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Marti, dupa Craciun (2010)
As real as it gets.
What I loved most about this movie is it's realism. The actors give a great performance and it's just the way it's supposed to be. Everything feels real, the arguing, the conversations, the situations. It all flows naturally and you can relate to the characters and think: "wow, I've been there," or "I've definitely seen that before." The tension, the fights between Paul and his wife are the real thing. Drama is not forced, it's not stupid, etc...
I do not know if a non-Romanian viewer will feel the same but I thought this movie portrayed life exactly as it is, without gloss or forced sub-plots, and that is very rarely seen. It may be a cultural thing however. Probably American culture is very different , and that's why guns, pedophiles, crazy driving, genius scientists, blacks and drugs, stock exchange, apocalypse, bruce willis saving the world, Asian crime gangs, etc (things that have no place in Romanian society) never feel real to me.
Anyway, I'm sure this movie will not feel real only to Romanians, but to many other peoples around the globe.
Btw, there is a user review by mmguica (from the United States) in which he/she says: "The characters had incredibly little depth." I totally disagree. Let's take the main character. There is not much depth shown, that is true, but I(and I'm sure other Romanians) instantly understand the character, He is a middle class man working hard and trying to bring good money. There is not much to him because he is a normal Romanian. He is not excessive, he is not crazy, gay, unstable, dramatic. He is a normal, emotionally stable man that's trying to support a household. And there are millions like him.
The Social Network (2010)
Cheap Hollywood clichéd movie.
Okey, I can't possibly begin to understand how this movie got a golden globe and got nominated for Oscar! In my opinion it was very flawed in many many ways.
I hated the main character. He's supposed to be some sort of programming genius. He talks fast, he is somewhat socially indifferent, he is too smart to be understood. If you have some experience in programming (especially web programming) you will realize what he's saying is rubbish!. In the first part of the movie he "hacks" 4 websites by using their Search Form. Yeah...he's a genius! He creates the "In a relationship" feature of the website in 8 seconds. He's the old boring American hacker (It's an American movie! everyone can hack a computer, child's play!) , computer genius, clichéd stereotype.
There are 2 twin brothers, big guys, full of muscle, little brain..another stereotype..
The script was weak, I think the acting was decent The movie is lame, stereotyped and it has no real depth/dimension.
No Country for Old Men (2007)
if you want to be bored, confused and annoyed, go ahead and watch it
I watched this expecting an intelligent action drama, with fantastic acting and immersive plot. I was totally disappointed. I think this movie must be among the worst I have seen. First I was extremely bored and annoyed. The plot is of a typical action movie featuring Steven Seagal. What's different is that there are moments of long silence and static scenes. Like you would expect from an intelligent drama. And well, there's nothing intelligent about this movie. This is somehow due to the fact that you don't get emotionally involved with any character. That because you don't know anything about them
It's an extremely confusing movie. You don't know what does the guy intend to do with the money, who the hell are those Mexicans, whats up with the maniac killing everybody, who is that maniac by the way, who is the guy popping up in the middle of the film, why doesn't he take the money etc. I didn't even understand the main guy had been killed firstly. Characters just pop up out of nowhere and disappear just as suddenly.
There is also some boring sheriff there, meditating about life and telling stories of his father.
Maybe I just didn't understand the movie. There are a few persons that told me they liked it. Maybe in those long moments of silence and boredom I should've been impressed or something. But it's hard to be touched when the only thing that ever happens is someone else getting killed. I think it's one of those movies: you love it or hate it
Just to clarify, as I said a few times about how boring it was. I am not saying I wanted an action movie with big booms and crazy gunfire. I am saying there were moments when I was thinking : "ok , now I should cry or what?! get on with the next scene!"
The only thing I liked about the movie was the acting of Javier Bardem. he created a great character.
Oleanna (1994)
absolutely amazing!
I found the film truly excellent and it went way beyond my expectations. It's about a he and a she. Nothing is what it seems initially, and everyone is somehow right. What is fascinating is the way you change sides, and how everyone is convincing.
This is a movie of debate and meaning. And truly fascinating debate(whatever you might think initially, it's no boring movie for literature addicts!).
Also I thought the final scene was amazing as I could identify myself with the feelings of the professor, but at the very end there were no good guys.
WATCH IT!