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Pride and Glory (2008)
OK Film but overall disappointing considering the talent
I just viewed this film and considering that Edward Norton, Colin Farrell & Jon Voight are in it I was disappointed. I don't personally blame their acting performance but rather the direction and screenplay. It might also be that I have seen enough good cop vs bad cop films that I might be getting tired of the genre but I really think that in this case the story being told, is just not that interesting. There are points in the film where the pace becomes overbearingly slow. There's not much action and the drama is boring. I was also disappointed with the ending of the film. If you want to see a good police drama then I would suggest viewing Martin Scorsese's "The Departed".
Southland Tales (2006)
Wow what a long boring inconsequential film
Let me begin by saying I don't hate this film but I just don't get it, either artistically or literally. From reading some of the other comments on the board I guess there is some sort of literature or graphic novel to explain the missing first three chapters, not that I think it will make a difference.
I'm not a big fan of having to read up on a film before viewing it to help me understand what is going on. I think a film should be able to stand on it's own merit without any support. A lot of people who will view this film will be unaware of the prequel graphic novels and the fact that the director of this film is also the director of Donnie Darko.
Unlike Donnie Darko which was also a difficult film to understand, this film is not interesting. I kept waiting for the full 145 minutes for it to get interesting and was disappointed. The script definitely needed more work because there is not much of a storyline that you would want to follow.
Unless your a big fan of Richard Kelly's work, I would advise you to stay away from this film.