Exam is a 2009 released British alternative reality mystery movie, written and directed by Stuart Hazeldine. It's needless to mention that this is considered one of the great mind blowing movies of the last decade. Without spoiling it (as you already know), I'm going to say a few words of this separate reality. Why separate? It's somewhere in the future, but it could be today or ten years ago as well. Some details are revealed one by one, without being extremely useful. Not at all. It is a … [Read more...]
Gone Girl
Gone Girl is unfortunately far from being one of the best movies directed by David Fincher. Despite its very good rate on imdb, 8.3 with pushed this mediocre movie to an undeserved 128 place in Top 250 of Best Movies of all times, it is not a good movie. I know it's a matter of tastes, but let's put it near other psychological thrillers directed by Fincher, like Fight Club, or Zodiac. As a matter of fact I have never been mad over his movies, I consider him "dark", too dark for my taste. I have … [Read more...]
Elite Squad 2
Elite Squad 2 (Portuguese: Tropa de Elite 2 – O Inimigo Agora é Outro; literal: Elite Troop 2: Now the Enemy Is Another One) is a 2010 Brazilian film directed and produced by José Padilha, starring Wagner Moura. The other actors appeared somehow in the other film as well, some are new here. It is a sequel of the 2007 movie The Elite Squad. Elite Squad: The Enemy Within is a continuation of the semi-fictional account of the BOPE (Portuguese: Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais), the Special … [Read more...]
Tropa de Elite
Tropa de Elite or Elite Squad, as sounds the English translation, is a Brazilian action movie, one of the best ever made. The international critic is almost for the first time in agreement. It has an 8.0 imdb rate, a very big one. The Elite Squad was an outstanding commercial success, and became a cultural phenomenon in Brazil. The film won the Golden Bear at the 2008 Berlin Film Festival. Its sequel, The Elite Squad - The Enemy Within, released in Brazil on October 8, 2010, holds industry … [Read more...]
The American
George Clooney is one of my favorite actors. I have a lot of favorites, I can brag for days about them, about why I like one or another. As you noticed, I'm going to write a few words about The American, an European film in which the above mentioned favorite actor of mine is top star. It is a 2010 release, it is a movie directed by the Dutch Anton Corbijn, with an action taking place in Northern Italy. Clooney is not a stranger at all in Italy, he has property there, and was also deeply involved … [Read more...]