In a message dated 11/10/07 10:13:14 AM,
demack5@comcast.net writes:
> >Says Hunter:
> >
> ><<Nobody goes to the movies for the irony.
They go for the satisfaction.>>
>
> Hmm . . . so I guess Hunter wouldn't be a big fan of
movies like "The
> Postman Always Rings Twice"?
>
>
without having read his review but most of his books, I'd say
Hunter probably prefers films like "The Kingdom". he's big on
gunfire
I saw Sidney Lumet's new crime thriller "Before the Devil
Knows Your Dead" last night. very similar to the experience
one gets reading one of Jason Starr's claustrophobic New York
noirs. story concerns the character motivations that led up
to a botched jewelry heist, and the fallout that lands on the
principals in its aftermath. told in a non-linear fashion,
it's easy to follow since it has chapter sub-titles. it
actually has more of a novelistic structure that keeps
returning to the same places and times
the characters have a life and depth that goes way beyond
most crime thrillers, on a par with heavy character dramas,
not surprising from the director of over 67 films that
include Q & A, The Verdict, Prince of the City, Network,
Equus, Murder on the Orient Express, Serpico, The Anderson
Tapes, and 12 Angry Men. script is the first produced work of
Kelly Masterson. the outstanding cast features Philip Seymour
Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei and
Rosemary Harris. Amy Ryan, who plays the mother of the lost
little girl in Gone Baby Gone has another strong turn here as
Hawke's estranged wife
the opening scene gets your attention IMMEDIATELY. the ending
is as noir as it gets, which comes as no surprise since it
becomes apparent early on there ain't no way these poor
suckers will ever see a happy ending. it will be a rare bird
on this list who doesn't love this film
John Lau
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