kdcndw Reviews

The Mule (2018)

Get Of My Lawn

[6/10 · 31 December 2018]

So some spoilers ahead. The movie is based on some fact. And I do believe some creative license was taken. However, this movie started out as The "Get Off My Lawn" movie. Lots of commentary on how the older way of doing things might have been better, cell phones are terrible, the internet is terrible. On the positive side, a theme of the importance of dedication to one's family and not just get caught up in the cycle of working to provide for one's family without any emotional investments does resonate well in the movie. Scenes involving grief are overacted but handled modestly well.

The Mule has a line of dialogue between two characters that summarizes much in the movie. One character comments how another character has lost his filter. The main character says, "I never had one". Not to surprising being that this is a Clint Eastwood movie that he has acted and directed in in his 90s, that in itself is a pretty amazing feat. However, it does demonstrate the point that the distance between Baby Boomers and Millennials is the size of the grand canyon. And I would be remiss to say he handled these themes more successfully in Grand Torino.

The Mule is a mess. First off, this movie is racially tone death and pretty damn sexists which Eastwood appears to relish rubbing in people's faces showing the absurdity of PC culture. However, a scene with the bad guys at a restaurant and another scene where the lead character helps some stranded motorists really pushed it for me as far as racist overtones. And all the women characters are extremely underwritten. The cartel types are so horribly cliched it's almost comical. And lastly the story struggles with the theme of money is bad...but then money is good..because it can bring a family together and then money is bad.

But somehow the movie barely works due to the themes and some of the acting. but it's a long haul and I felt the time. Pacing is pretty terrible. The last act does salvage the movie that up to that point has some crazy plot holes and major lapses of logic. This is lower to middle tier Eastwood.

Competently directly although some shots made no sense. And for a thriller, it lacked a lot of thrills and some of the driving scenes came across like a glorified truck commercial. Eastwood eventually drives a nice truck in the picture and this truck is shot from every angle possible. Maybe the truck is the real star of the movie?

Knowing (2009)

Should knowingly hate it but I don't

[7/10 · 24 March 2009]

First off...Knowing is one of the most ambitious "big movies" I have seen in a long time. And the first hour of this film is a marvel. Probably one of the best set-ups of any thriller in recent memory. The third act has problems. At times making the third act of the last Indiana Jones movie seem tame. But the ending is very thought provoking. Maybe the most thought provoking ending in a recent sci-fi film since "A.I." and "The Fountain". Both flawed but daring movies.

Visually the film is mostly a marvel. Director Poyas has a firm grasp on powerful visual imagery used repeatedly as motif.

Bottom line: this daring film has an amazing amount of craftsmanship, decent enough acting, and very ambitious ideas

on the downside: "Knowing" suffers from enough plot holes to fill.. (insert clichéd line here), Cage has some "worst acting ever" moments. And the third act feels like it needed a rewrite or three hundred..

I should have hated it...but I can't. It's too ambitious a movie to easily dismiss. And since big budget spectacle movies are never ambitious and very rarely "thought provoking", I have to give "Knowing" it's props.

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Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)

Wait and see

[7/10 · 31 January 2008]

I just got back from round two with this film. "Walk Hard' the second go around made me laugh, but alas I don't think it is a comedy classic. It is however very funny especially if you know your rock music history and have seen a fair amount of music biopics.

Director Jake Kasdan continues his streak of making films that seem to be made for me, ie The Zero Effect and The T.V. Set (except Orange County which just sucked) Kasdan, bless his soul, isn't interested in making comedies that appeal to a broad audience. I find his movies very refreshing and pretty darn witty. Walk Hard continues the tradition. This time however, he does have Judd Apatow helping out. So "Walk Hard" is rife with all sorts of lowbrow humour as well. All of it is pretty funny. The film has lulls, but in this day and age of lazy spoofs like "Scary Movie" I can forgive them.

John C. Reilly nails this performance. He plays the movie silly (it is a very silly movie) yet his character still feels pretty genuine.

That genuine aspect probably makes the movie work for me. The songs are good. Kasdan and Apatow obviously have a love for the material. It's good that contemporary film makers are taking cues from Brooks and the Zucker brothers and showing a lot of love for the material while spoofing it. Something that other spoof movies fail at miserably.

