which is Tarantino, you’ll LOVE this.
-Dialogue: Smart, funny, just overall a great screenplay and i’m glad it translates soo well on screen.
-Violence: This film is vicious with it’s body count and violence. The Basterds aren’t kind, they are what their called: Bastards. Very inventive ways of killing people in this film.
-Comedy: It’s really funny, especially Pitt. He’s just balls to the wall funny, coming up with funny as lines at every turn.
-Cameos: Just a heads up, look out for a lot of Tarantino cameos!! They are awesome, they obviously put a smile on my face.
WHAT I HATED ABOUT INGLORIOUS BASTERDS
…well…….
OVERALL
Quentin Tarantino has made a classic War film for the people who wanna see something drastic and something truly aspiring. Like a lot of Tarantino flick, it pulls it’s punches and nails them. I totally recommend this film.
RATING: 5 OUT OF 5
(500) Days Of Summer
Posted by Joel in Movie Review on August 20th, 2009
“This is a story of boy meets girl. But you should know up front, this is not a love story.”
Fox Searchlight has been on a role in the past 3 years. Three major hits all resulting in Best Picture Nominations (2006’s Little Miss Sunshine, 2007’s Juno, and 2008’s Slumdog Millionaire). So how does 2009’s film (500) Days of Summer fair?
WHAT I LOVED ABOUT (500) DAYS OF SUMMER
-Joseph Gordon Levitt and Zooey Deschannel: They are really believable, I mean in the sense of chemistry, they are really believable. Their acting is spectacular and they just resonate on screen. If you didn’t already know, I LOVE ZOOEY DESCHANNEL, and she does a spectacular job in this film. Joseph Gordon Levitt is the one to watch tho, as we follow his character, Tom, going through the 500 days, we grow with him, we experience the ups and downs of his relationship and his challenges. Great acting!!
-Writing: Just spectacular, it seems like it hits the spot on every relationship I’ve had and i’m sure a lot of other people have had. Thats the sense of a good writer, when they can make you think back on your own experience, which ultimatly sucks you into the world as well. It speaks levels.
-Style: Like LMS, Juno, and Slumdog, this film has a style of it’s own, and it’s beautiful. Vibrant blue and pencil drawings surround the film and ultimately just intrigue the senses. We follow Tom as he falls in love and accepts that he can never really be in a relationship with someone who doesn’t believe in fate. We follow his feelings through sequences varying from his thoughts to a dance sequence (which isn’t that random when you watch it)
-Direction: We jump back from day 351 to day 167 and you know what, it works. We jump back and forth through a time line and it feels like it should be there, to help the narrative. Marc Webb, a former Music Video director, has done an amazing job on this film, and if he’s not recognized for it, i’ll be surprised.
WHAT I…..
OVERALL
God must like me this week, because i’ve seen two masterpieces! Fox Searchlight is my favorite company now…after Pixar. Not only do they create such great independent films, but they are growing to be an award winning force worth recognizing for their triumphant challenge in film theses days! Only if their parent company would learn from them! Looking back on my list of top rom-coms, i’d put this at number 2, right before Annie Hall, but only right before!! If anything this film is this generations Annie Hall. Such an amazing drama/rom-com. Loved every second of it.
RATING: 5 OUT OF 5
District 9
Posted by Joel in Movie Review on August 17th, 2009
“There’s a lot of secrets in District 9″
First time director Neill Blomkamp delivers a feature film version of his short “Alive in Joburg”. So what did I think of it…
WHAT I LOVED ABOUT DISTRICT 9
The film is a piece of art. From concept to direction, from acting to cinematography. This film is a social commentary to the violence in Africa, it speaks in levels. We are the aliens, we are the violent ones. An alien invasion film reversed. It’s intense but real, the violence is appropriatly bloody. I have to applaud Neill Blomkamp and actor Sharlto Copley for their amazing work on the film. Also obviously Peter Jackson deserves a pat on the back too, because he’s on a roll. The sound design and visual effects are breathtaking. This is a indy science fiction film and it is completly amazing. Oh and the Prawns (the aliens) look amazing and you kind of forget about them being aliens. I know this is a short review, but my words don’t do this film justice. I hope that they make a District 10, and I cannot wait to see what Niell Blomkamp makes next (cross fingers he re-considers the Halo movie). This is my favorite film of the year…so far..it even surpasses Up.
