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The Lincoln Lawyer starring Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei & Ryan Phillippe

Posted on December 26, 2010 Written by ripitup

The Lincoln Lawyer starring Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei & Ryan Phillippe. Based on the novel by Michael Connelly.

Mickey Haller (Matthew McConaughey) is a good litigation attorney whose office is the back of his (Lincoln) car. He has a young daughter with Maggie (Marisa Tomei), whose work environment is pretty conventional.

Matthew’s life changes when he signs on a big client – Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillippe) who is charged with assault. He is claiming that it is all a big set up. Is it really entrapment or he is a psychopath capable of killing women as well as destroying Mickey and his family?

This legal thriller is right up my alley. I am obsessed with legal thrillers, something I owe to John Grisham. In fact while I was watching the trailer, it all felt Grishamesque and which drew me in the first place. This one is based on Michael Connelly’s book The Lincoln Lawyer.

This loving family member lawyer type is exactly the role I want to see McConaughey in. God knows he played in enough romantic comedies and if he is going to stereotype himself, I’d rather have him in a legal thriller. It was a John Grisham drama/thriller that had made me a Matthew McConaughey fan in the first place. The movie was A Time to Kill, a solid Grisham adaptation co-starring Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Ashley Judd and Kevin Spacey. I loved the movie, despite having read and loved the book so that has got to say something.

It might be full of clichés but some clichés just work. Add the Grisham atmosphere, the cast (Marisa Tomei is one of my favorite actresses and Ryan Phillippe makes a perfectly unexpected villain with that baby face of his).

Coming to theaters in March. Watch The Trailer here.

Interested in upcoming thrillers? You can also check out Limitless starring Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, Anna Friel & Robert De Niro.

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Limitless starring Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, Anna Friel & Robert De Niro

Posted on December 25, 2010 Written by ripitup

Limitless starring Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, Anna Friel & Robert De Niro. Image via screenrant.com

Plot

Eddie Morra (Bradley Cooper) is your average, messy and not-so-lucrative writer – until he starts taking a pill. This pill gives him the chance to become the best version of himself – he becomes ultra productive, stylish, attractive, smart and successful.

But of course things can’t go on so well forever and soon Eddie is the target of hitmen and he also has to deal with drawbacks such as short-term memory loss.

Reasons to see it

I love a good thriller and I really liked the story idea. It is based Alan Glynn’s 2002 book The Dark Fields

It was adapted to screen by Lexie Dixon- who has written some of my favorite movies – The Thomas Crown Affair (1999 version starring Pierce Brosnan), Hairspray (2007 version with John Travolta), Pay It Forward (a lovely Kevin Spacey effort that features Jon Bon Jovi as a violent husband), Just Like Heaven (starring Mark Ruffalo & Reese Witherspoon)….I just realized I have seen a lot of her work – she should get her own individual post.

The Cast.

I am a writer so I am just drawn to stories about writers. The part in the trailer where he finishes a novel in 4 days….Ah, the dream…

The Director: Neil Burger. He directed the lovely drama The Lucky Ones starring Tim Robbins and Rachel McAdams, as well as one of my favorite Edward Norton movies- The Illusionist.

After seeing the movie: LOVED IT!

Before deciding whether you’ll like this movie or not, just remember:

1) I am a writer. So:

2) I wish I had a magic pill that would make me smarter, more productive and creator so that I could do everything I wanted to do with my writing and my life. I also wouldn’t mind the extra shot of skills that would make me richer. Yes, it is a fantasy and I’d never take a drug to accomplish this. But I joined Limitless for the ride, and lived the fantasy (and the nightmare), without suffering any side effects myself.

3) I’d have loved to have written a story like Limitless.

4) I like Bradley Cooper.

5) Robert De Niro’s name does make me want to check out the movie.

6) I think Abbie Cornish is my generation’s Charlize Theron.

7) I love entertaining thrillers!

8) I expected to have fun watching this movie, and I had a blast. Will watch it again.

Final notes:

Entertainment Value: 9/10.

The Ending: 10/10.

IMDB User Rating: 7.3/10.

Give it a shot!

The Trailer

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3 Movies with “Tristan” Protagonists feat. Legends of The Fall, Stardust, Tristan & Isolde

Posted on December 24, 2010 Written by ripitup

The first time I heard the name “Tristan” was when I watched Legends of the Fall, starring Brad Pitt. I had found Tristan to be a pretty cool and unique name back then. I also love the movie so it stayed with me. Later I saw the movie Tristan & Isolde, a lovely romantic adventure/drama starring James Franco. Then came Stardust, and Charlie Cox’s Tristan.

Enjoy 3 movies that all have Tristans as their leading characters. The order is random.

1) Movie: Tristan and Isolde

Actor playing Tristan: James Franco

Tristan & Isolde starring James Franco, Sophia Myles, Rufus Sewell, Henry Cavill & Mark Strong.

