Film Reviews

These are the reviews of the films which have been recently on the cin-
ema, and they’ve been organized by genre:

Action
James Bond: Quantom of Solace Genres:
*** Action:
James Bond:
This is a part you can feel sick Quantom of Solace
film which has because there is a Push
obviously pro- fight with special ef- Hancock
voked a great fects to make it The Dark Knight
deal of interest quicker. Holes
as much be- Comedy:
cause of the ac- With a 12 rating Burn After Read-
ing
tors as for the this film is perfect for
Pink Panther
film. The story is James Bond films lov- Drama:
based on the ers. Gran Torino
search for the Che
assasin who Staring: Daniel Craig The Witness
killed James and Olga Kurylenko Touching the Void
Bond’s girlfriend Directed by: Mark Romantic:
in the previous film. James bond find Goster Twilight
someone to help him. 106 minutes Musical:
Quantom of Solace is a non-syop Rating +12 Fiddler on the
action thriller. There is a lot of action in Roof
exotic locations. The only possible Moulin Rouge
drawback to the film is that in the first High School Mu-
sical

Push
***
This is a film were lots of special effects
are used, which look almost real and
were you can see the hard work of the
actors. The story is based on how two
American people (Chris Evans and
Dakota Fanning), who live in Hong Kong
and have special powers, have to save
the world from a company.
Push is a Sci-Fi, Thriller in which you may
not stop watching for a second because
you will get lost and not find out what is
going on. A good feature of this film is

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the quality of the actor’s performance, Starring: Chris

the drawbacks aren’t too important. Evans and Da-
One of the possible drawbacks you kota Fanning
may notice at the end is how they Directed by Paul
changed the name of Dakotas Fanning Mcguigan
character and the similarity of the film 111 minutes
with the Heroes TV series. S c r i p t : D av i d
Bairla
This film is perfect for people who like Rating PG
Sci-Fi films and that may watch the TV
series Heroes. Now in cinemas.

Hancock
****
It is a great film wich has pro-
voked interest because of the special ef- Directed by Peter Berg
fects as much as for the great acting. In Starring: Will Smith and Charlize Theron.
this film nobody likes Hancock, although Length: 92 min.
he is a hero, so a public relations adviser Rating: everybody
wants to make everyone change their It is available on DVD and Blue Ray.
rude, stinky and drunk impression
they have of him, turning him into
the hero everybody wants.

Hancock is a comedy
action science-fiction film which
included big-budget chases, a
light-hearted plot, potraying real-
life situations with impossible
quests, all designed for pure audi-
ence escapism.

With a P.G. rating and both

comedy and action it is the per-
fect film for people who love
laughing.

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The Dark Night

* * * * (an a half)
The Dark Knight is an action-drama that
The film has provoked a great deal of it will show you the craziness of an as-
interest as much because of the excite- sassin, the exasperation of missing some
ment of the story as for the catastrophic one you love and the serenity and obli-
death of the actor Heath Ledger. The gation of doing the correct thing. There
story is based on the frustration of the is no possible drawback in my opinion. I
Mafia because think we are talking
they can not move about a masterpiece.
their money as
they would like Starring Christian
because of Batman Bale, Heath Ledger
and because of and Aaron Eckhart
Harvey Dent the Directed by Chris-
districts prosecu- topher Nolan
tion. This frustra- 152 minutes
tion makes the Rating PG
Mafia employ a
very strange as- Now available on
sassin that even DVD and Blueray
they don’t understand.

HOLES
***
better.
This is a film which makes you think. The
story is based on a boy that is sent to a With a PG rating and both adventure
kind of jail and they have to dig holes and action this is a perfect film to watch
every day. Stanley, the main character, it wherever, whenever and with who-
wants to escape from there and finds a ever.
secret about a curse on his family.
Starring: Shia Lebeouf.
“Holes” is an adventure film and often a Directed by: Andrew Davis
quasi-action with stunts and chases. The 117 minutes.
only possible drawback is that it is a lit- Rating PG
tle bit unrealistic and the special effects It’s available on DVD.
weren’t very good, they could be much

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burn after reading

***** Comedy

This is the kind of film that you should

You can see the quality of this film re- watch with friends if you're older than
flected on the actor's terrific perform- 13 years.
ance as much as in the film itself. This
movie is about an ex-agent from the Directors.
CIA called ozzie cox, who loss a disk- coen broth-
ette with his memoirs , and it's found ers
by linda litzkie and Chad Feldheimer, staff. george
and they try to exchange it for clooney, brad
money. pitt john
This is a hilarious comedy mixed with malkovich
some crime, and not only the script is Frances
briliant, also the actor's give life to the McDormand,
script with their great performances. Tilda Swin-
the only possible drawback is that if ton
you know nothing about the col war
you my loose some gags. But even
though, you're going to totally love it.

