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The Killers (1964)

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Don Siegel’s The Killers was originally intended to be a made-for-TV movie, but NBC deemed it far too violent. You’ll see why in its shocking first ten minutes. Lee Marvin and Clu Gulager play two professional hitmen who are not above terrifying a blind librarian to track down their prey. From that rather unsettling opening, this very unorthodox gangster flick turns into a more nuanced exploration of life’s motivations. Charlie Strom (Marvin) is baffled by the fact the racecar driver he was sent to kill did nothing to escape his fate. Strom is also puzzled by the inflated fee he was paid for such an easy hit. Why a hitman would even consider these questions could only explained in terms of an existential quandary. And that is precisely what The Killers is—an existential film. Through a series of flashbacks, the film tells a tale of once promising career degenerating into failure, crime, and paralyzing fatalism.

Lee Marvin delivers an astonishing performance, his trademark gravely, taciturn voice slicing through each scene like a gunshot through a silencer. Gulager is also fantastic as Marvin’s right-hand man and fellow "investigator" Lee, a barely-controlled psychopath that plays Even Worse Cop to Strom’s Bad Cop. And yes, even Ronald Reagan gives a good show, in his cheesy way.

Though it was made in 1964, The Killers has a very 70s feel to it, shot in vivid made-for-TV colors. Despite the opening film titles, the film has next to nothing to do with Ernest Hemingway’s short story. Be that as it may, Siegel’s version still tackles the same themes of the original story, and I can only imagine Hemingway would have enjoyed the film anyway. A most curious period piece and a harbinger of Siegel’s later tough guy masterpieces, The Killers is at once a cool and beguiling film. It doesn’t get much more hardboiled than this.

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By Patrick Wood

If somehow Smart People, a new ‘dramedy’ penned by novelist Mark Poirier and directed by newcomer Noam Muro, gains enough traction among mainstream audiences, don’t be alarmed if it makes a surprise appearance in a venomous Hillary stump speech. The film’s white, upper-middle class, Pennsylvanian intellectuals could have walked straight onto screen from an Obama rally. But, Hillary would rasp, they don’t know how to relate to the blue-collar working class! They’re elitists! They harass Thomas Haden Church and can’t open up to Sarah Jessica Parker! Clap, cheer, cackle, cough.

For moviegoers clamoring for another chance to watch a curmudgeonly, pot-bellied writer with a penchant for pleated khakis and corduroy jackets simultaneously hate others and himself, all on the big screen, today marks an occasion for wild celebration. Lawrence Weatherhold (Dennis Quaid) is in a rut. Widowed and failing to push his recent book (on literary criticism) into publication, Quaid’s college professor lashes out by parking illegally, not learning his students’ names and berating his son for spending too much money at the campus bookstore. With the crash landing of his adopted brother Chuck (Haden Church) in the guest bedroom, Lawrence gets a new human dartboard, complete with ghastly Fu Manchu and ass-less jumpsuit nightie.

The downside of Lawrence’s stubborn belligerence, unsurprisingly, proves to be the springboard for his personal journey when it lands him in the hospital. See, when campus security finally tows his double-parked car, Lawrence scales a fence to retrieve his briefcase. A seizure, and an especially equine Sarah Jessica Parker as a former student with a remnant crush on her old professor, follows. No longer able to drive himself, Lawrence (who demands to sit in the back seat because riding in the passenger side of the car makes him nauseous) must subject himself to the company of his adopted relative and a potential romantic interest for transportation.

Bearded and soft, Quaid brings an appropriate amount of weariness to the role. His old, blue eyes convey all the undercurrents of self-loathing and insecurity rushing under Lawrence’s gruff, arrogant exterior. The belated arrival of this performance invites inevitable comparisons to Jeff Daniels in The Squid and The Whale and Paul Giamatti in Sideways and while Quaid’s performance isn’t as revelatory as either of those two, it should prove a vehicle more encouraging than not in establishing some sort of stock in the concept of The Rookie star as a legitimate indie leading man.

But Parker, who has failed (intentionally) in The Family Stone and (unintentionally) in Failure to Launch to ignite any sparks with the male costars of her recent roles, doesn’t quite fit as the doctor to fix Quaid’s professor. Her character (Janet Hartigan) jumps from one big decision to another, without much explanation or credibility. A two-pronged effort, Parker’s stoniness and Poirier’s lazy scripting, keep us at bay from Hartigan and, consequently, her romance with Lawrence.

