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Reviews
Bodies, Rest & Motion (1993)
Interesting, Enjoyable, Quite
A very interesting movie with great dialog. I understand this was originally a play be the filming does a great job of removing the limits that plays that become movies often face. This had good set and settings. It's a quite movie so don't watch it if you're tired because it won't keep you perky. But never less I found this to be a very enjoyable film and wanted more. The characters were very well develop and well acted. All the characters demonstrated their strengths and weakness without dialog that assumes the watcher couldn't figure out what was going on and without any major over acting (though the character of Nick was just a bit overdone). The motorcycle twist was cool and subtle, well done.
The Haunting (1999)
Not a Scary Movie, It's a Well Done Movie.
Though I have never been scared at the movies I still enjoy the suspense and mystery of a well done "Scary Movie".
The Haunting fits that bill very well.
The acting is good, though I would say that Lili Taylor's acting makes the movie. Maybe her best acting yet. But all the actors did a good job and I'm pleased to see such main stream leading actors playing equal roles.
The set is very well conceived and rich in detail which always helps the depth of a movie.
Having not seen the original movie, I see this movie as a stand alone story worth every minute spent watching it.
Executive Decision (1996)
Steven Seagal's Small Part
I always wondered at Steven Seagal's part which seemed unusual for him.
But in the reading the 1991 screen play the character that Steven Seagal plays is in 96 of 232 scenes which is over 40% of the total scenes.
It must be the editing of the movie that make his role seem so small and limited.
The acting is fine but as so often happens in movies, the movie makers assume the viewing audience won't notice unrealistic scenes, and ideas and can not handle subtle actions and plot twists. So this movie often over plays actions and character's roles despite an actors skill. And this, kind of, cheapens the movie and adds a flair of cartoon-ism which makes it hard for the viewer to take seriously.