So all in all...if you are a fan of all sorts of music.. Beatles to Beach Boys to Punk Rock...you just gotta see this movie

For everyone else...still pretty darn funny end kdc

Zodiac (2007)

excellent true crime film

[8/10 · 11 January 2008]

Zodiac...a film that was somewhat ignored upon it's original release hopefully will find new life with the issuing of the stellar director's cut on DVD.

It was one of my favorite films from last year. Watching the director's cut reconfirms it. The dc doesn't add much running time to the movie..but the additions were welcome.

Back to the film. Zodiac shows a real maturity for director Fincher after his forgettable "style exercise" panic room. The film has a gripping slow build that is a welcome relief to all the add directed movies of today. Fincher's direction compliments mostly great acting from all involved. No overtly flash for flash sakes moments in the film. The direction is stylized but in a more organic way.

This organic method also makes "Zodiac" the most convincing film environment Fincher has created. The film has this almost documentary film that really pulls you in.

It would be unfair to discuss the film's success without mentioning the incredible screenplay. The writer (forget his name) made some choices that were surprising and believable. The procedural part of the movie felt spot in. but

---spoilers---

it's the next to the last scene in the movie that really blew me away. It's the traditional protagonist meets antagonist moment. But there is not much dialog..no real action...just two people looking at each other and finding a kind of closure. The writer deserves credit to trust the audience to just look at people thinking..not saying a word..while conveying all that is needed to be said.

--spoilers end---

Course it is mandatory that the audience is PAYING ATTENTION and maybe this faith the writer had in the audience resulted in a weak theatrical run for the film. Maybe the writer gave to much credit to the average movie goer. However, I am pretty sure this film will be remembered for years to come.

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Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)

O'bannon and Glier..please stop it now

[2/10 · 27 December 2007]

AVP 2. Wow..it's much more graphic so it must be a good movie wrong! The first part of the film plays out like the set-up to every dumb high school slasher movie ever made...except that even Friday the 13th series had better acting When the movie get's going..it seems like the director and writer transplant entire scenes from the first 3 Alien movies into a contemporary setting...the medical bay scene from Alien 3, the alien swimming scene from 4. This seems to be the whole structure of the movie.

Rip off scenes from Outbreak..Dawn of the Dead and you almost have a complete mess of a story. Oh, and the scriptwriter runs on the premise...when you get stuck..blow something up.

And forget adhering to any mythology of the series. If you think Paul Anderson took liberties with the incubation period..wait till you see this movie.

Also..the movie has one very offensive sequence..shame on the film makers.

I give it 2 because the scenes involving the predator investigating the alien infestation are really well done and interesting. Makes me think the film could have been done from this point of view...which would have eliminated the god-awful character development at the beginning of the film. Maybe combining this with flashbacks via the predator hacking into security (oh how video game like) cameras would have created more tension and scares...

For the most part AVP 2 is just a gorefest end kdc

Miami Vice (2006)

Mann's greatest hits movie.

[6/10 · 31 July 2006]

First off. I liked the movie. But consider I really don't enjoy big budget Hollywood movies that much anymore. So liking "Miami Vice" isn't a big deal.

Second, I am a fan of the director. Yet since "Collateral" I think Mann has been stuck in a rut. He has just been trying to remake "Heat" for a while now. Here is the evidence: The T.V. Show Robbery Homicide Division (which was probably the best of the offenders) to Miami Vice (which is probably the worst) Yet Mann is one of the best American director's working today so "Miami Vice" kind of worked.

(spoilers) Here is what I liked: Dialog. The "copspeak" refreshingly made the film realistic and also avoided the "let's explain the plot to the idiots not paying attention" banter that normally pops up in these kind of films. An example. The film does use the element of a "mole" so common to these pictures. Yet the dialog never mentions that plot point in a clichéd manner. Impressive.

Most of The HD Stuff: Dion Beebe is a great DP. This Aussie came to notice with a small film called "What I Have Written". This obscure film demonstrated how much Beebe could push the texture of different film stocks and video. Now Beebe uses Viper Cam HD. And some shots in "Vice" show how much Beebe has accomplished. Some shots are just truly extraordinary. This film is also miles apart from the gorgeous "Gasha" movie as well. Mann picked a great collaborator.

And finally, I liked the mechanics of the story. Drug cartel stories have been done to death. Vice managed to provide a fresh spin on the clichéd material.

