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Author Archives: John Guzdek

Killer Elite

A standard conspiracy thriller that looks great but doesn’t really deliver on entertainment value. Gary McKendry does succeed in making watching Killer Elite feel just like stepping back in time to Britain in the grim 1980s though.

He's Just Not That Into You

Easy to watch and shamefully enjoyable but no matter how much it tries to seem groundbreaking, it’s really not.

Nosferatu the Vampyre

Possibly the best adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Excellent performances, a haunting atmosphere and a unique take on the famous novel from Werner Herzog is just enough to give it the edge.

Abduction

Twilight heart-throb Taylor Lautner’s breakout role is poorly acted and directed and it’s likely to be showing on the Disney channel pretty soon.

Midnight in Paris

A unique romance from Woody Allen that’s fairly entertaining but slightly muted. If only he didn’t make it look so much like he wants to have sexual relations with the city of Paris.

Cowboys and Aliens

Ultimately soulless and devoid of any of the laughs that could have saved it, Cowboys and Aliens has an interesting idea but is poorly executed by Favreau. Didn’t make me Yee-ha once – so disappointed.

Blood Diamond

An African adventure with a heart and a questionable accent. Definitely, more fun and less depressing than watching an informercial, bru.

Drive

An above average B-Movie with an Eighties feel that’s driven by good Direction from Nicolas Winding Refn.

Taken

I was pretty taken aback by how poor this monotonous thriller is. Best used as a way to scare your kids into not travelling and staying at home.

Grizzly Man

Grizzly Man is a hugely interesting account of a strange man with a fascinating life by master of the weird Werner Herzog.