Saturday, May 20, 2006

The Da Vinci Code



  • Directed by Ron Howard
  • Starring Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellen, Alfred Molina, Jean Reno, Paul Bettany
  • Adapted from one of the most controversial bestsellers by Dan Brown, this movie is boring, dull, too long, too dark and not at all thrilling. The director's attempt to please everybody turns out that it pleases nobody. A lesson is derived; it is impossible to make a good and satisfying movie out of a good bestseller book.

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Poseidon



  • 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.

Saturday, May 06, 2006

Mission: Impossible III




  • 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.

Monday, May 01, 2006

Match Point



  • 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.