Directed by Kevin Reynolds, 2006’s Tristan & Isolde co-stars Sophia Myles, Rufus Sewell, Henry Cavill & Mark Strong.

James Franco plays Tristan, a man raised by Lord Marke (Rufus Sewell) after an Irish attack left Tristan an orphan. Based on the legend, Tristan and Isolde is a powerful love story. When Briton Tristan is presumed dead, Irish princess Isolde (Sophia Myles) takes care of him. They fall for each other but they have to part. Unfortunately, their “reunion” comes in the least desired format: Tristan unknowingly has “won” Isolde as a bride for his Lord Marke. How can the two stay apart? Yet how can be together?

Tristan is a great soldier, friend, leader and lover. He is generally very loyal, in fact he would have gladly have died for Marke but the fact that he fell for Isolde before she married Marke complicates things. Tristan feels tremendous guilt and is thorn between his love for Isolde and his love for Marke.

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Read Tristan and Isolde Detailed Review featuring Plot Trivia and James Franco Links

2) Movie: Legends of the Fall Brad Pitt

Actor playing Tristan: Brad Pitt

Directed by Edward Zwick and co-starring Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond & Henry Thomas, Legends of the Fall is an epic romance/drama/war whose story covers many years.

Brad Pitt plays Tristan Ludlow, a young man living in 1900s America with his father –former soldier William (Anthony Hopkins), his older brother Alfred (Aidan Quinn) and his younger brother Samuel (Henry Thomas). Tristan is the free-spirited, rebellious and adventurous one. Alfred is rational and responsible and they both dote on their youngest and more fragile brother Samuel. Things are fine until Samuel brings home his beautiful fiancé Susannah (Julia Ormond). Both Alfred and Tristan are attracted to her, but this doesn’t become an issue until World War I breaks out. The boys go off to fight, and Samuel doesn’t survive. Upon their return, Tristan and Susannah start a passionate romance, totally frowned upon and envied by Alfred. Tristan is not happy, however – he needs to go off into the wilderness, to find himself and get over the death of his brother. But will Susannah be able to wait him forever?

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3) Movie: Stardust

Actor playing Tristan: Charlie Cox

Stardust starring Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro, Mark Strong & Sienna Miller

Charlie Cox’s Tristan lives in a village that neighbors a magical kingdom. In fact, his existence is due to the fact that his father Dunstan (young Dunstan is played by Ben Barnes) crossed over to the magical kingdom, met a witch’s slave and fell in love with her. Tristan is desperately in love with Victoria (Sienna Miller), a spoiled girl who is more interested in money and title. Tristan decides to win her heart by bringing her a fallen star but to his disbelief, the star is actually young beautiful woman called Yvaine (Claire Danes). He has to go through a journey with Yvaine and at first they can’t really get along. But this is a journey full of unexpected twists, full of pirates, witches, crown-crazed princes and more.

Directed by Matthew Vaughn and based on Neil Gaiman’s graphic novel, 2007’s Stardust has one impressive cast including Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes, Robert De Niro, Mark Strong, Rupert Everett, Ricky Gervais, Sarah Alexander (Susan of Coupling), Ben Barnes, Sienna Miller and Henry Cavill. Interestingly enough, both Henry Cavill and Mark Strong co-star in both Tristan & Isolde and Stardust.

Read 20 Reasons to Love Stardust for detailed review: plot trivia, review, photos and links

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Coming in May: Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides starring Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush & Ian McShane

Posted on December 23, 2010 Written by ripitup

Pirates of the Caribbean 4- On Stranger Tides - starring Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ian McShane & Geoffrey Rush. Image via filmofilia.com

Pirates of the Caribbean 4 starring Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush & Ian McShane

And Captain Jack Sparrow is back!

The first movie of the Pirates of the Caribbean Series, The Curse of the Black Pearl came out in 2003, starring Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush & Jack Davenport (Steve of Coupling). I find it to be one of Johnny Depp’s best movies. It was a perfect combo of adventure, romance & comedy – with great actors and impressive visual effects. It was huge hit with the audience and we had 2 more movies, pretty much with the same leads.

Unfortunately for me, the second part (Dead Man’s Chest) lacked the first one’s magic and the third (At World’s End) wasn’t a pleasant experience at all. Don’t get me wrong- I am not one of those people intrinsically against all sequels. I just didn’t enjoy these ones. When I heard a fourth was in the works, I couldn’t have cared less, that is until I saw the trailer.

The 4th film, On Stranger Tides is shot in 3D and looks really entertaining: there’s flesh blood, in the shape of Penelope Cruz and Ian McShane. Keira Knightley, Orlanda Bloom and Jack Davenport are not among the cast and this seems like a bonus. Sparrow has his usual quirky manners, unique sense of humor, a potential romance and more action and challenges than he can handle, including getting through zombies and surviving Blackbeard (Ian McShane) to get to the fountain of youth.

You can watch the trailer here, and decide for yourselves.

I just can’t wait until May.

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