Before Legally Blonde, Reese Witherspoon wasn’t yet the A-list star that she is today. Instead, she was a young starlet known for stealing the spotlight from more seasoned actors and demonstrating eye-opening acting abilities in independent movies like Freeway (1996), Pleasantville (1998) and most notably Election (1999).
Category: "2001"
Movie Review: Amélie (2001)
Amélie (FR: Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amelie Poulain) is a French romantic comedy directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet that has developed a strong following worldwide since its release (#43 on IMDb Top 250).
Movie Review: Love Actually (2003)
Directed by Richard Curtis, Love Actually is a British romantic comedy that follows the lives of eight different couples during the weeks leading to Christmas in London, England. I’m not going to attempt to give a synopsis but let’s just say the movie is a collection of loosely inter-related vignettes of the eight couples and their respective love story. The movie stars the likes of Liam Neeson, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Keira Knightley, and Laura Linney.
Movie Review: Mulholland Dr. (2001)
Directed by Academy Award nominee David Lynch, the hauntingly creepy Mulholland Dr. is a dark psychological thriller/mystery which catapulted Naomi Watts to stardom. I waited a long time to watch this movie which most people would deem as not making sense whatsoever. What I love about this movie is that it is completely open for interpretation
Movie Review: Spirited Away (2001)
Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, Spirited Away is a wonderful Japanese animation movie which received wildly positive critical acclaim and was the first to win an Academy Award ever. This movie is the highest grossing movie ever in Japan to this date.
Movie Review: Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)
Jessica Stein (the deliciously cute Jennifer Westfeldt) has it all or almost. She is a successful, straight, attractive single woman living in New York City. Frustrated of not finding a decent guy (she’s picky), she tries to find a friendship with another woman and answers an intriguing ad in the newspaper written by bisexual free-spirit Helen Cooper (Heather Juergensen) looking for her first lesbian relationship.