Not to say that Smart People doesn’t yield anything interesting in the way of female character development. Vanessa Wetherhold, as played by Ellen Page, is a bitchy Young Republican who actually admires her father for his self-absorption. Confident but lonely, precocious but naïve, Vanessa doesn’t so much venture beyond the trappings of Page’s ironic persona as make them feel new again. Her scenes with Hayden Church’s stoner delinquent prove to be some of the most fascinating, and delicate, in the film.

Even with its flaws, Poirier’s script is smarter than those of most films in either the local multiplex or arthouse at the moment. Full of snappy dialogue, unusually accurate portrayals of academic life, and enough quirks to keep the swiftly paced plotting from seeming overbearingly conventional, Smart People rarely bores. But it lacks that something else, the glimpse into the Santa Ynez wine culture of Sideways or the gut-wrenching blow-by-blow of a parents’ separation in The Squid and the Whale, to warrant any major attention. I doubt it’ll even make it onto Hillary’s radar.

Copyright C. 2008 Patrick Wood

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By Oliver X.

Street Kings is another Keanu Reeves live-action can-you-see-my-lips mov-ie. Taking a page in non-facial emoting from David Carradine’s Kwai Chang Caine handbook (circa 1972), our alcoholic, widower hero is stiff like a mannequin, but he ain’t panickin’ in the face of kidnappin’ Korea townies, liquor store assassins and deep cover turncoats.

With more method in his lazy left eye than in Reeves’ entire body of work, Forest Whitaker (here as LAPD Vice Unit Captain Jack Walker, bff to Reeves’ Tom Ludlow), plays Tigger against Keanu’s maniacal Vice Dick Pooh. I would loved to have heard the outtake dialogue from the Oscar winner’s scenes with Reeves: "Come on Key, just one more sip of this Red Bull Nitro should do the trick." "But Forest, this is my fourth can!"

LA noir novelist James Ellroy’s screenplay is weighted by an absurdist back-story and poorly realized plotlines, pitting Ludlow against the more rogue elements of a notoriously racist, us-against-them, urban enforcer culture that permeates both real and fictional accounts of the LAPD. Veteran of both the Watts and Rodney King riots, infamous former LAPD Chief Darryl "Chokehold" Gates, makes a cameo in full uniform–just for authenticity.

Ludlow must extract himself from an ignoble connection to the brutal murder of his former partner, who has accused him of persistent misuse of deadly force against predominantly minority suspects. Too bad the producers didn’t extract Reeves from this role in place of, say, an actor.

The supporting cast also disappoints. Hugh Laurie (Fox’s House) is forgettable as an Internal Affairs honcho, who hounds Ludlow and appears to be nursing a serious man crush for the Zen master. Cedric the Entertainer is unintentionally funny—ok pathetic–as a drug dealer turned cowardly snitch, who drives the loudest ride in the hood: a blood orange drop top de Ville (with matching pimp sweats and kangol sold separately). Chi Town rapper Common continues to grow in each film he’s in, but is wasted here, despite three convincingly menacing screen minutes in the denouement.

Street Kings has the distinction of being the first action drama of the season to swap cheap thrills for z’s. Sleep well sweet movie-goer; I’ll give Ellroy the news.

Copyright C. 2008 Oliver X.

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Casino Royale (2007)-Leslie Dufresne

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Casino Royale (2007)

By Leslie Dufresne

I have a confession. I’ve never been a James Bond fan. To tell the truth, I’ve never understood all the fuss over Sean Connery and frankly, I get irritated over all the endless debates and questions, “Who’s your favorite Bond?” But I’ve got to admit, I’ll be venturing out to see each and every Daniel Craig–Bond portrayal from this day forward until the day he is replaced by some poor chap who will have to fill his shoes. Pierce Brosnan, who are you?

