After serving a brutal tour in Afghanistan, ex-Army Ranger Jim Davis (Bale) has returned to his South Central neighborhood in Los Angeles. He cajoles his best friend Mike (Freddy Rodriguez) for a little hell-raising but the two soon find themselves in for a rude awakening.
Category: "2005"
Movie Review: Just Like Heaven (2005)
The kind of fluffy romantic comedy that Reese Witherspoon can usually open in her sleep, Just Like Heaven is a pleasantly above average movie directed by Mark Waters (Mean Girls). An adaptation based on Marc Levy’s novel “If Only It Were True”, it relies on the supernatural premise of two people being separated by death before they even meet.
Movie Review: Cache (2005)
Cache (US: Hidden) is a critically acclaimed mystery thriller directed by Austrian director Michael Haneke and starring French actors Daniel Auteuil and Juliette Binoche. Georges Laurent (Auteuil) is a successful TV host of a book-club type show while his wife Anne (Binoche) works for a book publisher. They have a 12-yr old son and seemingly happily live in a cozy book-lined upscale apartment.
Movie Review: Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance is a South Korean movie directed by highly acclaimed movie-maker Park Chan-Wook, known as “the Quentin Tarantino from South Korea”, and is the third part in his vengeance trilogy comprising Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), and Oldboy (2003) which I haven’t seen yet.
Movie Review: Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)
Me and You and Everyone We Know is a surprisingly charming movie threading some very thin ice successfully. The movie is written and directed by Miranda July (her first movie) who also co-stars as the quirky Christine, a struggling artist trying to get her work exhibited at the local museum unsuccessfully.
Movie Review: Junebug (2005)
The dysfunctional family theme has been re-hashed infinite amount of times with movies such as Meet the Parents, American Beauty, The Family Stone, Step Brothers or The Royal Tenenbaums among many others. Junebug, an indie directed by Phil Morrison, is another comedy-drama about the subject that was released back in 2005. I saw the movies months ago when I was still on crutches but never got to review it so here it is after a second watch.
Movie Review: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
Directed by Shane Black, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a 2005 dark comedy that was completely overlooked in the US, barely grossing $4.2M at the US box office, despite mostly favorable critical acclaim.
Great Movie: Walk the Line (2005)
Walk the Line is one of those movies, when you come out of the movie theater and tell yourself “Decent movie but great acting performances.” The movie is a Johnny Cash biopic that came out back in the fall of 2005. What makes this movie a little different is that it’s not only a timeline and description of what happened in Johnny’s life. Those are actually a sidenote in this movie, the real story is the love interest between Cash (Joaquin Phoenix) and June Carter (Reese Witherspoon).
Great Movie: Wedding Crashers (2005)
Wedding Crashers, directed by David Dobkin, is one of those movies whose simplistic premise should make for an entertaining but forgettable viewing experience, and to many people: it was. However I thought the movie was great and I loved it. Don’t get me wrong, Wedding Crashers is far from perfection (notably the last fourth of the movie) but I genuinely enjoyed it as it was so carefully crafted.
