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This page compiles all reviews pbeat has written, sharing their detailed thoughts about movies, TV shows, and more.
6 reviews
The Last Word (2008)

The Last Word

7.3
  • Sep 28, 2011
  • Chilling

    This movie left me chilled to the bone. I have seen documentaries about wrongful convictions and eyewitness errors but never have I seen such a lynching. The most jaw dropping moment was an interview with the defense attorney who did not present a case and didn't even know that he could have asked for money from the state to do an investigation. He did no investigation. He has a look of sympathy and ignorance and guilt that is shocking. His confession can only be surmised as a request for forgiveness in order to make peace with his soul. The mother recounts the details of the arrest of her son and the fear and disbelief is displayed with a helplessness that is heartbreaking. The boy is 17 and considered "retarded" and a past that would explain severe trauma but not violence. The attorneys, police and the judges seem comfortable to circumvent the law and I am reminded of a line from the Denzel Washington movie, "Hurricane." The Police stopped and told him,"We're looking for two negroes in a white car." Hurricane responded, "Any two will do? The injustice becomes unbelievable and the director effectively invokes a feeling that something evil and unholy is going on. Religion is used as an important theme with the Catholic Church fighting for clemency and religious fanatics hell bent on the electric chair, each one claiming to be in Jesus Camp. Good and evil fighting for the soul and who does God side with?

    The injustice and incompetence will have you on the edge of your bed and then you find out that something evil and unholy IS going on. The execution isn't the final blow.
    Red Hill (2010)

    Red Hill

    6.3
  • Jul 14, 2011
  • One of the best films of the Year

    Simply one of the best movies I have seen this year. I confess that I originally watched this to see the performance of Ryan Kwanten and see how he matched up to Jason from True Blood. It was shocking to see how good of an actor he is. He is not even recognizable as the same sex starved idiot hunk. He plays a true gentleman that is an inspiration. His sweetness and dedication and honesty are truly rare and thrown into a completely corrupt environment, comes out as an amazing hero. The suspense and action will have you at the edge of your seat. The way he protects his wife, who is pregnant is a pure joy to watch. I watched this late at night thinking it would help me fall asleep with what I guessed would be a lot of bad acting and a shoddy script and ended up staying up to watch and watched it again the next day. The humor that comes out as the villain scares the townspeople to death is pure entertainment. The acting is superb from all and I was completely entertained. Watch this movie.
    Anne Heche, Daniel Bacon, and James Tupper in Toxic Skies (2008)

    Toxic Skies

    5.0
  • Aug 23, 2010
  • Corporations are Above the Government

    The problem with the complaints about this movie is they are all centered on making fun of conspiracy theories which is exactly what the corporations want you to believe. This is brought out effectively in the movie but the reviewers who want more sex and violence are not mature enough for this subject. Corporations who are obliged and required by their bylaws to make money don't want to kill you but collateral damage is to be expected. Haven't we learned from BP oil spills, made up wars for oil and Halliburton and the billions of lobbyist money that goes to buy Congressmen, judges and Presidents that there is more to this than you think. "Cuting corners with people's lives, how could you let that happen?" "Unbelievable." It is not your government that you should fear, but the people who make fun of Government by saying things like the nine scariest words in the English language are "I'm from the government and I'm here to help." Those people are bought off by the corporations. The government IS here to help but when Corporations infiltrate the government and prop up actors and buffoons to make you think everything is a big conspiracy, what they mean is its all a joke, nothing to see here move along.

    This is a great movie and they do even have a little romance for those who can only handle sex and violence.
    L'enchanteresse (1936)

    L'enchanteresse

    5.6
    4
  • Dec 4, 2009
  • This movie deserves nullification

    Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal, and Richard Todd in Le dernier voyage (1949)

    Le dernier voyage

    7.3
    8
  • Jan 23, 2009
  • Richard Todd deserved the Oscar

    This movie belongs to Richard Todd. This is a must see for any film student. Forget Reagan. He can't act but I had to find this film in a Ronald Reagan film package just to see the Academy nominated performance of Richard Todd. Why we never heard from him again while Reagan has film collections is the absurdity of Hollywood. Richard Todd gave the best performance of the year and should have won the Academy Award. Don't miss this film if you want to study good acting. Patricia Neal is also first rate but the rest of the cast was below average. Reagan is distracting at how bad he is but only makes Todd that much better. The story is so sweet it will tear your heart out and you could spend most of the film crying. It was nice to get away from the war propaganda for half a second in 1949 and see a story that could have happened in any age. This film is among the best of the 40's and Richard Todd deserves a standing ovation.....
    Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1996)

    Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life

    6.5
  • Apr 10, 2008
  • ugh

    What a horrible woman. I have never read anything by her or about her but was really astounded by this documentary. Basically, she believes that everyone should be selfish and think only of themselves. Government should not take care of anyone. There is no God. she babbles incoherently about the future of the human race and her greatest philosophical achievement is a book about an architect that every selfish conservative in the world has bought next to only the bible. She sounds like a cult. I plan to watch Fountainhead. I wonder how it became the favorite book of Anne Hathoway (The Princess Diary). Wonder what her parents were like? If I somehow come up with a different opinion, I will let you know. Until then, watch this and tell me if you can find any redeeming value. Check out the parts where the audience is watching her on talk shows of the 70's with a collective look of horror as she spouts out her ideas that God doesn't exist, people should not seek help from their government and people who believe in helping others are wimps. Now you will know why conservatives love her and shun Jesus, Gandhi, Martin Luther King and other petty altruists. Ugh....

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