I probably would’ve gotten more out of this if I were familiar with Bob Dylan’s life and music, but even so, I was fascinated by its approach to the biopic genre. Rather than give a straightforward account of Dylan’s experiences, director Haynes instead envisions Dylan as a series of characters, each with a different name [...]
You’d expect a film about a shy man who orders an anatomically correct sex doll off the internet and then acts as though she’s his real girlfriend would veer quickly into Judd Apatow territory, with coarse jokes galore, but that’s not in the least what Lars and the Real Girl is (though the trailers tended [...]
I was truly expecting the worst from this one, after the horrific reviews it got on release. Folks, it is not that bad. Certainly it’s no classic like the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers, but it’s a perfectly acceptable little thriller to kill a few hours with. The basic storyline is similar to the [...]
I rated this Well Above Average upon watching it, so I’ll let it stand, but I’m tempted to knock it down to Above Average. I wanted to be blown away by this – the lone mainstream film in last year’s Oscar race? A thinking person’s corporate thriller? Sounds like one to get excited about. And [...]
A solid dose of self-awareness and brilliant performances from Amy Adams and James Marsden save this animated-real world collision tale from silliness, making it instead a delightful bit of fluff for all ages.
