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cwfilmbuffMovie 46: Rango
The story's a little thin at times (especially the parts not taken directly from Chinatown), but the animation, humor, characters, and movie references more than make up for it. Very entertaining from start to finish.
Movie 47: Easy A
I was curious about this but missed it in theaters last year. It was funnier than the marketing made it look, and Emma Stone consistently gives strong performances, but the writing is clumsy in its attempts to make a light teen comedy about topics including prostitution, adultery, and sexual assault. Taken more seriously it could have worked well, but as it was it didn't quite work.
Movie 48: The Killer Inside Me
A standard noir detective story told from the killer's point of view. Casey Affleck gives one of his best performances as the affable sociopath, and the movie has a lot of great scenes. Unfortunately they're too far apart and everything in between tend to drag. With some tighter editing and about 20 fewer minutes this would have been excellent; instead it's got a lot going for it but not enough to work as a whole.
The story's a little thin at times (especially the parts not taken directly from Chinatown), but the animation, humor, characters, and movie references more than make up for it. Very entertaining from start to finish.
Movie 47: Easy A
I was curious about this but missed it in theaters last year. It was funnier than the marketing made it look, and Emma Stone consistently gives strong performances, but the writing is clumsy in its attempts to make a light teen comedy about topics including prostitution, adultery, and sexual assault. Taken more seriously it could have worked well, but as it was it didn't quite work.
Movie 48: The Killer Inside Me
A standard noir detective story told from the killer's point of view. Casey Affleck gives one of his best performances as the affable sociopath, and the movie has a lot of great scenes. Unfortunately they're too far apart and everything in between tend to drag. With some tighter editing and about 20 fewer minutes this would have been excellent; instead it's got a lot going for it but not enough to work as a whole.
