After giving up a life of cocaine trafficking, a man (Dan) vows
to stay on the straight and narrow. But he's offered a one-time opportunity to
achieve his life dream: moving to Australia with his daughter. He accepts the
deal and starts a downward spiral sucking him back into 24 hours of hell where
he has to save his daughter and survive by any means. Written by
Anonymous(Courtesy
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DEALER is directed by Jean Luc Herbulot, written by Jean Luc
Herbulot and Samy Baaroun, and produced by Dan Bronchinson. I was a little
apprehensive going in to see DEALER. The trailer went and made it look like
this hyper gritty stylistic film and as much as I go for that kind of thing
I’ve been disappointed numerous times. That said I felt DEALER lived up to the
trailer hype. The main character was strong, although his choices seemed lazy
and too small minded. The rest of the cast of characters was fun adding to the
excitement and or dread. From my standpoint DEALER seemed to strongly influence
by one of my favorite films from Guy Ritchie called SNATCH. Yet in the end I
felt entertained and not bored so I give DEALER 4 stars.
Tripp ('Patrick Dempsey') walks into a bank to get some change
and ends up as a hostage to two bank robber-teams, robbing the bank he is at.
In an almost Sherlock Holmesian way he has to solve this Agatha Christie
inspired mystery and win the girls (Ashley Judd)
heart. But not everything is at it seems, and there are many twists and turns
in this comedy. Written by Nali(Courtesy of
Internet Movie Database)
FLYPAPER is directed by Rob Minkoff, written by Jon Lucas
and Scott Moore, and produced by Mark Damon, Moshe Diamant and Peter Safran. I
saw the premise to this film to be very interesting. Along with its cast of
actors I was feeling like this ensemble piece could be rather good. Upon
watching it I quickly became disappointed as the film became a wacky whom done
it caught up in a bank. There were moments that made me laugh, but even with
the delighted reprieve I felt the story was sloppy and the ending not much of a
surprise. So for FLYPAPER I give it 2 stars.
Ida, a beautiful mess obsessing over her marital separation,
shows up at her sister Alison's for a visit a week too early. Alison is well
used to cleaning up after Ida, and settles them both at a local wine bar. There
they meet Clark, fresh from signing his divorce papers and sporting his
favorite sweatpants, and his friend Will: charming, glib and avoiding his
pregnant bride. Recognizing their similarities yet excited by the differences,
the foursome climb into a party limo and navigate their way through embarrassing
confessions, pot pharmacies, and covert skinny dipping; balancing an
undercurrent of sexual tension and the sobering knowledge that they may have
left their lives behind for this night, but they would have to return to them
come morning. Written by Anonymous(Courtesy
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THE LAS TIME I HAD FUN is directed by Mo Perkins, written by
Hal Haberman, and produced by Drea Clark. In this film that reflects on the
lives of a group of at once strangers, which become a band of friends, this
tale of life as you get older tells some interesting truths both funny and sad.
The plot at first for me seemed too inconceivable, but as the film progressed I
began to buy into its premise. By the end of the film I rooted for the
characters to find some clarity or sense that life hadn’t passed them by and
there was so much more of life to live. There were indeed some laughs, which
were a great plus, but overall I give LAST TIME YOU HAD FUN 3 stars. Enjoy!
After his tribe is slaughtered
through an act of treachery, Hongi, a Maori chieftain's teenage son, must
avenge his father's murder in order to bring peace and honor to the souls of
his loved ones. Vastly outnumbered by a band of villains, Hongi's only hope is
to pass through the feared and forbidden Dead Lands and forge an uneasy
alliance with the mysterious Warrior, a ruthless fighter who has ruled the area
for years. Written by GFC(Courtesy of
Internet Movie Database)
DEADLANDS was a film directed by Toa Fraser, written by
Glenn Standring, and produced by Matthew Metcalfe and Glenn Standring. I felt
his was an interesting look into the lives of tribesmen from another land and
within that story we were privy to the coming of age story of a young boy
Hongi. As much as I would have wanted to like this film my unfamiliarity with
this culture and it’s customs made it tough to understand what was happening
and why. I felt it was entertaining nonetheless and give it 3 stars.
