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Under discussion:

The Number 23  (2007)

If there is a plot, it takes so many leaps that it is hard to follow. Jim Carrey does not play a believable character... he needs to stick to comedy. To cap off a lousy movie, the feel good ending was totally out of character. If you see this one in the video store... hiss and walk away.

Under discussion:

The Snow Walker  (2003)

This is a must see film that captures first the arrogance of a haughty flyboy who learns respect for the frozen north tundra and reverence for the people who live there… through the graceful kindness of a young but very sick native girl.

Director Charles Martin Smith succeeded in taking me into spirit of a vast arctic region that is at one moment incredibly beautiful and the next insanely unforgiving. I especially appreciate the insight into the lives of the hearty, yet peaceful Inuit locals.

Be sure to watch the “Making of the Movie” flick after the seeing main feature… it will give you an intense appreciation for the truly harsh conditions, excellent casting and superb directing needed to make this film an evening well spent.

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Across the Universe  (2007)

To truly enjoy and understand this film, you need to be a Beatles music fan and it helps to be a child of the Beatles era... so naturally, I loved it. My 16 year old son who is also a Beatles music fan also loved it. However, my wife walked out of the theater commenting that she did not get it... since to her, a beatle is something to step on.

Contrary to the synopsis above... the movie is about putting a story to Beatles music, nothing more... and of course the music was about love and later "anti-war protests, rock and roll revolution, non-sense and mind-expanding psychedelia of the 1960s". Director Julie Taymor did an excellent job of threading a movie around the Beatles music. I loved the movie and plan to buy the dvd.