jlangbert

I find it hard to explain why I liked this movie. One nice thing is that it has almost no dialogue, which is a big plus for a foreign language film - no need to spend your whole time reading the bottom of the screen. And the fact that the leading male is very handsome, gives you one more reason not to turn away. But the real thing here is the great emotions shown with just an expression or two, and the great chemistry between the leads. Usually when a movie has such clearly good or bad people, it comes across as simplistic and trite (a-la-Steven Seagal). But 3-iron had me wondering about the pasts of these characters - really wishing for a prequel or flashback or something. But in the end, I wasn't upset that it was all left to the imagination. This is a great rental - get a good bottle of wine and relax - and enjoy.

Despite having a very handsome lead (Chris Evans), this is still a hard movie to watch. Not because of gore, but because of bore. Every action and turn of events is telegraphed. The door never just opens, you have to listen to the bad guy climb the stairs for a minute before. The cell phone battery low light flashes forever after the first warning beep, unlike any cell phone I've ever seen. A nd every actor is one-dimensional, either pure evil or pure good - no complexity here. I'm lost as to how Ebert & Roeper gave this turkey two thumbs up - it must be the beefcake. I'd recommend Phone Booth over Cellular, much more interesting script and better acting.