Things I didn't like. Some huge gaping plot holes that might be filled in upon a second viewing of the film.

Too many sex scenes which tried to fully develop the characters but failed miserably. Plus theses scenes were rehashes of "Heat" and even the T.V. show "Robbery Homicide Division" (good canceled show, hope someone releases it on DVD sometime)

Some bad decisions not to use ADR. I know Mann hates using ADR and loves to use location sound. But I couldn't understand some key conversations.

And finally, "Vice" felt like two movies in one. This has been a problem Mann has had since "The Insider". To it's credit, "The Insider" had a very good transition to the other style of the storytelling. "Vice" joins the ranks of "Ali" and "Collateral": Films that have two parts that don't connect in a fluid fashion.

The single most annoying thing about "Vice" was that this movie was made because of marketing. "Miami Vice" was just a brand to throw on the movie so the Hollywood suits could guarantee some kind of box office (Mann movies never do well at domestic box office. Often time it takes home video to make them successful) It had no tangible relation to the t.v. series and would have been much better if Mann could have made the drug cartel movie he wanted to make without having to brand it with "Miami Vice" baggage.

Also, the movie didn't look like a $130 million dollar picture. Maybe $70 million tops. Where did the money go???? Hell, I think the modestly budgeted "Lord of War" movie kicked this films butt as far as showing production value.

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Underworld: Evolution (2006)

Underworld (de) evolution

[4/10 · 29 January 2006]

Underworld Evolution or Why movies in which set designers who aspire to become directors shouldn't be allowed to cast their wives in a incoherent vampire s&m sex fantasy flick and force other people to pay to see it.(oh, I forgot, It's a sequel)...Pay to see it again.

Now down to the basics on a film level (never mind the screenplay(laughs UNCONTROLLABLY) why this film "ain't no good"

1- Starts out with a scroll: Never a good sign

2- Has Voice Over Out Of Nowhere by our lead heroine: Worse Sign

then-

Direction: Confusing and inconsistent at best. Mode of operation seems to be: point camera at principles killing/kicking/biting/shooting each other with shutter speed on overdrive photography without thinking about establishing shots. Oh and when said director is confused, either resort to "stylistic" slo-mo shots of his "sweetie" showing how snow flakes highlight her hair or just rip off action sequences from other movies: Upon viewing I noticed lifts from "Lord Of The Rings", "Gladiator", "Mission Impossible", "Excalibur", "Dune", "Sudden Death" (cough), "Bad Boys II" (Cough Again) and yes obviously The Matrix.

Editing: More confusing than the direction. Trying to go for a mix between The Matrix and Born Supremacy and Michael Bay but just ends up headache inducing. Flashback filter effects didn't help either.

Now to be fair, once the plot (again laughs uncontrollably) gets going about an hour in, at least the action sequences seem more coherent. Plus the scenes with the eldest vampire and "tanis" (an vampire in exile) give off a "this is kinda interesting" vibe. Those scenes contain expository dialog up the you know what. but oddly they are the best scenes in the movie. Could be the acting though.

And the obligatory sex scene ( remember...this is decent budget sex fantasy movie for the director and his "sweetie) shows some effective eroticism. (Points off for the love interest looking like Scott Stapp from "Creed") Course, Kate Beckinsale is an incredibly beautiful woman and looks great in tight back leather.

Oh, and a good roster of British and European character actors provide good acting for this sort of thing. (Tanis and the eldest Vampire being the best)

And all your effects junkies out there, the CGI work in most cases works beautifully.

Despite some aspects working in it's favor, Underworld Evolution ultimately fails at trying to be a dense mythology movie. UE tries to emulate much better sci-fi horror fantasy films (Dark City immediately comes to mind). Movies like Dark City and The Matrix worked because those films knew how to throw you into a confusing "world" at the same time providing genuine surprising reveals which made most of the narrative lines come together into a coherent story. "Underworld Evolution" like "Underworld" continues to be a convoluted mess that ultimately ends up being confusing.

And to top it of

(spoiler ahead)

The big reveal concerning and prison made for a uber werewolf and how the construction of the prison relates to the Beckensale's character just isn't that fascinating.

