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We Own The Night (2007)

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We Own the Night (2007)

We Own The Night isn't just another standard cop drama; at the films heart is a fascinating study into how people react in extreme circumstances. It's family loyalty versus trust in your friends. As always blood runs thicker than water.

Thanks to James Gray's directing style and a trio of deft performances from Messrs Phoenix, Wahlberg and Duvall things are just as substantial above the surface as they are under the hood. If you're an eighties kid then you're sure to the love the soundtrack too.

Posted Monday, October 13, 2008 4:25 PM by Kowalski76 | with 0 comments

Death at a Funeral (2007)

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Death at a Funeral (2007)

The BBC website describes 'Death At A Funeral' as a desperate bid to marry a Richard Curtis comedy of middle-class manners with the taste-free gross-out style of the Farrelly Brothers.

I can't say I really like those directors nor can I agree that the filmmakers succesfully consumated this marriage, but I can say I enjoyed the film.

Any film that combines midget wrestling, hallucinogenic drugs and scatology at a funeral, and still retains some class deserves praise.

The cast on paper we're not a huge pull in my decision to watch the movie but there were a few surprises, mainly Daisy Donovan who is excellent here away from her usual career as a television presenter.

Death At A Funeral is a welcome return to the British farcical comedies of old.

Posted Monday, October 13, 2008 4:19 PM by Kowalski76 | with 0 comments

He Was a Quiet Man (2006)

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He Was A Quiet Man (2006)

I'd love to see Christian Slater pull one out of the bag. He still has a great film in him, but this sadly was not it. He'd need a good script to achieve that, and not a poor rehash of 'Falling Down'. A complete waste of time, skip it.

Posted Monday, October 13, 2008 4:08 PM by Kowalski76 | with 0 comments

Black Snake Moan (2007)

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Black Snake Moan (2007)

I'd been looking forward to seeing BSM ever since it garnered early buzz at lasy years Sundance. Craig Brewer is proving to be a solidly consistently impressive director and storyteller. He's like Tarantino without the swag bag of stolen references. And man Samuel L. Jackson sho' damn got the blues. The soundtrack is great too.

Posted Monday, October 13, 2008 2:36 PM by Kowalski76 | with 0 comments

Reign Over Me (2007)

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Reign Over Me (2007)

Fresh, original and heart-warming. The best buddy flick I've seen in a long time. The chemistry between Sandler and Cheadle is a joy to watch. Loved the references to The Who's song and the film 'Quadrophenia' it came from, however Pearl Jam should of left covering the title track well alone.

Posted Monday, October 13, 2008 2:32 PM by Kowalski76 | with 0 comments