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Romance & Cigarettes (2005)
Sadly, average at best...
This movie proves that having a good stylistic idea for a movie, doesn't mean that movie should be made... A lot of great comical sequences (you have got to love Christopher Walken in this one!), but not a great movie. Seems unstructured and amateurish. Sad, because the idea of a blue collar musical is good, but the story is just too skinny and it seems that the movies is a compilation of good ideas for scenes, instead of one coherent movie. And no, the incoherence doesn't make it an art house movie, it just makes it a nice try. With a weak, weak story and stereotypical characters, which never become anything other that stereotypical. But fun at times, though.
Forty Shades of Blue (2005)
Beautiful and moving
Forty Shades of Blue is an extremely beautiful and moving picture, that slowly crawls under your skin, and stays with you for a long time. The character Laura becomes a nuanced and credible person, and her portrait is the main reason that the movie works, but the other main characters also show moving performances. All is weaved together in a very well-written screenplay, and complemented by beautiful cinematography and pace, that allows the story and the characters to develop. It is a movie that suggests, rather than exemplifies, not much is said, but much happens - I was deeply touched after seeing this movie, the Sundance award was so justified! You have to take your time, and let the movie SHOW you a story - this is not action, this is a drama - give it a shot, and you will be rewarded! 9 out of 10
End of Days (1999)
Probably the worst movie ever!
I have to say, even though it has been about four years since I saw this movie, it has stuck in my head as being one of the worst movies I've ever seen...Only went to see it because of the trailer (good job making that)because the subway melting/falling apart scene was beautiful. Plus it didn't look like Arnie was talking much. Unfortunately none of those thing fit on the rest of the movie. And that' all I have to say about that.