Water for Elephants is a very long way from other flashback-based romances like The Notebook, LaGravenese's own script for The Bridges of Madison Country, or even The English Patient. Maybe some of that is by design from the novel, but this is no star-crossed love story of unbridled and heart-wrenching passion. Blame the lead performances.
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Soul Surfer has that stand-up-and-cheer hook a lot stronger and a lot earlier than a great many other sports comeback stories.
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On the surface, it looks like Source Code brings a little Back to the Future time-travel mixed with a little Quantum Leap/Avatar out-of-body experience and a dash of Speed's need for one man to save the day. Let it be said right here and now: you were deceived and what you saw was just the tip of the iceberg.
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What if "The Force" and seeing those glowing dead Jedi masters in Star Wars could only be achieved through hallucinogenic drugs? Well, if you've ever been crazy (or high) enough to wonder what it would be like, then Your Highness is the movie for you.
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Sucker Punch is a loud, muddled mess of those cool action dream sequences, played one after another. If those descriptions sound cool, then you like Zack Snyder's films and will enjoy this show. If all of that sounded confusing, then two things are going on. One, you are one of those aforementioned that doesn't get his creativity or, two, you've witnessed why Zach Snyder's movies never become revered ground-breaking classics: the stories can never live up to the visuals.
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As busy people in America seeking success, we are always looking for a edge or a shortcut. For an edge, we want to be different and better than our competition. We want to standout and perform better than the other guy. We want to exploit an advantage and win as competitive people. When it comes to shortcuts, we like what they can do. Even if it's an infomercial kitchen gadget, we'll partake in anything that saves a little time, wins a race, or gets us ahead of our competition. But as the great movie Road Trip says, "It's supposed to be a challenge, that's why they call it a 'shortcut.' If it was easy it would just be 'the way.'" Limitless is about the challenges of the ultimate shortcut.
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Go see Battle: Los Angeles for the compelling point-of-view and good action. Stay home if you're looking for a science-fiction study.
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Speaking of that theology and deeper tones, the religious symbolism and non-specific labels that are created to define guardians, angels, deities, fate, and chance will no doubt strike internal thought and external discussion and debate about what you think happens in real life with The Adjustment Bureau's themes. Because of that, it's a fascinating movie that, much like Matt Damon's last movie Hereafter and it musings and symbolism of the afterlife from Clint Eastwood, won't completely move you to pieces, but stick in your head enough to really make you think afterwards. Those are fun movie experiences.
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From the John Wayne-level vistas and cinematography, the High Noon showdowns and action, to the Sergio Leone theatrics, music style, and villains, film fans with like what they see. So, from a cinematic standpoint Rango really and unexpectedly works. It's edgy, unique, and a great western. However, parents expecting cute and cuddly will not. The movie is too slow and quirky for most kids, and even some adults.
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