- Directed by Wolfgang Petersen, John Seale
- Starring Josh Lucas, Kurt Russel, Richard Dreyfuss, Emmy Rossum
- Due to the fact that this movie is a remake of the most successful 1972 predecessor "The Poseidon Adventure" played by Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, and Shelley Winters, I cannot help feeling biased to conclude that this movie is boring and unthrilling. Very disappointing.
- Directed by J.J. Abrams
- Starring Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Phillip S. Hoffman, Billy Crudup, Laurence Fishburne
- Tom Cruise is back in the third sequel of the film "Mission: Impossible", which is the most satisfying and much, much better than the second sequel directed by John Woo. This one, smartly written and directed by J.J. Abrams, is action-packed, exciting, thrilling, fast, and fun, from the beginning to the end.
- Directed by Woody Allen
- Starring Jonathan Rhys-Myers, Scralett Johansson, Emily Mortimer
- Written and directed by Woody Allen, this film is a dramatic thriller about sexual passion, obsession, ambition, hunger for wealth, and murder. It is outstanding and different from other suspense movies because it is so straight-forward and unpredictable. The ending twist is shocking and thrilling. The best part of the film, I think, is how it ends--it leaves the audiences to think and imagine what is going to be next.
- Directed by Jim Jarmusch
- Starring Bill Murray, Jeffrey Wright, Sharon Stone, Tilda Swinton, Jessica Lange, Julie Deply
- The movie tells the story of a successful but lonesome man who tries to find his son, although he is not sure he has one, by visiting his former girlfriends who might be the mother. After meeting them, he is more lost, more lonesome, more confused and more empty. This movie is written for Bill Murray, who made a big success in "Lost in Translation". Funny but sad movie.
- Directed by Andy Fickman
- Starring Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum
- A romantic comedy inspired by Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night", this movie is more fun and entertaining than I'd expected. Amanda Bynes is cute, lovable and funny. This movie is made for her.
- Directed by Tom Dev
- Starring Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker
- The title of the movie describes itself. This is neither a romantic nor a comedy. There are many supposed-to-be funny plots, involving supporting cast, which are unrelated to the main theme of the movie. Horrible scriptwriting.
- Directed by Spike Lee
- Starring Clive Owen, Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster
- A story about bank robbers playing cat-and-mouse chase with policemen. Interesting and complicating scriptwriting with clever twists and turns and best performances of casts, especially Jodie Foster. The film is, however, not a thriller movie that you can expect to get excitement from.
- Directed by Atom Egoyan
- Starring Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, Alison Lohman
- A story about two nightclub entertainers and a mystery behind the dead body of a woman found in their hotel suite. Interesting script and plot. The film jumps back and forth between the present and the past, which is confusing, due in part to the likeness of the two actors in different times (they don't grow old in 15 years) and the resemblance of the two actresses (they look so much alike).
- Directed by James McTeigue
- Starring Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea
- Produced and co-written by the Wachowski brothers who directed and wrote The Matrix sequels, the film tells the story of a young woman who was rescued by a masked man, known as "V", who has dedicated himself to freeing citizens of England from the corrupted and cruel government. This is an interesting action-filled drama movie, yet very complicated and serious. Natalie Portman is too pretty and over-reacted. The famous line, "People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.", is quite familiar around here, in Thailand, don't you think?
- Directed by David Cronenberg
- Starring Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, William Hurt, Ed Harris
- An action-packed drama about a family man who tries to forget his past as a professional killer. This is one of the best films directed by Cronenberg, especially the bold and violent action scenes, which are so real and unpredictable, and the extremely hot sex scenes. Very entertaining.
- Directed by Fernando Meirelles
- Starring Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz
- A political thriller and drama about a British diplomat who tries to find out the mystery behind his wife's murder. Well-made movie but too serious and complex.
- Directed by James Mangold
- Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon
- The film tells a biography of famous country star Johny Cash (1932-2003) during his early years, which focuses on love relationship between him and his wife, June Carter Cash (1929-2003). Outstanding acting and musical performances by Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon, the movie is entertaining with a lot of great country songs.
- Directed by Paul Haggis
- Starring Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Ryan Phillippe, Sandra Bullock, Brandan Fraser
- A number of American people with different races, class and status crash with each other in L.A. The film deals boldly with racism, terrorism and prejudices. Excellent scriptwriting and film editing.
- Directed by Ang Lee
- Starring Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anne Hathaway
- This is one of the greatest and most romantic love stories. Beautifully shot and best performed by Ledger and Gyllenhaal, the movie tells the story of forbidden love of two gay cowboys -- heartbreaking, deeply moving, and tragic. If you have no bias against homosexual, you will find that this drama movie opens and breaks your heart and stays with you even after it ends. Apart from Sense and Sensibility, this is Ang Lee's best film and he deserves the Oscar Award.
- Below are some of the most romantic scenes in the movie that I like.
- Directed by Steven Spielberg
- Starring Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Geoffrey Rush
- A true story about the aftereffects of the Palestinian terrorist attacks on the Israeli athletic team during the 1972 Olympic games in Munich. This is a serious, tense, violent and action-packed drama. Spielberg deserves credit for his courage to make this thought-provoking movie although he got heavily criticised for this controversial moral issue.
- Directed by Ben Younger
- Starring Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep, Bryan Greenberg
- The trailer leads us to think that this is a romantic comedy movie with Meryl Streep and Uma Thurman taking leading roles. In fact, this is a serious love movie which focuses on the relationship between a 37-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man. The problem is the scriptwriting, which is dull and boring.
- Directed by Rob Marshall
- Starring Ziyi Zhang, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Watanabe
- Based on a bestseller novel by Arthur Golden, this is a story of a Japanese girl, Sayuri, who became a geisha in 1929. The film is enjoyable with happy ending. It is however quite shallow and doesn't tell much about the real life of geishas. All Chinese actresses deliver fine performances, but I think the film would be much better if it uses Japanese casts who speak Japanese with English subtitle.
- Directed by Mark Waters
- Starring Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo
- A romantic comedy about a medical intern, who had been in coma due to a car accident, and a desperate guy who rented her apartment. The reason I saw this movie is to kill time and did not expect to get anything much. Surprisingly, the movie turns out to be pleasing and fun. Both Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo are charming, sweet, and funny. The script is smart, although it is lousy at the end.
- Directed by Thomas Bezucha
- Starring Diane Keaton, Sarah Jessica Parker, Rachel McAdams, Claire Danes, Dermot Mulroney, Luke Wilson
- A story about a Christmas holiday gathering of a New England family. There are a lot of big-name actors and actresses who deliver fine performances. The only problem is the script.
- Directed by Luc Jacquet
- An amazing French documentary film about the mating and breeding rituals of the emperor penguins in Antarctica. It is a story of love, responsibilities, survival and sacrifice -- the film that makes some of us shameful to be born human and yet cannot match the love and responsibilities of the penguins.
