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jwillis81

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Lolita malgré moi

Lolita malgré moi

7.1
6
  • May 8, 2004
  • An SNL sketch played out for two hours.

    The first half of Mean Girls was great. It had all the humor and cleverness I've come to expect from Tina Fey as a writer. The problem with the movie was that it seemed to drag out for the last two acts, with the jokes and gags coming less and less frequently. If a feature movie were a marathon, the script sprints for the first third of the race, then runs out of steam and has to walk across the finish line.

    The concept was interesting, although the "out of place girl at a new school" is nothing we haven't seen before. The story is interesting in that, instead of having Cady declare all-out war on the Plastics, she subtly tries to tear them apart from the inside, a welcome change from the typical story where they fight one another until a climactic food fight scene. And although it's by no means unique to this film, it's always fun to watch a movie from an SNL castmember and try to spot all the fellow cast members they've buddied up with. Tim Meadows is, by far, the best among them.

    Overall, the movie was this side of average. It wasn't the greatest film I've ever seen, and I probably won't see it again (maybe when it comes out on video), but the bottom line is it's worth seeing once, and a good way to laugh a little on a Saturday night.
    Le Monde de Nemo

    Le Monde de Nemo

    8.2
    8
  • Jun 9, 2003
  • Find your way to the theaters

    Plain and simple, go see this movie. Unless you hate Disney or animated features, this is definitely a fish tale you'll want to check out. I would say this is the best animated feature since Shrek. It's got everything you could want - excitement, adventure, and of course, lots of humor. The characters are all fun, my personal favorites being Dory, and the turtles, Crush and Squirt.

    And as an added bonus of seeing it in the theater, before the show there's a Pixar short that's really good. So if you've got little kids, or just enjoy family movies, go see this one; you won't be disappointed.

    8 out of 10.
    Daredevil

    Daredevil

    5.3
    7
  • Feb 21, 2003
  • Noir superheroes are back!

    After seeing Daredevil, I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised. I walked in expecting a stinker. The previews, in my opinion, were not very flattering, and the reviews others had given me were disappointing. The one saving grace I had heard was that Daredevil is a dark superhero story, more reminiscent of 1989's Batman with Michael Keaton than of more recent comic book fare like Spider-Man or X-Men.

    Although I dearly loved both Spider-Man and X-Men, I could not justify a nice or sugar-coated story to Daredevil, one of the most interesting characters in the Marvel repetoire. His is a story of darkness and ambiguity, and a noir-style film is best suited for such a story.

    That being said, I was not particularly impressed with the special effects. Daredevil's radar vision was fairly impressive, but in general the fight sequences left me somewhat lacking. Kudos to the special effects and sound design teams for blending (or trying to blend) the real world and Daredevil's world during the fights, but for me, it just didn't seem to work that well.

    The performances were acceptable. As a fan of both Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, I wasn't disappointed, although I definitely thought both could have stretched their acting abilities a little more. Both are capable of so much more, and to see them practically walking through the script was a little disappointing. This disappointment was easily offset by Colin Farrell's performance as Bullseye, which I consider the best element of the movie. After The Recruit and this turn in Daredevil, Colin Farrell has cemented himself in my opinion as one of the better in his generation of Hollywood actors.

    All in all, I'd say Daredevil was a worthy effort. 7 out of 10.
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