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Sensitive: The Untold Story (2015)
Changed my life
I am an Athletic Male that grew up in a very unsensitive environment. One where I was forced to be "tough" and not show feelings. My entire life I thought something was wrong with me because I was always so much more emotional than everyone else. My happiness was over the top and different and my pain was always so much deeper. I was always told to "calm down and grow up" or "get over it you wimp".
My entire life I had been searching inside of me to find the answer to this "trauma" I must have suffered to make me this way. When I saw the title of this documentry I wrote it off because "I'm not sensitive, I'm a tough guy".
I'm forever grateful I watched this. It changed everything for me and gave me confidence and understanding about my feelings that I never had. I wish someone would have told me this 30 years ago. I had always knew that I possessed something different than others but I had been made to feel ashamed of it. Now I realize what a gift it is and I pledge the rest of my life to learning to embrace it and teach other to do the same.
My Cousin Vinny (1992)
Don't judge by the cover....or preview
How many times have you seen a preview for a comedy and decided I've seen all the jokes, I'm not going to waist my time. In this case you would be way wrong. Marisa Tomei's best movie by far (considering I hate chick flicks) and this was Joe Pesci in his prime. The lovable Fred Gwynne's last performance as he plays the unlovable judge. Ralph Macchio finally grew up (sort of he's still a 32 year old playing a 20 year old) but thank goodness doesn't have enough screen time to annoy you. It's a simple movie that uses every cliché in the book but pulls it off with great performances given by all. It's a classic and a must watch with a significant other as you will be reciting the lines as inside jokes for years to come.
Point of No Return (1993)
Too Much Cheese
It's not bad but the French version (La Femme Nikita) is so much more intense, dark, better acted and really what this movie should be. The screenplays are almost identical so you don't need to watch both. The American version has no feeling to it, it might be all that cheesy rock guitar music in the background that you heard in allot of '80s flix. Bridget Fonda is fine but she is too cute to really be believable as this character. Everyone else in this just fills space including Harvey Keitel who plays The Cleaner, more like the robot. This is made like an '80s TV cop show, so if that's what you're looking for you hit the spot. If you want an intense well acted movie, watch La Femme Nikita, it's worth the subtitles, go watch that.
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
A roller coaster of fun and despair
I would give this a 10 if it filled in a few more gaps for me but the movie would have been 4 hours long if it did. Hilary Swank was fantastic in this and you can't help but fall in love with her attitude, determination and unselfishness. Clint was perfect in this role, he reminded me of my grandpa, angry at the world in his own lovable way. My biggest criticism is that they don't go into enough of his past to explain him. Morgan Freeman plays perfectly right along side Clint and they do a great job playing the roles of long time friends. There is a magical touch to this film that is indescribable, you can feel the connection between the characters and you feel like you are watching something real. Unfortunately the ending leaves you a little down and incomplete. I think they could have cut that shorter and spared me the long drawn emotional pain. All in all it was a great film and definitely worth your time.
Unbreakable (2000)
Pick up the pace!
I really liked the story but most of the characters and their acting was so drab the whole way through that I never got into them. Come on Bruce, what happened to that fun guy on Moonlighting. The movie started slow and never changed its pace, about 30 minutes into it I was ready to start fast forwarding to see what kind of twist M. Night has put into this one. He does some cool experiments with the camera but at times it can be too much. I would have liked a little more action, a little more romance in fact I would have liked a little more life period. I can't say that I hated this movie it wasn't a bad, but there was nothing that would ever make me watch it again.
Friday Night Lights (2004)
Incredible Story
If you have ever played football then this movie will impact you very deeply. You remember the passion of the game, the action of each play, the roller-coaster of a season and the sudden end of it all. The first time I saw it I thought is was well done. It was the lasting images in my mind that got me to watch it again and again. Each time you can get into a different character, what they are dealing with and what the game means to them. It all culminates into the final game that will leave you stunned. There is a great metaphor to life in this movie and they deliver it well. For a sports movie I give it a 10, over all I would give it a 7.5 Surround sound is a must to soak in the action.