Monday, December 24, 2007

National Treasure: Book of Secrets



  • Directed by Jon Turteltaub
  • Starring Nicholas Cage, Diane Kruger, Jon Voight, Ed Harris, Harvey Kietel, Justin Bartha, Helen Mirren
  • As an Indiana Jones-like, I felt this movie delivers on its premise. The movie felt much more confident and at home when it's in the white house than when it's trekking through Indian Architectures. Ideally, most of the actions should have been set in well-known places, and not in made up underground dungeons, not that there are many in the USA. -Comment written by Dear

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Elizabeth: The Golden Age



  • Directed by Shekhar Kapur
  • Starring Cate Blanchett, Clive Owen, Geoffrey Rush
  • Cate Blanchett still gives a worthy performance even with a mediocre script, but no amount of wardrobes and English slurs can convince me that this Clive Owen belongs in Old England. At times, the movie feels like a Hallmark movie. You can see the actors trying to add more flavors and expand the movie beyond the misguided guide hand of the director, but as a whole, the movie disappoints. -Comment written by Dear

Sunday, December 16, 2007

I Am Legend



  • Directed Francis Lawrence
  • Starring Will Smith
  • While the design is impressive, ultimately the plot is a serious let-down. Legendary, this movie is not. -Comment written by Dear

Sunday, December 02, 2007

The Love Of Siam (Rak Hang Siam)


  • Directed by Chukiat Sakweerakul
  • Starring Sinjai Hongthai, Mario Maure, Witchwisit Hirunwongkul, Chermal Boonyasak, Songsit Rungnoppakunsri
  • This Thai movie tells a story about different kinds of love; love of parents for their children, love of friends, love between opposite sexes, and love between gays. The film is neatly made and all the actors, old and new, perform very well. The music is also beautiful. However, the film is too long. A lot of scenes can be eliminated or cut short without changing the theme. Why does a good film like this fail at the end? Anyway this is the best Thai film in 2007.