Wanted

Wanted, 3 out of 4 stars

Angelina Jolie as Fox, an assassin from Fraternity in "Wanted".

This film is loosely based on the comic book miniseries as the same name by Mark Millar and it is directed by a Russian film director, Timur Bekmambetov. This film stars James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman. The film begins with some brutal shootout which is some audiences will think it is ridiculous. Then the film focus on a guy named Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) who is an accounts manager work in a firm and he always bullied by his boss. Then his life change in a sudden after he meet Fox (Angelina Jolie) who save him before he was killed by an assassin named Cross. Wesley has been told that Cross has killed his father and want him to join the assassin group known as Fraternity. Before become an assassin, he was been trained brutally so that he will become a killing machine. After completed the training, he has to complete a few mission which is killing people. Before he's on the way to kill Cross, he realize that everything is not going the way he expected and he's going to find out who's the one who set him up. First of all, the story of this film is good, it has explain the history of the assassin group in the beginning. Other than that, it has a plot twists at the second half of the movie. Besides story, the action sequences is awesome, the only thing I can say is "Woow". Before you're going to watch this movie, you have to put your logical thinking at your home first, then only you can go watch it. It has a lot of stylish action which is impossible to do it in reality and when you watch it you'll just say "Woow" in every action sequences appear in this film. Besides that, there will be a lot of blood and gore in every action sequences, it is too great until we do not care about the story telling and keep on waiting for the action. This film also sometimes funny and sometimes dumb of course in a good way. I think it is really fun and it makes the audiences feel like the adrenalin is really pumping through their vein. This film also used a lot of jaws dropping CGI effects and it used a lot of stunt work too (I think so) and this is the elements which gives this movie a lot of kinetic energy. Besides action sequences, the acting is fine especially James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie, but I'm quite admire the acting delivered by Morgan Freeman. Overall, a great action thriller which delivered a lot of stylish action, kinetic energy and violent. Stylistically cool!!

The Other Boleyn Girl

The Other Boleyn Girl, 2.5 out of 4 stars

Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson as the Boleyn girl in this historical drama, "The Other Boleyn Girl".

The Other Boleyn Girl, directed by Justin Chadwick and it is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Philippa Gregory. The film begins with two sister Anne Boleyn (Natalie Portman) and Mary Boleyn (Scarlett Johansson), they are living their life peacefully at the country. At the other side, King Henry VIII (Eric Bana) has lost his son after his son was born. Both of the sister's father Sir Thomas Boleyn and uncle the Duke of Norfolk decided to choose Anne who is unmarried to become King Henry VIII 's mistress in order to increase their family status. Then both sister fight against each other for Henry's affection. First of all, this movie has a good story but not perfect in some other way. It told us the history of Anne Boleyn who after get birth a daughter named Elizabeth, Mary Boleyn and King Henry VIII. The story also tells us the 16th century aristocrat which the rules are made perfectly for them, the culture, and even their mindset. From the first half of the film, the plot progression are predictable. I personally like the second half, the story started getting more intense which have the feeling to keep on watching. Despite the predictable plot, this movie has a great solid performance delivered by Natalie Portman, she's really have a great acting in this movie. She shows her fear, her hatred and more just like act in her previous film "V For Vendetta". But the only thing that I not really admire is the chemistry between the two sisters. Besides acting, I personally don't really like the cinematography. The technique is like filming an action movie and it make this film feels like it is not a really historical film. It sometimes doesn't get a perfect angle of capturing motion and others but the lighting is good. Meanwhile, the costume design are nice. The costume and other elements are really fit for this movie and it also define the characteristic of the character in the movie. Both of them (Natalie and Scarlett) looks gorgeous in this film. Overall, this is a good historic drama about love, hatred and betrayal. Really entertaining and touching.

Leatherheads

Leatherheads, 3.5 out of 4 stars

Renee Zellweger and George Clooney have a great time together in "Leatherheads".