OVERALL
Get out of your chair, grab your Boyfriend/Girlfriend, drive to your nearest theater and enjoy 2 hours of art.
RATING: 5 OUT OF 5
HALO Short Films by Neill Blomkamp
G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra
Posted by Joel in Movie Review on August 7th, 2009
“Would you look at that? Real American heroes…”
I made a list a couple of months back of my top ten Least Anticipated and Most Anticipated films for the rest of 2009. G.I. Joe was unfortunately in the Least Anticipated pile. After a couple positive reviews came in, it caught my interest, then a cool tv spot came on and I thought it might actually be good. The question is, Was it good? or does it blow? Let’s find out. GO JOE!
WHAT I LOVED ABOUT G.I. JOE: RISE OF COBRA
-Cobra: When you see the movie, you’ll realize that this band of villains are f@#$in around. They’re guns can blow you into the sky and pretty much burn your face off (foreshadow *COUGH* Destro *COUGH*). The character’s themselves are all pretty much assholes. They’re at each others neck, cruel to every degree and never unsettled when it comes to people around them dying. I have to applaud a couple of people: Joseph Gordon Levitt, Sienna Miller, and Byung-hun Lee (Cobra Commander, The Baronness, and Storm Shadow) who do a great job in their respected roles. Chris Eccleston does a decent job, but I like the other characters better. The only people in G.I. Joe that I liked are Scarlett, Duke and Snake Eyes. So 3 on one side, 3 on the other.
Sienna Miller
WHAT I HATED ABOUT G.I. JOE
-EVERYTHING ELSE: I feel like i’ve done something to hurt Hasbro’s feelings. Why do they feel the need to hurt me so. So here is everything I hated about the movie.
-Acting: Sucks terribly, you couldn’t teach someone to act this stupid or bland, or retarded. Why the hell does Dennis Quaid acts like he’s reading from Cue Cards, oh wait, he probably is…my bad. No one seems like they give a shit in this movie. The only good acting comes from Joseph Gordon Levitt, Sienna Miller, Rachel Nichols…and that’s it.
-Writing: Doesn’t understand how the guy who wrote Collateral could seriously f#@$ this up. Everyone is a god damn MORON. The character’s aren’t funny, or appealing (besides Cobra). There are some cringe worthy dialog in the movie (not as much as Transformers, but enough)
-Directing: Who decided it would be a good idea for Stephen Sommers to direct ever again? He hasn’t made a good movie since the Mummy…what does that tell you. Also, it feels like to me like the film wasn’t storyboarded at all. It feels like Sommers took some action figures from home, showed the crew (by playing with the dolls) what he wanted for the film, and they did exactly that. LAME
-Cinematography: I can’t see what the hell people are doing…
-Character development: Could had been a lot better if we FELT ANYTHING FOR ANYONE OF THEM…besides Scarlett, I felt bad for her.
Rachel Nichols
-Editing: It’s trashy, continuity would help…there’s a part where someone gets shot, flies 30 feet and falls into a bottomless pit…would of been nice to know that there was a random hole in the ground, didn’t see that coming from a mile away…I wonder why…maybe the fact that THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE EVEN KNEW THERE WAS A GOD DAMN HOLE IN THE GROUND.
-Product Placement: It’s everywhere in this god damn movie, Drink everytime you see one!!
-Visuals: At least Transformers had pretty pictures we could look at. The visual effects match thoses of a film from 1997 called Spawn. Theses effects won’t last the next 5 years, they hardly look good now. DESTRO looks like a marble….
-Costume Design: Besides Baroness, Scarlette (who both look gorgeous btw!!), Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes, A lot of the costumes look like crap. I wasn’t impressed with Cobra Commander at all, or Destro. Not impressed at all.
