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Today's Special (2009)
Very Warm and Memorable Film
My wife and I sat down expecting to see a low budget flick. Turns out, the acting, plot, sets and script are engaging and warm. A real family film also touching on generational issues as well as the love of doing something one really loves and overcoming fear in just living one's life
The only negative (and a minor point) is that there were no subtitles, causing one to really concentrate on some actors as the some were, at times, hard to understand. However, this also made us concentrate even more on watching the film and may have even added to overall appreciation
Very enjoyable.A very touching and human movie.
The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009)
7.1 Stars? You gotta be kidding!
Terrible film. Badly paced and awful camera shots (Killing a break dancing soul?). Long, closeup shots of lizards to reflect the drug effects on the Lieutenant? Better editing could be done by a fourth year film student. Hell, this writer could have done better in editing after a first screening.
Over the top acting. Locals pressed into acting (they can't). Leaden, lumbering scenes with expository discussions that do nothing to advance the plot line.
Herzog has badly stumbled with this effort. Sad. Cage tries hard but becomes a ridiculous bad cop parody by the end of the film. And the ending? Oh my God......