Oh and a kind of neat end to an action sequence and the affect of a sun rise on a main character become marred by a moment that reminded me of a Calvin Klein "Obsession" Commerical. I was awaiting a voice over to say "Underworld Evolution for hybrid werewolf/vampire men"

(spoilers end)

4 out of 10

Let's hope the Russian Film "Nightwatch" that has the same vibe as the "Underworld" films is as good at the trailer looks

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Hostel (2005)

Social commentary lost in the confusion of a horror sex comedy

[4/10 · 15 January 2006]

Hostel. A film that doesn't know what it wants to be. "Hostel" behaves like a sex comedy but has a mean spirit and problems with tone shift. And "Hostel" is just too funny in a very immature way to be an intense horror film. "Hostel" has been hyped as a "retro" horror film. Any movie goer going into this film with that notion will be disappointed. The bottom line: it really isn't that scary or gory. Hostel also tried to included social commentary. The film fails completely in this aspect.

(spoilers) The concept of how rich people will pay for anything and that there are sick people who will take the money and provide them with the product remains lost in the mess that comprises "Hostel's" narrative. (spoilers)

Eli Roth, the director, continues to exhibit the same weakness that his feature film debut, "Cabin Fever" suffered from. Both films should be more shocking and thrilling, creating a sense of fear and dread. But Roth's "Horror Comedy" approach deflates whatever emotional ride he was setting up his audience for.

This fault of Roth is a real shame. "Hostel" shows great promise and missed opportunities. Eli Roth's direction in "Hostel" does show some genuine ingenuity and talent. One scene in particular where one of the victims sits in complete darkness not knowing what will happen to him was very nerve racking and effective. The opening three minutes of "Hostel" are also quite good.

So maybe one day Eli Roth will make a good horror film. But for people looking for a far better take on the theme presented in this material, I would recommend "My Little Eye". This small clever film is not a great horror film. But "My Little Eye" successfully tackles the same themes as "Hostel". "Eye" manages to be truly frightening, and more importantly follows through on the social commentary of the rather sick and perverse idea that was the basis of "Hostel".

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Batman Begins (2005)

Great Popcorn Movie that sometimes excels at being a legitimate great film

[8/10 · 22 June 2005]

Batman Begins....Two Words.....Nolan And Goyer....Two creative forces that brought the film to the screen after many years of false starts and a changing roster of personnel.

Nolan & Goyer...The two reasons why this film becomes one of the handful of great comic book movies.

I could try to deconstruct the film and analyze why Nolan And Goyer were successful. I could say in retrospect that Nolan and Goyer created a check list of things not to do in the movie that would make it seem like another one of a zillion comic book movies. But to be honest, they had me hooked with the first image on the screen and I honestly didn't think about all the mechanics that go into making a movie. I just sat back and let the story envelope me.

Yep. Good story telling meant that nothing would kick me out this cinematic world Nolan and Goyer had created. And in this day and age of largely set piece inspired CGI driven films, this feat is remarkable and should be applauded.

Pretty good for and ole comic book movie...eh.

Still it is a comic book movie and as such suffers from the limitations of the genre. This is no Godfather, Goodfellas, Citizen Kane, Star Wars (refering to 70-80s movies) or even Blade Runner (which Batman Begins homages quite frequently) Yet Nolan & Goyer have moments in this film that try to transcend the genre material and they nearly pull it off. Two phrases come to mind. Tone Shift and non-linear storytelling. Nolan as a director shifts tone throughout this film. And the first part of this film has all sorts of structural shifts. To pull these things off is a daunting task for any director in any genre of film. To pull these things off in a genre comic book movie even more so. And you know what...Nolan mostly pulls it off and makes Batman Begins a great comic book movie (my favorite film of the year so far...but it has not been a good year for films) that reaches for the skies (and a more European way of storytelling) and mostly succeeds. Highly recommended.

The Fearless Freaks (2005)

For Fans good, but for non fans worthwhile, very emotional in parts

[7/10 · 26 May 2005]

VH1 Behind The Music catapulted the Rock Documentary to a different level(good or bad is your opinion) However, the structure the VH1 Producers use works wonders: Rebellious teens, start band, Plucked From Obscurity and Poverty by major label. Rise Fall and Rise. Good dramatic arcs

"Fearless Freaks' follows this formula a bit but has different ambitions, and mostly I think it succeeds. But some sloppy storytelling and an excessive running time hurt the film a bit. Still there are moments of pure fascination, emotion and heartache in this one (Spoilers #1) 3 2 1 The heroin addiction scene with Steve mentioned in previous posts becomes a frightening, depressing yet fascinating side note. Even if one views this scene and has never heard the flaming lips. You will be moved. Powerful stuff. Thanks to both Steve and the filmmakers courage to let the audience be moved by this very difficult intimate scene.