OVERALL
This movie really should of had a public service announcement at the end. The movie is top contender for worst movie of the year. I would rather watch Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen on loop for 24 hours then watch another inch of this god forsaken film ever again. The graphics in DragonBall Evolution are better then this god forsaken film, which isn’t saying a lot. No doubt this film will become a franchise…Hasbro, I officially hate your f@$!in guts. You are ruining your own franchises…money grubbing whores. I’ll never forgive Hasbro for the years of therapy I have to go through after two movies…
RATING: 0.5 out of 5
Here’s a Public Service Announcement brought to you by G.I. Joe
Funny People
Posted by Joel in Movie Review on August 1st, 2009
“George Simmons: So, Ira Wright? That’s not your real name. You’re hiding some Judaism.
Ira Wright: I don’t think I can hide that. My face is circumcised.”
Judd Apatow and Adam Sandler were roomates together in College, both attempting to become stand up comedians, so it was appropriate that their first project together would revolve around the lives of comedians. Judd Apatow’s third film “Funny People” is one of the many anticipated films of the summer, but how does it hold up?
WHAT I LOVED ABOUT FUNNY PEOPLE
-Tone and writing: This film doesn’t take itself serious, but it doesn’t confine itself to comedy either. The film is really funny, but it does have it’s heavily sought out dramatic moments as well. Also the character’s dialogue is quite amusing but also underlines their personalities, e.g: Adam Sandler’s character George Simmons speaks, he is either relying on being funny or insulting. The reason why is that he doesn’t find himself comfortable with people. He’s never portrayed as being serious yet when he’s alone or when he is in the presence of the love of his life, he is completely serious.
-Acting: I have to give it to Adam Sandler, Leslie Mann, and Seth Rogen. They gave it their all, the film is really fun, but at some moments you feel their pain. I think they did a spectacular job. I also applaud the supporting cast, because with every Judd Apatow film, the supporting cast become key to the integral world. They are fun.
-Comedy: It was hilarious, pure Judd Apatow. That’s all you need to know.
WHAT I HATED ABOUT FUNNY PEOPLE
-Emotion Jumping: The film jumps around quite a bit, from being funny to heartbreaking, to awkward, to funny while remaining dramatic. So it’s kinda hard to understand the film until you see the whole picture.
-Cameos: There are A LOT of cameos…in one scene. It kind of felt too much at some point, but to fully experience the feel of being in Hollywood, you kind of needed some cameos, but there were too many.
OVERALL
Really great film, pretty long, but worth it if you love a good comedy. It has Joel’s seal of approval.
RATING: 4 OUT OF 5
The Hurt Locker
Posted by Joel in Movie Review on July 28th, 2009
Staff Sergeant William James: There’s enough bang in there to blow us all to Jesus. If I’m gonna die, I want to die comfortable.
James Cameron’s ex-wife, Kathryn Bigelow, has made some great movies in her time (Near Dark, Point Break, Strange Days), so where does her movie about the Iraq War fit in? Let’s look.
WHAT I LOVED ABOUT THE HURT LOCKER
-Script: Really solid, varying from the intensifying bomb segments to the interactions between soldiers, it is truly writtenly richly. Everything is set up and executed perfectly. Character’s are fleshed out and environment is bearen. While watching it, you feel like your being watched, the feeling of being unsettled is always looming.
-Actors: Jeremy Renner is spectacular in this movie, he plays an adrenaline junkie who gets his kicks off of difusing bombs. Truly unpredictable. One of my favorite scenes is near the end, you get the feeling he’s lost, you’ll understand when you see it, what I mean. Anthony Mackie and Brian Geraghty are perfect in their roles as sergeant and specialist under Renner’s James. They try to act strong, but inside they are truly fragile, feeling the pains of the ensuing war. They feel threatened by Staff Sergeant James inexplicability in pursuing the rush and nearly getting them killed. All three actors act and feel real, they convey emotions that have you understand what they’re thinking inside, truly remarkable. Also, heads up for two really famous british actors who make cameos in the flick.
-Cinematography: Just intense, I found out online also that the bomb diffusing scenes were actually filmed simultaniously in a take. That just really sets the moood for applause! The camera work is beautiful and I wouldn’t expect any less from Barry Ackroyd (United 93, The Wind that Shakes the Barley)
- Action set pieces: Unpredictable, intense, and all around an awesome watch. I couldn’t pull my eyes from the scenes, it felt like if I blinked, i’d miss something. It will get you comepletly in the moment. It’ll suck you in.
