Sunday, September 25, 2005

Cinderella Man



  • Directed by Ron Howard
  • Starring Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger, Paul Giamatti
  • Based on a true story of James J. Braddock, the World's Heavyweight Champion in 1935, this movie is inspiring, thrilling, and heartwarming. Ron Howard, Russell Crowe and Paul Giamatti deserve the Oscar nomination.

Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Bewitched



  • Directed by Nora Ephron
  • Starring Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrel, Shirley MacLain, Michael Caine
  • The worst movie so far this year. This romantic comedy is neither romantic nor funny. The scriptwriting is so weak and stupid. Will Ferrel is so uncharming. Shirley MacLain is so boring. Don't waste your money.

Friday, September 16, 2005

Dark Water



  • Directed by Walter Salles
  • Starring Jennifer Connelly
  • Based on a film by the Japanese creators of "The Ring", this is the story about a newly-divorced mother and her 5-year-old daughter. They rent a cramped and worn apartment in Roosevelt Island and hope to start a new life, only to find that there is mysterious "dark water" in the apartment. Despite the fine performances of Jennifer Connelly and other casts, this ghost movies is not so haunting. One of the reasons, I guess, is that the ghost in this movie is a young pretty girl. There is no creepy ghost or ugly corpses like in "The Ring" movie.