However, somewhat like most of the Lips earlier records, the film lacks direction and focus and becomes very vignette like. No real connective glue. Maybe an editing issue?

(Spoiler #2) 3 2 1 Example? one part of the film mentions how band member Steve had some members of this family commit suicide but doesn't come full circle with the story telling. They just drop that fragment. You don't know who...when...where...why. Steve's girlfriend mentions it and the filmmakers just drop the whole thing. Never tie it up. Disappointing.

Example 2 (spoilers) 3 2 1 The film uses these psychedelic montages as breaking points for the story. Come on people. You could have easily come up with a better transition device (I am a video editor by trade so I think I can be critical of this flaw)

When the film doesn't drop the ball and effectively tells the stories of Flaming Lips members' families/relatives/siblings it can compete with any other human interest documentary out there. Truly moving emotional stuff.

So wrapping it up. A good not great film about a soon to be legendary Semi Cult Band. And for music freaks like myself the film features interviews of Gibby of Butthole Surfers, Johnathan Donahue from Mercury Rev, Meg & Jack White, Beck, and some others. Really cool

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Alien vs. Predator (2004)

Waste of time, resources, and energy

[6 September 2004]

Almost every scene of this film screams "I am a hack-job". The first 40 minutes are unbearable. The last twenty minutes of the film become a test of patience and intelligence.

No amount of fast paced editing, stingers, loud sound effects and murky lighting can make this piece of garbage entertaining.

The reason makes one ask the question: Does anybody in Hollywood bother to read scripts anymore?

Oh, and about the pg-13 rating. You can easily tell where last minute edits occurred in this disaster. But honestly, the script is so lame I don't know how an "R" rating would make this better.

And the one expository (let us tell you the story scene) is the single worst example of film making I have seen since the dream sequence in Steven Seagal's "On Deadly Ground"(and we know how bad that movie is)

Avoid At All Costs

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kdc

Matchstick Men (2003)

Another bad third act crashes a potentially good to great movie

[17 September 2003]

(mild spoilers ahead)

Note To Hollywood: Please figure out a way to make a good third act because Matchstick Men could have been a very good movie.

2nd Note To Hollywood: I am getting sick of unbelievable twist endings.

I sit in the cinema for the first hour and a half or so engaged with the characters, Feeling an emotional connection to the protaganist's plight and then the movie goes ahead and cheats all in the name of fooling the audience with one big "gotcha" twist.

Yes, this is suppose to be a con artist movie and I expect twists. But I cannot accept twists that betray the flow of the 1st part of the film. It almost started feeling like another movie.

Now I am not discussing the last scene in the movie. I kinda liked the last two scenes even though it was one of those coincidences that really was out of place. But again, I kind of liked it. It wasn't subtle, but at the same time I kinda believed in those scenes.

But

And maybe I need to watch this thing again, or maybe I am just not sharp enough to pick up on the connecting threads. But man oh man, before those last two scenes, this movie went "off the tracks" which I don't mind so much as the movie going "off the tracks" at the same time it destroyed whatever emotional resonance the story was building up to. All in the name of a gimmick driven twist ending.

Right after the movie, I was reminded of a small gem of a movie that convered similar ground as far as the concept of love trying to redeem an emotional wreck of a person who is good at his job, but nothing else. I was reminded of "Zero Effect" the Jake Kasdan directed film which shares some similarities with Matchstick Men. Both characters live off of tuna fish. Zero Effect had twists, but the twists never betrayed the emotional direction of the story for gimmick effect. In fact the twists were kinda of subtle and very much in tune with the characters and the story.

With Matchstick Men, I was maybe kind of hoping for the same thing. I guess they don't call it a con artist movie for nothing.

5 out of 10 stars

(might raise upon second viewing)

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Mulholland Drive (2001)

A different kind of ghost story (mild spoilers)

[6 December 2001]

***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS*** "Mulholland Drive" is the type of polarizing film that rarely gets made or seen these days. Judging by the varying degrees of prior critiques listed on this site, most people reading would conclude that you will either love or hate "Mulholland Drive". Also worth noting is the assurance from some critics that this film is only for David Lynch fans.