-Iraq: Just awesome that they filmed so close to the actual battlefields and such, and it just sets the mood. You don’t know where the terrorists are, it’s a wasteland, how the people react. Also the film acknowledges terroristic brutallity, some of the stuff I couldn’t believe I was witnessing!
-Psychological: It deals with soldiers, their aspirations, their vulnerability, and their spirit. We follow Staff Sergeant James, a psychologically fractured human meat bag who is confronted with social issues. He fends for himself at most times and be friends a Iraqi child. As the film progresses, he finds himself not being able to link with anyone.
WHAT I HATED ABOUT THE HURT LOCKER
Nothing.
OVERALL
A perfect war movie set in the Iraq war. It’ll fall in line with Vietnam’s Platoon and Apocalyspe Now!, WWII’s Saving Private Ryan, and WWI’s All Quiet on the Western Front.
RATING: 5 OUT OF 5
The Ugly Truth
Posted by Joel in Movie Review on July 26th, 2009
“Mike: You’re all about comfort and efficiency!
Abby Richter: What’s wrong with comfort and efficiency?
Mike: Well nothing, except no one wants to fuck it.”
When it comes to romantic comedies, I become really picky. Either it’s so cliche that you can tell when something’s gonna happen (Sweet Home, Alabama), or it’s not funny (What Happened in Vegas), or it takes you completely by surprise and becomes such a great film (Annie Hall/When Harry Met Sally…). My friends wanted to go see The Ugly Truth, so I tagged along. Which category did it fall under, well let’s find out!
WHAT I LOVED ABOUT THE UGLY TRUTH
-Gerard Butler: He’s HILARIOUS in this movie. Speaks vulgar, acts kind of vulgar, but obviously seeing he is the main love interest for Katherine Heigl’s character, he is obviously sweet somewhere in his body. He discusses topics in such a truthfully honest way that it justifies the film’s title…some people may find what he says to be kind of ugly. It seemed like they were pushing the boundaries of the typical romantic comedy, issuing words like Fuck this, and fuck that. I really enjoyed his character.
-The supporting cast: Really this is only revolved around John Michael Higgins and Cheryl Hines characters; Jay and Georgia. They are really funny, acting as a couple who host a morning tv series, kind of like the Today Show. They are pretty much at each other’s throats, or really really into each other. It’s just funny.
-Has it’s really good moments: I won’t spoil any moments, but there is one that was definitely funny involving: Panties, A Dinner Party, and a remote control.
-The atmosphere: This isn’t actually pointed right at the movie, this is pointed at the movie’s audience. Everytime I end up seeing a movie where there is a lot of women in the crowd, I find myself laughing at their reactions. Everyone Gasps, or Everyone’s like “He’s going to tell her he loves her” or everyone is going “Awwwwhhhhhh!” It really makes me laugh.
WHAT I HATED ABOUT THE UGLY TRUTH
-Katherine Heigl: Her character at the beginning irritated me, she reminded me a lot of psycho girls I’ve been on dates with, or a bad Friends imitation of a date gone horribly wrong. During one of the first scenes she goes on a date with a guy and has pretty much his life on paper in front of him. To me, I actually thought that the guy she went on a date with, was funnier then her. He wasn’t even ment to be.
-Hitch rip-off?: Reminded me of Hitch really, a better movie actually….not always a good way to go.
-Potential: I thought this movie had some potential for some good dramatic moments, maybe involving Gerard Butler’s nephew, something with the TV station, TV executives maybe trying to tone down Butler’s character/segment. Also, being a TV student, I realize that they sure make TV look like a slack job. Everyone in the control room is calm and the camera people know exactly when to move, and where. Not to mention that a moment when Gerard Butler moves out of the building and the producers are telling the camera man to follow him, they sure dismantled that camera pretty f@#%in fast if you ask me, but hey it’s a movie, who needs realism.
