Don’t hate me. I liked the movie. But I still think it is overrated. Wanna fight? Meet me here:
http://cinemaroll.com/cinemarolling/fight-club-overrated-really-good-but-not-perfect/
Fight Club: Overrated
Archives for February 2010
Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence: Fun romcom with Monica Potter, Rufus Sewell and Joseph Fiennes
What an adorably cute, little movie. Yes, it is very romantic and fun romcom in every sense so I am warning you before I get to the review:
Stay away if you don’t – like Monica Potter/Rufus Sewell/Joseph Fiennes or romantic comedies in general. Or if you are not romantic at all.
That being said;
Martha( Monica Potter) is a young American who has left her hometown on a whim to travel to London. She doesn’t have much money, but she know she just can’t go back to her ex-guy, job or flat.
Frank (Rufus Sewell), Laurence (Joseph Fiennes) and Daniel (Tom Hollander) are friends from childhood who have nothing in common. Frank is a once famous, out-of-work actor who drinks, smokes and talks too much. Girls always have been a reason for fighting with Daniel, who is a successful music executive. Laurence is usually the peacemaker between them. He is the sweet one.
Martha meets Daniel on a plane. Daniel falls for Martha. Frank meets Martha by chance and wants to seduce her just to get back at Daniel. But he also gets smitten by the pretty and impulsive Martha. But what if she already met Laurence somewhere in between and he is the one she wants?
The storyteller is Laurence. He recounts the events to his neighbor (Ray Winstone– who is just great) and we embark on a fine, romantic journey with some really funny consequences.
The cast is lovely. Seeing Tom Hollander (Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth The Golden Age) all blond was a first. I can finally begin to see what the fuss was all about with the other Fiennes brother (I knew and loved Ralph Fiennes first;) ) and Rufus is lovely as always. And in 1998, Rufus is just prettier than ever…
On Rufus:
The British Actors We Love
The Illusionist with Edward Norton, Rufus Sewell and Jessica Biel
All About Mel: A Fun Yet Fair Mel Gibson Tribute
Alright, folks! Love Mel Gibson? Hate him? Curious? Indifferent? Used to love him but now can’t remember why?
Well, this is the place to gather for discussions and comments.
Now, I collected all I did on Mel here:
http://cinemaroll.com/cinemarolling/all-about-mel-a-fun-yet-fair-mel-gibson-tribute/
Here is the excerpt:
Birtname: Mel Collumcille Gerard Gibson (no, really)
Birth year: 1956 (his competiton at showing his every year on his face is Robert Redford
Siblings: 10 or 11 (forgot which one). See? The love for a big family is genetic.
No. of Kids: 8 – 7 from wife Robyn, 1 from current girlfriend
Religion: Catholic.
Anti-gay?: Nope. Anti-homosexual when it comes to guys being with guys…
Click here for more:
http://cinemaroll.com/cinemarolling/all-about-mel-a-fun-yet-fair-mel-gibson-tribute/
25th Hour with Edward Norton
One of those movies where the cops piss you off and you root for the drug dealer. This is the third time for me;the first two being Tequila Sunrise with Mel Gibson and Blow with Johnny Depp. But Tequila Sunrise is an entertaining romantic thriller so the emotional impact of Blow and 25th Hour are really strong. However empathy only came with 25th Hour. Not put yourselves in the shoes of a drug-dealer, but because you get the pain of a man who has 24 hours before he goes to prison for 7 years.
Monty is a nice,smart guy. He is nice to his girlfriend (Rosario Dawson), his dad, his dog…He even used to be a promising student. But some early events have ended him up in dealing drugs and he was too late to try getting out. Cops bust him and he faces a 7-year-sentence. So the movie takes us on a journey as Monty tries to live his last free day to the fullest.
It is hard to dislike Monty. There are scenes he earns your understanding, sympathy and sometimes even respect. I like the internal conflicts, his relationships and the struggles of his friends.
Freedom is the most precious thing ever and Spike Lee did a great job in engaging us with Monty’s (Edward Norton) story. You like the guy and you feel sorry for him. The movie has some unnecessary scenes involving Monty’s friends’ lives that are not related to Monty and this slows the movie considerably at times but those friends are played by Barry Pepper and Philip Seymour Hoffman and their acting makes up for it. I still can’t understand why there is even a storyline featuring Anna Paquin’s character. Totally irrelevant.
But overall it is emotional and thought-provoking with fine acting. 7.9 rating on imdb sounds just about right. See it.
Other Edward Norton:
The Illusionist with Edward Norton and Jessica Biel
3 Romantic Roles of Edward Norton
THE PAINTED VEIL with Naomi Watts and Edward Norton
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