This movie was much better than I expected it to be. Very well written with a good balance of the case moving forward and flashbacks to Maria Altmann's youth with her Aunt (the one who was in Klimpt's painting, the fight over which lies at the heart of the film) and her eventual escape to America from Nazi-occupied Austria. Ryan Reynolds and Helen Mirren do an impeccable job with their roles (as the lawyer Randy Schoenberg - grandson of the…
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American Gangster 2007
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Great, great movie. Excellent cast. Excellent direction, script, everything. This is Ridley Scott at his best, with material that usually gets explored by the likes of Mr. Scorsese or Mr. Coppola.
It's a fictional film based on real events, about black gangsters, notably one Frank Lucas and his family, in 1970s Harlem New York, outdoing the Italians and other competition at the heroin smuggling game, and outfoxing the corrupt cops who try to extort them. It's also about the dogged…
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Misery 1990
I tried as hard as I could to make this review spoiler-free. So, here goes.
This film is just great - I was on edge-of-seat for the whole ride, and it was awesome. Took a little while to calm down at the end of the film, actually. Had to watch a first-time reaction to the film on YouTube to experience it again through someone else's perspective.
Kathy Bates as Annie Wilkes and James Caan as Paul Sheldon - they both…
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The Fox and the Hound 1981
Yet another Disney movie I missed somehow. Came out a little before my time, I guess.
Such a well-made film with good music and great characters. I cried in a few places. I didn't know how the ending was going to go, so I was relieved that it ended in a satisfying way.
I highly recommend this movie for all ages.
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