The Pink Panther 2

****
This is a film which The Pink Panther is a comedy action
has provoked a lot film with a funny actor and funny scenes
of interest in chil- that amuse the people easily. According
dren and also in to peoples opinion Steve Martin, inter-
adults, thanks to preting Inspector Closseu, didn’t per-
the direction of a form them role of inspector Closseau
good director like
Harald Zwart. The This is the perfect film to see with all
story is based on the family and enjoy a funny film.
the theft of a fa-
mous diamond Starring  Steve Martin
called the Pink Panther .Inspector Clou- Directed by Harold Zwart
sau is the leader of a detective group 92 minutes
that tries to get back the famous dia- All the family
mond.

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Gran Torino
****
This film is special as much because Drama
Clint Eastwood’s job in front and behind
the cameras as for being the last film in
which he may act. Gran Torino is suitable
for all kind of audiences except young
children because it’s quite hard to un-
derstand and violent. This film’s plot is
about Walt Kowalski’s relationship with
his neighbours, most of them Asians
who try to steal his Ford 1972 Gran
Torino, after the death of his wife. Walt
is a racist, conservative, old person who
fought in the Korea war. He also is very
I ´´only`` give 4 stars to Gran Torino
unsociable and politically incorrect but
due to the fact that even the job of Clint
helps the people he knows in whatever
Eastwood as actor absolutely brilliant, as
way he can. I could write pages of this
director he could made a slightly better
fascinating character played by Clint
film showing young actors like Bee Vang
Eastwood.
how to act better. This is recommend-
able to all sorts of audiences but you
Gran Torino is a violent drama about ra-
need to have patience because some
cial tensions with some comical scenes.
parts are a bit slow. However, extraordi-
The development of Walt’s personality
nary job, Clint!
towards his neighbours it also remark-
able and how his unsociable side disap-
pears as his racism turns into a more Starring: Clint Eastwood and Bee Vang.
affectionate quality and how Tao, played Director: Clint Eastwood
by Bee Vang, brokes Walt’s internal 116 minutes
shield and becomes his friend. The only Rating: +13
possible drawback could be that some
actors’ faces wore a bit inexpressive Now in cinemas.
(the case of Tao (Bee Vang)).

Che
****
Che is a two-part film which has pro-
voked interest in the audience as much
because it is based on the real life of a
very famous person, Che Guevara, as for
the film itself. The film is based on the
life of an important revolutionary man
who changed a lot of peoples’ lives. He
was successful because of his knowledge

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in medicine and other subjects as much in some countries of South-America.

as because of his braveness. Starring: Benicio del Toro, Franka Po-
The film is a plot-driven drama in tente
which you can appreciate the personal Directed by: Steven Soderbegh
thoughts of the Che and see his own 140
character development. The great actor’s min-
performance (Benicio del Toro) is one of utes
the most important things, as he won a
Goya for it.
This is a great film for people that
want to know about how revolution was

***
The film has provoked interest as much
because of the religion involved as for
the performance of Harrison Ford. The
story is based on the bribery of police-
men. John, who is a policeman, and an
Amish family who get involved in it.