Okay, so I am a bonafide David Lynch fan. For you the reader looking for opinions whether or not you should waste your money on this thing. I have a simple observation posing as sort of a question. The genesis of Mulholland Drive and Twin Peaks are the same. Both were blueprints of television shows. If you do believe as I do that ultimately Twin Peaks was a failure, yet that television series had such an ambitious scope that it could not be ignored, then I think you might enjoy "Mulholland Drive".

Yes "Mulholland Drive", the result of Lynch bringing "closure" to an aborted television pilot and series ultimately falls short, but what the film and Lynch try to accomplish still makes it one of the best movies of this year and maybe the past ten years. I do believe that if the film did fire on all cylinders, It would be one of the greatest films of the past twenty five years.

Why? "Mulholland Drive" in all of it's post-modern glory does reference several other films, most notably Vertigo, Persona, and Sunset Boulevard, but the film boldy tries to make an emotional and spiritual connection with it's audience in a way that counters conventions of three acts, dialogue, and conventional plot. In many ways "Mulholland Drive" lives and breaths in uncharted territory. This film haunts you for days, even several weeks after you have seen it. Being a different type of ghost story maybe the spirits of Hollywood Past and the unfortunate spirits of Hollywood's Future the film conjures up can't easily be forgotten or be denounced by saying "This movie makes no sense". I would even argue that people who even hate the movie have had some of the film's images pop up in dreams. They just don't know about it.

(mild spoilers)

In addition, even though I think Mulholland is ultimately a failure, the film is singular for me in proving that not only the Hollywood Dream but maybe the American Dream is dead or dying. The cause of this can be contributed to all the soulessness that comes with the corporations, be it movie studios or any other conglomerate promising the world to young optimistic naive people like the central character Betty/Diane, then watching as those spirited individuals are reduced to empty shells devoid of spirit, soul, and ultimately life(as proven by the ending of the film, and not unlike the charred blackend being that inhabits the dumpster behind the coffee shop.) It is kind of funny that Diane in her dream choses the Mob and not corporate hollywood as the machinery behind the movie business.

(mild Spoilers)

Now in light of September 11, this is not a comfortable theme to digest. But the film's brilliance is how it becomes almost and interactive experience for the audience. Even though it is a dream state, I fell in love with the idea of Betty and I rooted for her to succeed. That is why the ending was so devastating to me. On a human level we really like the dream factories, we want the optimistic people to succeed. In reality, Hollywood and maybe Corporate America functions better by chewing them up and spitting them out. What do they have to worry about. There is an endless supply of dream seekers. And the great thing is that they all look the same and are interchangable.

In closing, the film snob in me wants to say if you go to movies just to be entertained on a basic level and treat movies as another form of escapism, by all means, do not go see "Mulholland Drive".

But if you want a movie to really challenge the way you think and feel about how movies can work, "Mulholland Drive" with all it's flaws should not be missed.

I also see a lot of similarities between "Mulholland Drive" and "Fight Club". Both were misunderstood upon release. Both are controversial. Both films present similar themes. As the years pass, the status of Fight Club seems to increase. I think the same thing will happen with "Mulholland Drive".

8 out of 10

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

Like the questions the movie raises. only time will tell

[5 July 2001]

I liked A.I. I am glad the film has created some heated debate. In this era of mass marketing it is refreshing a big studio film can polarize people to the extent A.I. has done.

A.I. is a very difficult film. At first glance the film seems to be riddled with flaws. The ending which I will not discuss specifics will really anger a lot of people. I for one found the ending very sad and cynical. The paradox the ending suggests will haunt you for days.

If you are a person who easily classifies movies as good or bad. A.I. is not for you. Don't waste your time.

If you love flawed concept movies that have ambitious ideas and themes then by all means go. A.I. will certainly please you.

I saw A.I. twice in one day. That is how much of an impact it had on me. It will be hard to get this movie out of my head.

Oddly, water is a central theme in the movie. Quite fitting because your mind will be fully immersed in the themes of this movie after you leave the theater.

In concluding A.I. evoked emotions and contimplations similar to experiences I had with the following movies.

Blade Runner

2001

Fearless

Gattaca

Dark City

American Beauty

The Sweet Hereafter

Brazil

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Oh, other reviewers weren't kidding. Don't bring young children to this movie.