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Author Archives: John Guzdek

True Grit

The Coen Brothers surpass the original thanks to their trademark humour, gorgeous cinematography and a host of excellent performances.

Just Go With It

Adam Sandler + Jennifer Aniston = The square root of awful.

Midnight Cowboy

Schlesinger’s classic Seventies tale of the American Dream gone wrong, starring a very young John Voight and a very small Dustin Hoffman. Most definitely not a Western.

Taxi Driver

It’s got gritty realism, iconic lines and Robert De Niro at his very best. If you haven’t seen this yet, I’m very disappointed in you. Tssk.

The Fighter

A real knockout. A cut above the rest. Punching above it’s weight. Has a fighting chance at the Oscars. In summary, it’s pretty good.

The Mechanic

A typical Jason Statham vehicle that delivers on action, plot and, most importantly, entertainment. Not a classic but a decent watch nonetheless.

La Haine

A quality character driven exploration of class and race divisions in a Parisian ‘ghetto’ with three excellent lead performances and an interesting story. Undoubtedly, the best thing to come out of France since Emmanuelle.

Black Swan

Ballet but not as you know it, this cross between The Wrestler and Showgirls falls just short of greatness.

The Green Hornet

Crossing The Green Hornet with Michael Gondry and Seth Rogen is exactly what you would get if you crossed a real hornet with the windscreen of a truck. A mess.

Sunshine

Looks and sounds fabulous but gets a little bit silly in the end.