Witness is a crime film with some fast

action, and with a shocking final. There
alone, to reflect on it.
are no amazing effects, but the script is
really original. The stunts quite enter-
Starring Harrison: Ford, Kelly McGillis
taining, without focusing too much in
and Lukas Haas.
them. Instead of focusing on fights the
Directed by the Australian filmmaker Pe-
film focus on a real situation involves a
ter Weir.
policeman and an Amish family. This film
Running time 112 min.
is a definitely for teenagers of adults, be-
cause it is a plot driven story. This film
Available on DVD
might be perfect to watch at home

Touching the Void

* * * *(and a half)
based on the difficulties of two mounta-
This is a film which has obviously pro- neers climbing a mountain which no-
voked a great deal of interest as much body had ever climbed before.
for the shocking images in the film as
the performance given. It is a true story

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This is the true story of two real climb-
ers (Joe Simpson and Simon Yates) who
have a perilous journey up the west face
of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in
1985. The two main actors that play the
part of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates are:
Brendan Mackey and Nicholas Aaron.
The only possible drawback to the film
are the completely awful images you can
see during the film, because it shows the
brutal conditions that the two climbers
experience.
Twilight* ****
This film has created a lot of expecta-
tion as much because of the fascinating
plot as because the film is based on
Stephanie Meyer’s best-seller “Twilight”.
The story concerns a girl (Kristen
Stewart) who is new in the school and
meets Edward Cullen
(Robert Pattinson). They
fall in love with each
other, but Bella discovers
Edward’s biggest secret:
he’s a vampire.
Twilight is a romantic hor-
ror drama film that has
managed to get every sin-
gle teenager’s attention
with the love story be-
tween Edward and Bella,
and with Edward’s great
charm. The horror part of
the film is quite entertaining, but it’s not
With a PG. rating this true story is a
perfect film to make people realise that
with determination, you can achieve any-
thing you like in this life.
Starring, Brendan Mackey and Nicholas
Aaron.
Directed by Kevin Macdonald.
106 minutes
Available on D.V.D.
Romantic
the main part of the film. The only un-
successful feature of the film is that
there are some details of the book that
they don’t include in the film, so the
book’s fans were quite disappointed.
Generally the film is brilliant, and is per-
fect for boys and girls, as it
includes a romantic story
with a horror background.
Starring Robert Pattinson,
Kristen Stewart and Taylor
Lautner
Directed by Catherine Hard-
wick
122 min
+13
Released soon on DVD.
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Fiddler on the roof ****

This film
obviously pro Musical
voked a great thanks to the reflection it makes on the
deal of interest Jewish civilization, which is quite realis-
which remains tic. The only possible drawback is the
nowadays as large number of songs which after three
much because hours of film, starts to get a bit boring.
of the original However, it is something understandable
plot as for the if we are talking about a musical.
high-quality act- With a PG rating and both musical and
ing. The plot is an epic scale, it has gained a huge popu-
about a small larity during the 45 years it has been of-
village called fered to the audience either at cinemas
Anatevka, where people from various or in DVD format.
religions coexist peacefully or at least
coexisted. The huge change of situation Starring by C. Topol and Rosalind Harris
from the begging to the end really has among others
an impact on the viewer, throughout the Directed by Norman Jewison
film. 181 minutes
The Fiddler on the roof is basically a Still available on DVD
musical, nevertheless, it is also an epic,

High school musical

**
This is a film and dance. But this film has drawbacks
which has pro- that the other two didn’t have, the script
vokes a great is unimaginative and the special effects
deal of interest are very simple. The only two possible
because it isn’t as positive things are absolutely brilliant
good as the acting of the two main characters and
other ones. The the wonderful music.
story is based on
the two other This film is not recommended to boys
films. It’s directed or girls of 15 years old, but is the perfect
by the director Kenny Ortega and stars film for children of 10 to 12 years.
Zac Efron (as Troy Bolton) and Vanessa
Hudgens (as Gabriela Montez). This film Starring Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens
is about the last year in high school. Directed by Kenny Ortega
It’s a musical film full of dance routines 90 minutes
and centered on combinations of music

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Moulin Rouge
****
make you feel as a real person suffering
This film has been recently fitted into
from tuberculosis, however, the musical
3rd year music timetable for having, mu-
part of the film lasts a little bit too
sical and social values. The story is based
much, and may bore some people.
on the hard life of a prostitute, with an
This film only can be recommended to
incredible voice. Later on she is asked to
teenagers as the film is about drugs and
sing for one company of composers,
the exhausting life of a young woman.
however, medics diagnose her with tu-
berculosis.
Starring: Nicole Kidman
Moulin Rouge is a dramatic musical, with
Directed by: Bazz Luhrmann
catchy songs and beautiful choreography.
129 minutes
The film also sends deep messages that
Rating PG

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