-Writing: Joke wise, it was pretty funny and smart. Everything else was typical rom-com style. Nothing exciting, nothing original, just run of the mill rom-com. Also, the film just ends, nothing special at all really, after our climax, the film just has one little itty bitty scene, then ends…fun.
OVERALL
Fun rom-com, but really it’s starting to run thin. Romantic Comedies should be unpredictable, realistic and a fun watch. Instead, they are really formulaic and average at best, but in the past year of rom-coms, this is close to the best of the bunch.
RATING: 2.5 OUT OF 5
Brüno
Posted by Joel in Movie Review on July 13th, 2009
“Drill Sergeant: Your finger’s in my alley.
Brüno: Not yet.”
With the success of Borat, it was inevitable for Sacha Baron Cohen to re-invent the rest of his characters from the Ali G show. In comes, Brüno, his Austrian homosexual fashionista. So how does this film compare to the instant classic which was Borat? Let’s take a look!
WHAT I LOVED ABOUT BRUNO
Comedy: This film is HILARIOUS, some jokes are a miss but there are a lot of hits. A lot of awkward humour to boot, but one of my favorite moments has to be his TV Pitch. I was in tears, I couldn’t believe what he had tryed to pull off. Sure a lot of the stuff is staged but it’s completly hilarious when it comes to the people’s reactions.
Brüno: Sacha Baron Cohen creates another obsurd character that obviously tries to take every single stereotype and raise over a bar that no one dares reach, the man has guts.
Writting: This movie is pretty funny in the way of dialogue; sure it’s offensive, but I mean the public weren’t expecting something like Wild Hogs. The film is completly gut bustlingly funny, and I loved all the puns.
WHAT I DIDN’T CARE FOR IN BRUNO
The Story: Obviously not OSCAR WORTHY, but what do you expect, it just seemed like they didn’t exactly know what to do with the character besides (spoiler) trying to make him straight, which is has some of my favorite moments (end of spoiler) but I’m sure they could have developed a better story.
It’s Staged: A lot of moments are staged which takes away from the obsurdity, but it’s good to know that at least the public didn’t know what was going on, which makes for some great comedy!!
OVERALL
Is this film better than Borat? Not really, but it’s pretty close! People will obviously be offended by the film, but it’s really harmless I find. It’s just taking a character who doesn’t know better and putting him through situations that he doesn’t truly understand. GLAAD has already said they disapprove of some of the content of the film, but that was to be expected. If your homophobic, your probably not gonna like this movie. It’s a really funny movie, I just hope that Cohen finishes the series with the ALI G movie!! Now that would be a treat!
RATING: 4 out of 5
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Posted by Joel in Movie Review on July 7th, 2009
“Sid: It’s a boy!
Diego: That’s a tail
Sid: It’s a girl!”
The Ice Age franchise was a pretty cool (pun intended) little movie series when it first started. An endearing story of the wild attempting to bring a baby to his parents and realizing that when it comes to friends that you’re never alone. The sequel was a decent departures having them face extension when the Ice begins to melt. Now what happens once the Ice melts….Dinosaurs come out for some reason…Yay….on to the review.
WHAT I LOVED ABOUT DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS
-Scrat: The little squirrel who has been trying to get his acorn for the past 8 years has been probably the best part of the series. He brings back the old Looney Tune aspect that has been missing in cartoons. Actions speak louder then words. My favorite moment in the movie is when Scrat falls in love and the acorn is heartbroken…MONTAGE OF HEARTBROKENESS!!! it’s really funny and cute.
-The Dinosaur aspect: Probably the more interest aspect in the series, the Dinosaurs bring more character to the film. They act as the tools (i’m not joking when I say tools) to help our heroes in their quest. They can be evil and they can be friendly, all in all pretty cool.
-Simon Pegg: Yes, Simon Pegg from Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz and Star Trek is in this movie. He plays Buck, the adventurous Weasel who has been surrounded by Dinosaurs his entire life. He is hilariously crazy and I loved every second with him.
WHAT I HATED ABOUT DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS
-It’s Boring:It’s not exciting….and I mean that in the truest sense of the word. The visuals are nice, but it’s not at all endearingly entertaining for me. It feels like the same story that’s been done in the other movies. 1st movie: Travel so bring kid back to family. 2nd Movie: Travel to find new home. 3rd movie: Rescue mission…that involves what? Travelling.