After a high-impact opening fight scene, the typical cheesy opening credits and a dramatically dull and uneventful scene written to establish Bond’s future adversaries (a Ugandan warlord, the middle-man Mr. White, and Le Chiffre–financial investor to terrorists, played by Mads Mikkelsen) I began to think it was all the same Bond. But quickly I was corrected. Starting in Madagascar, this tight, compact-sized Bond sets his new screen career afire in a chase that would put the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote to shame. He leaps and bounds after a gun-for-hire who is refreshingly Spiderman-like and equally impressive. They are tumbling and bouncing like monkeys all over a construction site, breaking through walls and dodging bullets. This new Bond is a machine– hardly resembling the Bonds of the past: typically middle-aged, gadget-dependent old fogies I had such a disinterest in ever getting to know.

While I am at the edge of my seat already and fifteen minutes has yet to pass, M is not impressed. It seems that 007 had been newly promoted and Judi Dench’s character is quick to rethink it. After the chase leads to a botched end and blood on MI6’s hands, M demands Bond think up a holiday before she demotes him. He’s then off to the Bahamas to trail an associate linked to Le Chiffre. His name is Dimitrios and Bond is quick to win the guy’s Aston Martin at poker and seduce the thug’s buxom wife all in one breath. Bond follows Dimitrios to Miami’s International Airport to inadvertently foil a plot to bomb an Airbus. Once again, Craig is off on a tear, he’s the Energizer Bunny, part man, part mechanical, his battery never running out. In a screenplay written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and Paul Haggis, their creativity as writers never runs out either, each chase is as good as the last, the drama of this story building and building.

M sends Bond off to Montenegro to challenge Le Chiffre at a high-stakes poker match. En route, he meets his financier, Vesper Lynd, an accountant for the British government. Vesper is portrayed by Eva Green, and with her regal good looks and raspy low voice, she is not the typically vacuous Bond Barbie doll. There is credibility and intrigue to her character. Their caddy banter back and forth sheds a bit of light onto Craig’s range as an actor. It’s the first time we hear consistent dialogue from his smooth, almost soothing, voice and for a little while I felt I could have been watching him in a Jane Austen period piece. How fascinating, since I had agreed with M when she had referred to him as a “blunt instrument” earlier.

Now scenes with card games are usually time to tune-out for me. However, Bond’s and Le Chiffre’s equal display of panache and swagger make the poker showdown mesmerizing. Le Chiffre’s skill in bluffing or non-bluffing or whatever and Bond’s skill in reading it had me in awe and made me want to pick up a copy of “Poker for Dummies”. The match culminates at a torture scene that is written with such unexpected wit and ingenuity, it diffuses much of the agony making it one of the more humorous scenes in the film.

Martin Campbell of Mask of Zorro fame is credited with direction of Casino Royale. There is not one slow spot in all of the 144 minutes. The action sequences are electrifying yet credible at the same time, never over-the-top in the way that John Woo action scenes come to mind. Craig looks to be doing many of his own stunts and there are few, if any, special effects. Campbell relies on the slickness of the script and the charisma of his leading man to carry the story. He’s not afraid to give his new Bond all the characteristics of a “blunt instrument”– raw, bloodied, gritty, cocky, brutish– thus shedding all the unnecessary and antiquated 007 clichés and gimmicks of years past.

I suppose it would be an understatement to say that I’m recommending this movie. It’s been awhile since I could say I’ve been completely enraptured with a film that I’d succumb to watching again and again. There are very few movies that do that for me. But as Bond utters his last line of the film, we realize that what is past has been prologue to a new chapter that has only just begun.

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Atonement (2007)-Leslie Dufresne

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Atonement (2007)

By Leslie Dufresne

Keira Knightley’s character, Elizabeth Bennett, portrayed in 2005’s Pride and Prejudice had an affinity for walking everywhere. I believed director Joe Wright’s depiction of Elizabeth’s affection for walking to be true to form and captured beautifully. However after recently viewing his latest project, Atonement, with his muse, Knightley, again as the main character– this time as Cecilia Tallis, I realized that Joe Wright is the one with the obsession for walking, hence bringing me to the conclusion that it really wasn’t his keen interpretation of the Austen character but rather his own personal taste as a director. This conclusion is exemplified in his latest film where any one of his characters can be seen taking a stroll within exquisitely framed compositions in this sweeping WWII drama. It made me wonder if Wright believed that it held some dramatic affect that added to the tension. The tension certainly mounted in me as I watched everyone partake in his/her own personal walk-a-thon. Unfortunately, this was all a little too pedestrian for me (pun absolutely intended) however I had yet to discover that this would still turn out to be a compelling romantic war drama.

