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  • Chocolate - Review

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    Chocolate  (2009)

    The offspring of two lovers from rival gangs, Zen is raised by her mother Zin in exile away from the dangerous underworld in which she once surrounded herself. Despite being autistic, Zen manages to learn the art of fighting through martial arts films on television and mimicking the kickboxing students practicing next to her home. When her mother becomes ill, Zen and her portly sidekick take it upon themselves to collect some her mothers old debts in order to pay for the costly hospital bills. Chocolate, or When Autistic Girls Attack!, is a rather disjointed film hindered by the scant development of its back story, but delivers ten fold with awe inspiring martial arts and a dementedly slapstick quality throughout.


  • He's Just Not That Into You - Review

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    An Altmanesque romantic comedy for the dwindling subset of Generation X that still identifies with that moniker, He's Just Not That Into You is a rather uncomplicated examination of modern relationships and the havoc that the act of examining them causes the individuals involved. Set against the lovely urban paradise known as Baltimore, the film floats its attention between nine individuals desperately trying to find love and maintain a lasting relationship amid the whirlwind of advice from friends, family, coworkers and overly sentimental consciences. The startling amount of A-list thespians littering the screen surprisingly blend together rather harmoniously: characters are developed and individual story arcs completed without any single one trying to overshadow the other. Obviously the result of a television obsessed society, the later portion of the film falls prey to annoyingly sporadic jumps between the parallel story-lines, however, the film remains true to its focus on relationships and thusly succeeds with its thoughtfully articulated dialogue and insightful ruminations on love.


 

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