Rating 4.75/5.00
Where 5 is Danny Boyle's masterpiece
This film stands out from the 2010 flock I've seen till now. Its a great example of how one can develop characters and make the viewer a part of the story by setting the right pace and giving due attention to small but powerfully evocative details. Every scene has a reason and every dialogue makes a differenece. What's more, the understated violence (and the ominous musical score) is so foreboding it makes a violent blood and gore film look really sissy.
To make a film like this is easy....all you have to do is to take an ordinary story (nothing monumental with the story here) and make the screenplay so so good that you win the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. That's it.
Highly recommended but not for the weak hearted or people who recently fell in love :-)
Other films I watched in the last 2 weeks or so -
Kick-Ass (2010) which is flawed (I think the editing could've been better) but interesting and I look forward to the sequel which I'm sure will be out soon.
James Mason's Odd Man Out (1947) which is a Carol Reed film and as expected it does leave you wondering if film making has really evolved in any way or are we just decaying since the time the likes of Lang, Reed, Wajda and Bergman made movies.
Happy Gilmore (1996) which is a very funny film. Everytime I watch a Ben Stiller, Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell film I come out happy :-) If you havent't watched Anchorman - the Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) then I suggest you get it now - that film is pure comic genius!
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