Hands of Stone, released in 2016, is another exceptional movie I have recently watched. It is about the life of Roberto Duran, the Panamanian box champion, a living legend. Unfortunately I have noticed a sort of fury among top film critics regarding this biopic. They say that the screenplay is weak, or that the boxer is a scumbag in a lousy movie. I think that this is an almost unexpected comeback for once talented Robert De Niro, who didn't cease to surprise me in other recent movie as well, … [Read more...]
Great Expectations – a Contemporary Approach
Great Expectations is a remarkable Charles Dickens' novel, and this Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity) adaptation is no less than that, only that it's just an inspiration, a pretext, if you like. The movie was released in 1998 and this is another review of mine from that extraordinary year. Soon, I'll publish a whole list of my already watched 1998 movies, with comments and recommendations, of course. This wonderful movie is actually borrowed from Dickens, Cuarón changed some names and more than that, … [Read more...]
Once Upon a Time in America
With this movie, I initially wanted to start a new sub-category on "The Motion Picture", and I saw that its description already fitted other four movies as well. I have considered for years now, Once Upon a Time in America my favorite movie of all times. I'm not sure it still stays like that. It is a beautiful story, different from The Hoods, the book which was the inspiration. Harry Grey, (Herschel Goldberg), the book's author, is "Noodle", the main character in the movie, played by De … [Read more...]
The Family
The Family is a dark action comedy directed by the French famous Luc Besson. Besson is lately more a producer than a director, but we can always remember him for Subway, Le Grand Bleu, Nikita, Léon: The Professional, or The Fifth Element. If Quentin Tarantino became of originally reference across movie genres, Luc Besson is highly original before Tarantino. His movies and ideas were adapted in Hollywood for the American public taste. [source] The Family, because of Besson, is considered … [Read more...]