- 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.
- Directed by Andrew Adamson
- Starring Tilda Swinton, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Anna Popplewell, Georgie Henley, William Moseley, Skandar Keynes
- Based on a classic novel by C.S. Lewis, this fun, warm, and bloodless film is definitely for children. Teenagers, mostly Harry Potter fans, may find it boring, too sweet and overlong. The most admired is the special effects and the pretty little Lucy, played by Georgie Henly.
- Directed by Peter Jackson
- Starring Naomi Watts, Adrien Brody, Jack Black
- King Kong is back. This new action-packed Jurassic Park version is thrilling, entertaining, humorous and heartbreaking. Peter Jackson does not let his fans down after The Lord of the Rings trilogy. This is perhaps the most enjoyable movie of this year. This 3-hour film is however too long. Some scenes need to be edited and even some characters might need to be deleted.
- Directed by Karyn Kusama
- Starring Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Johny Lee Miller
- The only good things in this movie are the body, the hairstyle and the outfits of Charlize Theron.
- Directed by Judd Apatow
- Starring Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd
- An amusing sex comedy about a 40-year-old guy who has never had sex with anybody. The plot is not so outrageous like in other sex comedy films. Apart from raunchy talks, the movie is warm and sweet.
- Directed by Mike Newell
- Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes
- The darkest, most frightening, adventurous, entertaining, and the best so far in the Harry Potter series, this film is not for kids any more.
- Directed by Roman Polanski
- Starring Barney Clarke, Ben Kingsley, Harry Eden
- Based on a classic novel by Charles Dickens, this version of Oliver Twist by Roman Polanski is quite serious, flat and dull, compared to the lively and enjoyable 1968 verison ( Oliver!) directed by Carol Reed.
- Directed by Martin Campbell
- Starring Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta-Jones
- The Legend of Zorro is more of a comedy than a legend. The thing I like most in the film is the cute little boy who played the son of Zorro.