The story’s plot line is about as rail thin as Keira Knightly’s body. It begins with a day-in-the-life of the wealthy Tallis family during a scorching summer day in 1935 in London which includes Knightly vigorously leaping out of her sprawling estate’s fountain, not once but twice. What follows is one of the most obscenely vulgar words divulged before the most innocent of eyes (not to mention some dumbfounded audience members), an over the top soundtrack intertwining typewriter and piano keys, steamy sex in a library, a salacious crime, a life-shattering lie, and did I mention walking? It may seem like a bit, but what I just covered lies just in the first thirty to forty five minutes. What’s left of the film is even more scantily clad.

To be fair, the movie has an intriguing premise. Thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis, played by Saoirse Ronan (say that name) is an eccentric little budding writer, who has just finished her stage play about love, ironically. Her alluring older sister Cecelia is secretly attracted to a housekeeper’s son, Robbie Turner (James McAvoy) who returns that attraction. Being a writer, Briony’s outlandish imagination clouds her perception of reality. The young girl observes an erotic encounter between Cecelia and Robbie down by the fountain and during the course of the next twelve hours, comes face-to-face with three more highly charged sexual situations that would have left an adult of the clearest mental health in a catatonic state let alone a glassy-eyed thirteen year old residing in the 1930’s English countryside.

The last eye-opener for Briony is a rape of her fifteen-year-old cousin Lola. Briony falsely indicts Robbie for the crime and Robbie is then sent off to jail for three to four years. He is released under the condition that he will fight in the war. Now, I had already believed the film to be a tad lacking in plot meat, but there was no way I could have foreseen the upcoming famine of the next hour. We follow Robbie as he meanders the streets of Dunkirk, ailing, dehydrated, and still lovesick for Cecelia as he waits for the evacuation. Briony is eighteen and working as a nurse, as is Cecelia. Many of the scenes are illusions, fantasies stemming from Robbie’s and Briony’s minds that made me realize that even less is occurring on screen than what we were really seeing. By the end of the film, I didn’t know what was real and what was imagined.

Having said all this, the strength of the film lies in its details. I began to read Ian McEwan’s novel and came to realize that what’s substituted for plot is perspective. When I viewed the movie a second time, I sat back and enjoyed the presentation. Many of the scenes are repeated, due to various points of view, hence Knightley springing from the fountain twice. Capturing double perspectives of key events squeezed out ample time to reveal plot points, however I realized that this wasn’t the purpose of the film. McEwan’s prose is lush and detailed and Joe Wright’s elaborate interpretation of the novelist’s work is spot on though heavily laborious.

I am recommending this film if you care to see it twice, as I did. Maybe you’re one to enjoy a movie for its aesthetics or you’re one that likes a movie to get to the point. This is not the latter. While light on plot, the visuals are stunning and the performances are engaging especially from McAvoy, which left me wanting more and longing to experience it again, without the personal Boston marathons.

Copyright C. 2008 Leslie Dufresne

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Speed Racer (2008)-Kanaka Sathasivan

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Speed Racer (2008)

By Kanaka Sathasivan

American moviegoers, I’d wager, probably fit neatly into two groups: those who nostalgically remember that bubbly cartoon from the 60s about the boy who was born to race, and those who couldn’t care less. If you’re in the latter group, let me say right now, you probably won’t enjoy this movie. But if like me you’re part of that first group, Speed Racer is a non-stop thrill ride through childhood that will keep you entertained to the last frame.

As a young boy, Speed Racer’s only ambition was to race cars like his record-setting older brother Rex. But one day, after an attempt on his life by a rival, Rex leaves the family, compelled to fight his demons alone to protect his loved ones. When Speed grows up, he takes up his brother’s mantle, striving to become one of the best racers in the world.

However, in his way stands Royalton, a giant automobile manufacturer who understands that races are much more than entertainment and can be manipulated in order to strengthen or weaken company stocks. Seeing the young boy’s potential, he offers Speed a position on Royalton Industries’ racing team, assuring him that racers alone are insignificant and every last Grand Prix has been fixed by corporate moguls. Though shocked by this revelation, Speed cannot betray his values or his family’s own independent automobile company and turns down the opportunity.

