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Vegas (2012)
Vagas
An exciting, potential series, set in the early sixties in the town of the film's name. The characters are true to life especially "Rizzo" the mafia boss who maintains a nasty presence throughout.
The thing that irritates me tremendously about this and so many made for TV films is the over use of pan-shots..we rarely get to see a still shot and at times this induces nausea and a little voice in my head saying..."good cinematography wouldn't need this device/gimmick"... also there is something about Quaids performance that lacks the mischievous shine, we saw in his work previous to his addiction problems....anyway...not a bad effort with a good cast and storyline!
A Common Man (2013)
Indian Amateur Night Comes to Columbo
The acting and script for this movie, set in Sri Lanka, is typical of Indian movies....IE amateurish, stilted dialogue and amateur night editing and direction..they must have recruited the marvelous Ben Kingsley to give the film a "toe up".....give it a miss!
Unless of course you have nothing better to do with your time but watch wholesale rubbish by fine actors tricked into working in a crap film, where the whole production is geared around making a mockery of cinema in general.
How will the two Bens ever live this down? They may not...and I doubt they will ever work again with this director out of sheer embarrassment and outrage.Although Kingsley does give an inspiring performance amid this sea of mediocrity. What's that award they give for the years worst films?...raspberry?