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An error has ocurred. Please try againIn order to comply with the list, films must contain at least one prominent female character. Actresses must give convincing performances, writers must give depth of character and the roles must add exceptional value to the plot.
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Reviews
An Ordinary Family (2011)
Pass the laughing gas!
Why is this family in a perpetual fit of giggles? These people are either in a hot tub together, giggling, or sitting around in a circle singing songs, while giggling, or swimming and giggling or eating food together and giggling. I could go on. The film is basically scenes of the family giggling together sewn together with a backdrop of homogeneous, gentle music. Sorry guys- nice shooting and the actors did what they could with the writing, but the truth (if you can bare to hear it- the writers don't seem to think you can) is that no "ordinary family" enjoys their own company that much.
Aside from the above criticism, in which I discredited the film's realism, there are several redeeming factors which drag this film out of ridiculously bad film territory. One being the pretty scenery. I challenge you to watch this and not envy the folks living in that gorgeous house. Another being the central theme of the gay son wanting acceptance from his brother. I'm not going to go on about this, but I think that it gives the film a point. It isn't a pointless film, which is good.
The Crazies (2010)
Routine, pointless drivel
... There is a SCARY virus going around horror movie directors, basically turning them into brain-dead zombies. Symptoms include an inclination to blue tint everything, lack of original thinking and trying to emulate 28 Days Later. Mystery viruses have become a dull cliché within the genre and make a film predictable and unexciting. There is almost nothing notable or out of the ordinary here; this is a very forgettable film. The cinematography is fine and the plot itself is linear with little irregularity, but these things, these along with other familiarities that horror movie fans will recognise instantly, merely add to the overall dullness and conventionality of the film. Should horror films be dull and conventional?