Enraged, Royalton vows to destroy Speed and his family, but the mysterious Racer X, Speed’s rival, has discovered Royalton’s game and sets out to expose him. Realizing this is the same cause for which his brother was fighting, Speed deceives his family, joining Racer X in a dangerous cross-country rally, the Crucible, in order to defeat Royalton and prove his own strength as a racer.

In Speed Racer, Larry and Andy Wachowski once again transport viewers into an incredible world, plucked directly from the imagination and manifested in flawless CGI. Every color is super-saturated, every silhouette over-exaggerated, every scene transition accompanied by a classic wipe (and often a floating head). It is a cartoon world manifested into being as if from the mind of a child—a mix of realism and fantasy that has never before been seen in a movie.

At its core, Speed Racer is a film for children and children-at-heart, but sometimes seems stuck in trying to decide which audience to please. While the spiritually young may find the comic nature of the movie tedious, the physically young will be bored by the exposition and confused by the complicated plot—it is quite easy to forgive the dual nature of the film, but the attempt to incorporate both elements only half-succeeds.

The real strength of the Wachowskis’ movie lies it its powerful characters, played by perfectly-cast actors. The character development, although shallow, plays out in the form of flashbacks, interspersed inside longer actions sequences. The movie’s revelation of what the family has been through tugs at the audience’s heartstrings, making us root for Speed all the more, and the corporate selfishness of the villain sparks our desire to see Speed dole out sweet justice.

And really, this is where the movie succeeds with both audiences. The battle between loving family and industrial tyrant unfolds on the race track, and the tension of knowing the stakes makes each death-defying automobile clash even more thrilling. The incredible visuals and action suck you in, keeping you on the edge of your seat. At one point when Speed prevailed, I nearly pumped my fist into the air, and at another breathtaking moment, a child behind me yelled, “Go, Speed, Go!”

For followers of the show, the movie is very faithful in plot, style, and spirit. The dialogue and direction are enjoyably kitschy, maintaining the humor and innocence of the original cartoon. Fans will also appreciate glimpses of that iconic theme song, incorporated into a glorious score by Michael Giacchin that strikes at all the right moments and sticks with you as you leave. (People singing the familiar tune were in no short supply when the movie ended.)

The racing is probably the appeal of the movie to many casual movie-watchers, and the action definitely delivers. Every race is a fast-paced, trick-laden color show. The stunts are incredible, the tracks breathtaking, and the cars gorgeous. The film also manages to cram in martial arts fights, assassins, violent car chases, and even piranhas, none of which seem out of place in this world of competitive racing.

Although Speed Racer isn’t for everyone, it’s a dazzling movie that transported me back to my younger days. Every cheesy stunt replicated from the cartoon put a smile on my face, and seeing Speed defeat Royalton, though expected, was unexpectedly satisfying. The greatest testament to the film’s power, however, came after the credits had rolled, when I climbed in my car afterwards, drove onto the highway, and heard that engine rev. I couldn’t help but grin.

Copyright C. 2008 Kanaka Sathasivan

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Iron Man (2008)-Kanaka Sathasivan

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Iron Man (2008)

By Kanaka Sathasivan

After the dismal failure of Batman and Robin in 1997, the market for comic-book movies was largely dried up. While there were small successes in the genre with movies such as Blade, and some larger success with X-Men, it wasn’t until 2002’s Spider-Man that the genre finally returned en force. As summer turnout for Spider-Man broke box-office records, producers went to work; in the years following, dozens of movies were released, hoping to cash in on the same market. Marvel Studios created franchises out of every major character in their arsenal, double the number of DC movies, but none were able to replicate the success of Spider-Man.

Within the genre of comic-book movies, there are a great variety of adaptations. Some, like Sin City, are simply moving comic books, while others like Batman Begins, are barely comic-book movies at all, but rather serious films that happen to feature comic-book characters and lore. Arguably, Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 (we shall never again speak of Spider-Man 3) succeeded in the genre where others failed because Sam Raimi found that ideal balance between the narrative style dictated by the medium of film and the fantastic elements found in comic book canon. The result was two films enjoyable to both movie audiences and comic-book fans that have long been heralded as some of the best comic-book adaptations to date (Spider-Man 2 wins the top spot in my book, if we don’t count Batman Begins).

