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Burlesque (2010)
Clichéd, predictable and very enjoyable
Critics say that "Burlesque" wastes its cast in a totally clichéd story, and that it wavers uncertainly between "bad" and "so bad that it's good".There is not a better definition for "Burlesque", Hollywood's last big musical.
"Burlesque" doesn't leave any cliché behind. If you mix "Flashdance", "Coyote Ugly", "Cabaret" and certain elements from "The devil wears Prada", you will get "Burlesque". The greatness of "Burlesque" is that all its clichés joined together make a wonderful story. Every single flaw of the story is fixed thanks to some great musical numbers and with very modern songs. The musical numbers are some of the greatest in modern musical productions.
The story centers on Ali(Aguilera), a girl who goes to L.A to become a star. Then, one night, she finds a club called "Burlesque", she goes in and finds a wonderful night club directed by Tess(Cher). Ali falls in love with Jack, a man who works at the club. During the entire movie there is a story about love, jealousy, conflicts, and everything ends with a happy ending.
Aguilera gives an acceptable performance, I mean she can't even reach to the level of Madonna in "Evita" and she looks very artificial at times, but she's not bad considering it is her first leading role. Cher and Kristen Bell don't give the best performance ever, actually it looks like they overact at times, but they are fine. The advantage is that for "Burlesque" they work perfectly. The movie doesn't need extraordinary characters to work, it actually needs average characters to maintain its magic.
But the thing that rises the movie from being an average musical, to an absolutely charming musical, is its great musical numbers. They are so elegant and modern, so well illuminated and danced, that they are inarguably the best of the film. Aguilera and Cher are both great singers and dancers and, even when their acting is not very good in the film, they sing so well that during their songs you forget that you are watching a movie, you forget about the plot, and you are transported into the magical night club.
The movie might not be the greatest thing ever made, and maybe it deserves the Razzie to worst screenplay, but all its flaws joined together make of it a deserver of the nomination to the Golden Globe to Best Picture Comedy/Musical. The songs, specially "You haven't seen the last of me", really deserve an Oscar nomination, at least one of them won a Golden Globe. The film ends with a totally impossible and wonderful musical number, and when it does you feel you've a very long and great musical video rather then a movie.
Piranha 3D (2010)
It is what it is
An horror movie has to have certain elements to be good: a virginal hero or heroin that survives at the end, an almost invincible villain, some nudity, some sinners that die during the film, and some blood. Mix all this together and multiply it by 5 and the result is "Piranha 3D".
The story centers on a local boy, Jake, who's mother is the local sheriff, and who has to take care of his small brother and sister instead of going to the great party that is celebrated every year in his town, Lake Victoria. He leaves his brother and sister alone to go to the lake with some girls and have a good time, the problem is that an earthquake has released some prehistoric piranhas that lived in the subsoil of the lake, and they are very hungry of human flesh. Now, the local sheriff(Elizabeth Shue) must safe his family and the entire town from the underwater menace.
The plot doesn't go further, it is actually simple and ridiculous at the same time, but the result is an entertaining movie that covers every expectations. However, it is not Psycho or The birds, it is only everything that you can expect from a Killing fish movie, it is not great but it is good, and it lefts a satisfying feeling by the end.
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996)
If you like Barbra Streisand, you will love the movie
"The Mirror Has Two Faces" is, actually, a great romantic comedy. It counts with all the elements of a successful one. It has a sympathetic main character(Barbra Streisand's Rose), a charming good looking man that falls in love with her (Jeff Bridges) and a great supporting cast(including an Oscar deserving performance from Lauren Bacall). But it's main problem is that it is directed by Barbra Streisand. Those who are familiarized with Streisand's previous work (Yentl, The prince of tides) will agree that she loves to be the center of her movies, and she hurts her films by making this, and "The mirror has two faces " is not the exception.
The story centers on Rose Morgan(Barbra Streisand), a literature teacher in Columbia's University, and on Gregory Larkin(Jeff Bridges), a math teacher on the same university. Gregory looks for a relationship based on mutual respect and not in physical attraction, and Rose looks for any relationship with an average good looking man. So when Rose's sister joins them by answering an internet advertisement put by Gregory, they begin to date and the even get married, without having any physical contact. But when Rose looks for it, Gregory argues with her and she decides to go to her home with her mother(Lauren Bacall).
Until this point of the film, Streisand looks at her character(Rose) with objectivity, never making of her a very desirable good looking woman. But in the second half of the film she works in her characteristic self absorbing way. Rose decides, thanks to her mother's advise, to change her appearance. So, she begins to do some exercise, to wear make up and very elegant clothes, and to eat less. But when Gregory looks at her, he only criticizes her and she goes from home telling him that she doesn't love him anymore. At the end, Gregory realizes that he loves Rose, and they both end up together in a very romantic closing scene.
Many people, specially critics, hated the movie arguing that it was another vanity project made by Sterisand, but it much more than that. "The mirror has two faces" is a serious analysis to the relationships and how the physical and intellectual part influences them. It is true that the movie would work better if Sterisand had chosen another woman to play her character, but at the end the result is a satisfying movie with great performances and a good story.
I Know Who Killed Me (2007)
So bad, that it was funny. (Contain Spoilers)
It was supposed that this movie was of horror?? Well,It was ridiculous. The movie has not logical at all. Lindsay's performance was really disappointing, i thought it would be bad, but not that bad.
In first place the plot of the movie is dull, twins simply aren't that connected. In second place, the movie has a lot of ridiculous situations, like the one when Dakota's finger falls down and she, instead of going to the hospital, she sew it to her hand again, Who in the world would do that!!!! Other ridiculous situation is when she discovers who is the killer, and she goes after him instead of telling police, does that look logical? The movie is very boring, and for those who think that maybe it deserves to be seen because of Lindsay's striper dances, I'm sorry but it doesn't.
Concluding, this movie is one of the worst I've ever seen, I recommend not to buy the DVD, and if you want to watch it, watch it on you tube, at least there it's free.
The Hottie & the Nottie (2008)
Really bad, but not the worst (CONTAIN SOME Spoilers)
Well,It's true that is really a very bad movie, but not the worst of 2009. The people only hates this movie because of Paris Hilton's egocentric behavior, which is true, but not for the movie itself. The Love Guru is worst than this movie, when I saw it I thought I was going to vomit. This movie is only doesn't make me want to vomit, it is only a waste of time.
Maybe if Paris Hilton wouldn't be that selfish, this movie could be better. The others actors aren't that bad, only her, specially on the parts when she sees at the camera and pretends to be hot, and she is not. Other fact that made the movie's quality worst was the script, it was made only to made Paris Hilton look smarter than she really is. She gives stupid metaphors all around the movie!!!!! Moore's performance wasn't really very bad, but it is difficult to look good in a bad movie.
My rating is 3/10,as i said, bad but not the worst
Out of Africa (1985)
a heartbreaking story!!!!
when i started to see this movie I really never thought that it would be really good. How wrong i was!!! this movie is excellent, it deserved the Oscar. Meryl Streep's performance is brilliant, her way of changing of character so easily is amazing. The other fact why i actually loved this movie is because of the wonderful landscapes, they are simply amazing.
For people who enjoy watching movies like Titanic, Moulin Rouge or Atonement, this movie is perfect. I recommend to see it, specially for Meryl Streep fans.
My rating, 9/10, great job!!!