bkossy

Good performances don't save Silver City from being sunk by it's pedantic dialog and choppy editing. This could have been a great movie, but rhetoric and bad directing sink this plodding film. The plot was decent, the performances good, but the dialog was stilted and the scenes never flowed from one to the next. It's like the thing was put together in a rush, in an attempt to get the movie out before the 2004 elections, and the editor just didn't have time to make a final cut. You might want to rent it sometime, but don't bother seeing it on the big screen.

The traffic jam sequence alone stands as an amazing and lyrical study of the rhythms of stop and start driving. The two lovers are so anchored in the magnetism of the present. This movie is a homage to human nature, and sexual attraction consummated. Also, I absolutely love that the film accepts and cherishes the moment as the lovers do. It's very French.

A fun senseless romp that was way more entertaining than the self aggrandizing "Die Another Day." This movie has no pretensions. It's formulaic B-movie material, but it knows it. The casting is good, the acting is spirited, and the special effects are clever. It even manages to make fun of itself. Are avalanche scenes real, or digital? I see from the ratings that women like it more than men. I think that's because there's no gratuitous sex or violence, and the females leads are strong and entertaining. Also notable is that it pokes some fun at reality TV shows with the obligatory hot tub scene, and plot references to shows like "Fear Factor," and "Big Brother."