So why am I explaining all this? To bring home the significance of my next statement. Taking all of this into consideration, you’ll understand what I mean when I say: Step aside Spider-Man 2; the genre has a new king.

Iron Man is, simply put, the best comic-book film I’ve seen to date. The writing is clever and witty, the acting pitch-perfect, the mesh of realism and fantasy seamless, and the action thrilling. While I know there will be a number of people who disagree with my crowning of Iron Man, there is no denying that the movie is both a faithful adaptation and an amazing film.

Once a young genius, now a billionaire inventor, Tony Stark walks fast, talks fast, lives fast, and has little patience for those who don’t. As the movie opens, Stark Industries is the premiere weapons manufacturer for the United States military, and Stark himself has personally come to Afghanistan to demonstrate the power of their newest missile, the weapon you only have to shoot once: the Jericho.

But after his military escort convoy is attacked, Stark is captured by terrorist forces and commanded to build them said missile. When provided with materials from the very weapons he built to stop such terrorists, Stark realizes his life-long work has not only helped protect his country and people, but simultaneously provided his enemies with the means to destroy them.

Trapped, Stark agrees to build the weapon, but instead, secretly erects a suit of iron. After escaping, he is shaken by the thought that Stark Industries technology is in the wrong hands. He vows never to manufacture a weapon again, much to the dismay of his partner Obadiah Stane. After building a new, sleeker suit, Stark strives to correct the damage he’s already done and prevent any future abuse of the weapons he spent his life creating. But expectedly, there are those who are unwilling to accept his change of heart or humor his vigilantism, including not only Stane but the government he used to work for.

Visually, Iron Man delivers everything you’d expect, so excuse me for skipping over the customary praise of the graphics, cinematography, sets, and art direction (unless you would like this review to go on for another 200 words). While the action is short, it’s definitely pretty sweet: well-choreographed, suspenseful, and exhilarating, occurring in timely bursts that don’t overtake the movie. My only qualm with the film is the lack of a strong soundtrack or recognizable orchestral theme; the end was the only time I felt the swell of the music and when you see it, you’ll understand why. However, this is a minor complaint and really, something I failed to notice until it was pointed out to me.

Back to the good stuff. The true appeal of Iron Man lies not only the clever writing and pacing, but in the charm of every actor involved, from the biggest names to the smallest bit parts. Robert Downey Jr. plays the title character with such ease and humor, it’s easy to forget you’re watching a movie. The success of his performance stems not from the obvious but from the understated. For example, there is no need to tell us Stark is an alcoholic; the ever-present half-empty glass and his uninhibited behavior and mannerisms reveal all that’s needed.

Gwyneth Paltrow as his assistant is not only an amazing addition but also perhaps the best-cast actress in any comic-book movie in recent memory. Generally, the women in such movies are meant to be flimsy yet strong, but Margot Kidder was really the only actress in the genre who managed to create a memorable character. Paltrow’s Pepper Potts is the refreshing female lead we’ve been looking for since 1978: a classy, confident, capable woman who manages to organize Stark’s entire life while remaining social and independent; show emotion, yet stay composed; and mostly impressively, run for her life wearing stiletto heels on grating.

Of course, cast aside, much of the credit goes to director Jon Favreau for bringing this ambitious vision to life. The movie is an uncompromising genre piece, with nowhere near the dark realism of Batman Begins, but also with fewer comic-book clichés than Spider-Man. The events, the characters, the villains, and the surprise guest stars are at once credible and incredible in the world Favreau creates. While the importance of some of the characters might be lost on casual movie-goers, their inclusion does little to detract from the spectacle of the movie.

I think there are few people who would dislike this movie, and it is a must-see for any fan of the genre or really, movies in general. Iron Man delivers on all counts, an excellent beginning to the summer.

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Jumper (2008)-Kanaka Sathasivan

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Jumper (2008)

By Kanaka Sathasivan

I’ll have to admit, I wanted to see this movie. Then the bad reviews poured in, and I still wanted to see this movie. And I’ll happily say it wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be. But I only paid a dollar to see it, so I think I got my money’s worth.

Jumper is the story of David Rice an unhappy boy bullied at school and at home, with only one friend in the world, a girl named Millie. After an unfortunate accident, David discovers he has the power to transport. Immediately, he uses the newfound gift to escape his old life, steal large amounts of cash, and create a new persona for himself.

