Get Low won the hearts of many film critics, and I found it to be definitely worth the view as well. It’s an actors’ showcase: you have your Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, and Bill Murray. All are veterans, and I watched the movie to see them, if nothing else.
Read More Aaron Schneider, Bill Murray, Get Low, joyce, Robert Duvall, Sissy SpacekOftentimes, when a successful book is transferred to the big screen, the complaint is that the essence of the source material has been lost in translation due to any number of factors, legitimate or not. It’s not unreasonable; so many novels are unwieldy, overstuffed with minor characters and illogical narratives, that it’s usually unnecessary to [...]
Read More adventure, blu-ray, Charlize Theron, Cormac McCarthy, drama, DVD, J.D., John Hillcoat, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael K Williams, R, Robert Duvall, The Road, thriller, Viggo MortensenCrazy Heart is your solidly good movie. I was expecting that Jeff Bridges’ acting would be more than adequate in his role as Bad Blake, but he surprised me by being really outstanding. So his Oscar for Best Actor was not one of those rewards for his entire body of work, but rather well-earned for [...]
Read More Colin Farrell, Crazy Heart, drama, DVD, jeff bridges, joyce, Maggie Gyllenhaal, music, Robert Duvall, romanceI goofed. I thought I was signing up to review A Christmas Tale with Catherine Deneuve, but I accidentally signed up to review Four Christmases instead. I’m not a big fan of slapstick humor or “physical” humor, and hated I Love You, Man. So you can see already that I have little credibility when it [...]
Read More comedy, drama, DVD, Dwight Yoakam, Four Christmases, Holiday, Jon Favreau, Jon Voight, joyce, Kristen Chenoweth, Mary Steenburgen, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, romance, Sissy Spacek, Tim McGraw, Vince Vaughn