-It’s not that funny: I thought the other films were WAY funnier, but even Scrat lacks sometimes in his comedic routine….it’s really sad that I just said that too, because I love Scrat….
-Innuendos:Sooo many Innuendos, SOO many double entendres, too many sexual jokes for a kid’s movie….it’s getting tiresome. YOU DO NOT NEED TO MAKE SEXUAL JOKES IN ORDER TO ENTERTAIN ADULTS. Pixar is the only company to realize that, seriously people, GROW UP!
-No Character development: Besides Sid, Scrat and Buck, there’s no real character drama or development at all. I’m sure you could say Manny or Diego, but they hardly touch on it at ALL. Manny becomes sooo annoying at times it’s just bothersome and has Denis Leary really gone that soft with the role. It seems like they could of just attempted to make a better story out of theses characters…
Writing: Bland…just bland…
OVERALL
Contender for worst sequel of the summer following Transformers 2, this is just lazy. I don’t understand how they can deliver a great first movie and just become lazy afterwards. I mean they made Horton Hears a Who and that was really a great kids film, musical number and all…it’s just a shame to see theses characters go to waste…even thought I couldn’t care less for half of them.
RATING: 1.5 OUT OF 5
Public Enemies
Posted by Joel in Movie Review on July 7th, 2009
“Melvin Purvis: The only way you’re walking out of this jail cell is when we take you out to execute you.
John Dillinger: Well, we’ll see about that.”
Recounting the tale of one of America’s most famous and dangerous crooks is probably one of the most ambitious stories to tell. Everything has to be just right, and with Michael Mann’s track record, I had no doubt that he would do justice to John Dillinger. Once I saw the film trailer, I got nervous…Here’s what I thought about Public Enemies.
WHAT I LOVED ABOUT PUBLIC ENEMIES
-The Shootouts: Like every Michael Mann movie, this film is just in your face. The guns are blaring violently just brought chills down my spine and reminded me that if you need action done right, look at Michael Mann. The favorite scene in the film, and probably the most memorable, is the shootout at the log cabin. My eyes were widened. Contender for best scene of the year for sure!
-Acting: Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard and Billy Crudup are the just great in this movie. They play through the emotions and don’t necessarily have to say anything to know what their thinking, now that’s great acting if you ask me. Christian Bale is decent, not exactly his best movie role, but he wasn’t too bad. One thing to watch out for is the Cameos, there are a BUNCH. My favorite has to be Channing Tatum, just keep on the look out for him.
-The look: It’s beautiful, the cinematography makes you feel like your living in the depression era. The action in your face nature of the camera angles are pitch perfect. The art direction reminds me of Chinatown/Dick Tracy. I really thought it looked quite amazing.
-The sound design: It’s violent, and I mean really violent. The kind that makes you sick to your stomach. and i LOVED it. True artists know how to really use sound in their pictures and with Michael Mann you know your getting your moneys worth.
-The music: Awesome musical score to the film and also liked how they added Otis Taylor’s – Ten Million Slaves
WHAT I HATED ABOUT PUBLIC ENEMIES
- The Length: It’s not that the length bothered me, but it seemed to bother a lot of other people. I found it reminded me of the length of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. Both exceptionally great films that pay off in the end.
-Cliche Moments: Another thing that didn’t totally bother me but it was really noticable was the kind of trying to be heartbreaking but kind of trying to hard moments. Especially in the end involving Marion Cotillard’s Billy and a police detective. Just some moments I felt I wanted to laugh.
-The writting: Don’t get me wrong, the film has an awesome story and a lot of the dialogue was great, but it felt that at some moments I didn’t even know what they were saying, maybe it’s because I wasn’t raised to speak in Depression Era talk but It just seemed that as authentic as it is, it was sometimes difficult to distinguish the old language and the new.
OVERALL
Public Enemies is a really great movie and worth a watch if you can sit through a 2 and a half hour movie. Maybe not Michael Mann’s best, but surely one of his greats!
RATED: 4.5 OUT OF 5