Fast-forward a decade, and Rice is now living the life anyone would kill for, breakfast in Britain, lunch in Egypt; even the most menial task is accomplished quicker by his powers. And of course, did I mention the stacks of cash, from every country on earth? But no one can ever live the perfect life of crime under the radar. As long as there have been Jumpers, there have been Paladins, religious hunters who feel only God should have the power to be everywhere at once. The rest of the movie that follows is a spectacular chase between the Paladins, Rice, as he tries to protect Millie, and Griffin, another Jumper.

The best part of the movie is undoubtedly the graphics and stunts. The powers possessed by these two boys are fantastic and watching them do these incredible things excites that spark in everyone who ever wished they could close their eyes and teleport. The most endearing and realistic part about their “jumping” is that it was never perfect, often leaving tell-tale destruction and a discernible “scar” in the air. Not only was this a visual tactic, but a valuable plot device as well.

However, the incredible action was sadly accompanied by a lackluster plot and ill-defined characters. Rice’s backstory is buried somewhere in all the action, and the discovery he makes about his long-lost mother is interesting, but not explored enough to sate the audience. Millie is never allowed to grow as a character on her own, instead serving only to further the plot with her feminine wiles and naïve demands—she is simply just another damsel-in-distress; a young girl relegated to playing the victim while the adults duke it out.

While Hayden Christensen and Rachel Bilson are capable young actors, neither of them have Samuel L. Jackson’s presence; it often feels like his movie over Christensen’s. Even Griffin, played by a grown up Jamie Bell, overshadows Christensen. But all in all, the cast has excellent chemistry together.

Other high points include the score, done by John Powell, and the cinematography, by Barry Peterson. But neither of these things is enough to make up for the low points. Jumper is definitely not a must-see, and it will probably disappoint anyone with high expectations. But as far as action films go, it’s not horrible.

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Southland Tales (2006) -Eric Smith

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Southland Tales (2006)

By Eric Smith

When you add two popular pop stars, a former pro wrestler, three SNL alums, this generation’s scream-queen and Stifler from the American Pie films, it sounds like a pretty good ingredient for a movie, right? Well, it could’ve been and it should’ve been. The result is this over-blown, over-the-top mess of a movie, that 99% of the time, doesn’t even make sense.

The story is narrated by Justin Timberlake. He plays an actor who was sent into war because of the draft, and is now a war hero. In between his spouting scripture, he informs us that, in 2005, WWIII broke out when foreign militaries nuked the U.S. Now it’s 2008 (near future because it takes place in July) and the world is in growing chaos. The war rages on between multiple countries and there seems to be no sign of letting up. He introduces us to the story’s main focus, Dwayne Johnson (formerly known as "The Rock" for those of you who can’t seem to wrap your heads around his real name), who plays a former boxer who has woken up in the desert with amnesia. He’s dating a former porn star (Sarah Michelle Gellar), now a pop star/screenwriter/TV show host (?). Together, they have written a screenplay that more than likely has something to with how the world will actually end. What he doesn’t know is that he’s really married to the daughter of the Vice Presidential Candidate (Mandy Moore). Meanwhile, there’s a gang of idiot terrorists, part of the Neo-Marxist group, who have their own agenda.

They have kidnapped the twin cop brother of one of their own (Seann William Scott) and plan to use him in a staged killing or something. There’s also a crazy Nobel Prize winner (Wallace Shawn, sporting one of the worst hairdos in cinema history), who’s unveiled a new technological thing involving the use of the ocean to power cars (another thing that confused me), as well as his incredibly large zeppelin that makes the Hindenberg look like a toy. Now, there’s talk of assassinations and the idiot terrorists do stuff and Dwayne Johnson limps about as he attempts to figure out who he really is.

The main problem is, well, everything. The whole cast looks uncomfortable, the story delves into itself more and more, making less and less sense. The special effects are shoddy and the direction, by Richard Kelly (who’s last attempts were Domino and the more effective Donnie Darko) is off the mark here. This film is not only a huge mess, but it’s boring as well. You’d think with a cast this good, they’d be able to reach down in the muck and pull out something halfway decent, but not when you’re drudging through waste as bad as this.

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The Killers (1964)-Roberto Azula

Smart People (2008)-Patrick Wood

Street Kings (2008)-Oliver X.

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