Leatherheads is an American comedy starring George Clooney and also directed by George Clooney himself. This film is about a Captain of professional football player from a team called Duluth Bulldogs, Dodge Connolly (George Clooney) who struggling to maintain and save his team after they lost their sponsor. After that, Dodge convinced a college football star named Carter who is a war hero (A group of German surrender to him and his teammates) to join his team so that they will get some attention from the country. In the other side, Lexie Littleton (Renee Zellweger) a reporter from Chicago has been assigned to proof Carter is not a war hero. But when they three met together, Dodge and Carter fight together for her fickle affections. Besides that, Carter confess to everyone that he is not a war hero. Then both of them fight for their life to win the final football games and Lexie's heart. First of all, this is a great classic movie with a great classic music. I like the music which is used in this movie. After I watch this film, I keep rewind the movie just to hear the music. George Clooney done a great job by creating a great classic environment and put it in this film. He also create a great mood to this film and when we watch it, we'll feel like we're back to 1920s which the story was set. Other than that, the plot progression is nice. It is a slow and smooth story telling movie, but you won't feel boring or draggy. This movie is really funny from the beginning until the end. The way and the tactic their using when playing the football will make you laugh out loud although it is not intense to keep the the film in a classic way. At the meantime, there are some part which is quite romance especially the part between Dodge and Lexie, both of them delivered a great performance in this film. This film has gave me a great time, I enjoy this film but sometimes I'll feel like this film is not perfect. Yes, there is a part which I think is not perfect is the ending. I won't give out the ending, I think the ending is nice but it is not what I really expect for. Overall, it is a great comedy football movie delivered by George Clooney. An enjoyable classic comedy.

Untraceable

Untraceable, 2 out of 4 stars

Diane Lane trying to trace the killer in this traceable thriller , "Untraceable".

Untraceable, is a thriller starring Diane Lane or should I say a torture film? This film is directed by Gregory Hoblit who also directed "Fracture" in 2007. This film is about a woman, Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) who works in the FBI's cybercrime and her job is to fight identity theft. One day, there is a website called killwithme.com which the killer torture the person in live. The more visitor visit the site, the faster the person die. Jennifer has to trace the killer quickly before the people around her including her family die in the killer's hand. First of all, what I'm going to say is the genre of this film is unique, it is a combination of "Enemy Of the Sate" and "Saw". But the only I hate is the story. The story is totally "traceable", the story is not really good in the first place. It's like you watching a cat chasing rat story film, it's nothing special and not plot twist. Other than that, this film makes you feel like you're watching a torture film. It contain too much torture scene in the first place and it completely didn't fit the genre of this film. If it is a horror or torture genre film, it will be a better film. Gregory Hoblit done a great job in creating a very dark atmosphere in this film but if only it is a horror film. Other than that, the ending is too short, it makes the audiences feel like "Is that it? No more?". In a good way, I like the cinematography of this film, it is great where a thriller should be. Besides that, the technique which the character using in solving problem is brilliant. This is the reason why it is a good intelligence film, but some part of this film is very stupid and you'll keep thinking why she do that why she didn't do that. Anyway, the acting is great especially Diane Lane, she has a great performance in this film. She also create a great atmosphere to the situation she faced in this film. Overall, this is not a great thriller, no surprises and not intense but sometimes I really admire some of the elements from this movie.

The Happening

The Happening, 2.5 out of 4 stars

Mark Wahlberg, Aslyn Sanchez and Zooey Deschanel are escaping from the city and found out what's really happening in "The Happening".

We've sensed it. We've seen the signs. Now it's happening. Actually it's happening now. This movie directed by M. Night Shyamalan who brought you his masterpieces "The Six Sense" in 1999, and "Signs" in 2002. The film begins with the people who live in America started to commit suicide. First, they're stop moving. After that, they'll find a tool whatever it is, to kill themselves. Many of them even their government believe it is an terrorist attack by using bio-weapon. Then the story now focus to Elliot Moore (Mark Wahlberg) a science teacher who is now have a relationship problem with his wife. After he has been informed the incident, he then decided to leave the town with his wife. Then the story is about how do they survive the attack, the problem they're facing and how do they solve it. That's all. What's really happening anyway? I won't give out much of the information but I'll give you a hint. There is a quotes from Albert Einstein which is also came out from this film, "If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live." This quotes are very meaningful in this movie, which remind all of us human are destroying the nature and global warming is getting serious than ever. This film also remind us about the death of human being, human will be extinct. First of all, I personally like this movie but not very much. I'm not encourage the audiences to watch this movie, but I encourage audiences who really like M. Night Shyamalan movie to watch this film. There is a little disappointment which is the story is too simple. If the story is great, I will give this film 3 out of 4 stars. Besides that, all M. Night Shyamalan's movie are a slow moving story telling type especially this one, that's why some people will think his movie is boring. In a good way, he is trying to make the audiences to create the perfect mood for the movie. Maybe some parts are very lame or very unnecessary but in this film, he done a great job in creating the mood, it sometimes scary and sometimes touching (There is also some part are unnecessary). I like the part where all the worker who become disoriented and started jumping from the top of the building, quite violence actually. For the acting, is quite nice. Mark Wahlberg who starring in the action adventure film in "Shooter", all I can say is his acting in this film is nice. Overall for this film, even though it is not a great film, but still it is quite entertaining in some other way. After his (director) failure ("The Village" and "Lady in the Water" which I also like it), he prove himself again that he's a great filmmaker. Nice try.