As part of AMC's "Best Picture Showcase", event we saw 5 movies yesterday:
Toy Story 3-5/5-I had seen it as a rental, but it was fun on the big screen.
127 Hours-4/5-James Franco did a great job and I loved Danny Boyle's shooting style and angles to convey all of the claustrophobia and anxiety of the situation.
The Kids Are All Right 4/5-second viewing-witty, poignant, resonant, and glad to see more stories told that highlight these human issues. Annette Benning and Julianne Moore as well as the rest of the cast were very enjoyable.
True Grit-3/5-Unfortunately, I wanted to enjoy this one, but the movie felt too contrived to me. The costuming and young actresses's performance felt authentic for me, but the sets didn't and the story's pace seemed a little odd. The actual look of the film was interesting-I may give the original a look. It was refreshing to see a "non-mainstream" genre on the big screen.
The Fighter-4/5-Melissa Leo's performance was fantastic, as was Christian Bale's. The characters were very "real" and "every-day", and the film seemed to effectively capture the regular people of the area, and real problems they faced. I tend to love "triumph over adversity" films, so hence the 4/5 for the story itself and the "real, gritty" feel of the flick. However, overall, I'd say it was a 3/5 when compared to other films of the "genre" such as Rocky, etc.
Event continues next Saturday
http://www.amctheaters.com/bps
all that did was raise my expectations only to have them dashed so quickly. James Franco pulled off a much better comedic performance than Rogan did. I'm thinking they should have traded parts.
