My Concise Film Reviews - Ten Words (or less) and a Number (0-10)
0-4 dancing fish……….don’t bother
5-7 dancing fish……….see it if the story or actors interest you, there’s some good there
8-9 dancing fish……….you need to see this movie
10 dancing fish……….a rare find, don’t miss it, don’t even think about not seeing it
Brick - Well crafted film noir set in High School -near perfect……….9 dancing fish
Children of Men - World gone mad, Clive Owen perfect in futuristic cautionary tale……….9 dancing fish
Fantastic Four - Not so fantastic, even dull, adaption of the comic book series……….5 dancing fish
Firewall - Predictable thriller, Harrison Ford is too old for this crap……….6 dancing fish
Garfield 2 - Just two words - uggh, yuck……….2 dancing fish
Kung Fu Hustle - Fun and funny martial arts extravaganza with great special effects……….8 dancing fish
Lady in the Water - deliberately paced, unrealistic, charming, but ultimately disappointing fantasy film……….7 dancing fish
Look Both Ways - death, disaster, mortality and life’s malaise -my kind of film……….9 dancing fish
Munich - Powerful film on the dangers of human vengeance……..9 dancing fish
Pan’s Labyrinth - Terribly beautiful adult fairy tale - best of 2006……….10 dancing fish
Pirates of the Caribbean 2 - too many fx, too little heart - certainly not Depp’s finest……….5 dancing fish
Prairie Home Companion, A - Like radio show? You’ll like movie - just not as much……….7 dancing fish
Prestige, The - Great movie until the ending, which really sucked………..2 dancing fish
Saw - A sick, but captivating film - not for the queasy……….6 dancing fish
Serenity - Whedon’s big screen version of his Firefly - spaghetti western sci-fi……….9 dancing fish
The Girl in the Cafe - thought-provoking, political love story with great actors: 9
The Deer Hunter - DeNiro, Walken, and the tragedy of Vietnam, enough said……….10 dancing fish
The Devil Wears Prada - Streep devilishly funny; movie less so, but still fine: 8
The Family Stone - Surprising good tale about family, finding love and overcoming life……….7 dancing fish
The Princess Bride - The perfect movie - fantasy, love, fighting, even kissing…….10 dancing fish
The Whale and the Squid - Family gone bad; movie good; Jeff Daniels great: 8
Ultraviolet - Worse than Garfield 2? Yes, it is . . . SciFi garbage: 1
Walk the Line - Johnny+June=conflict, love, music, and a great movie: 9
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