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Anthony Hopkins
Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
Alexander (2004)
Alexander
is unavoidably a problematic epic, but it has integrity and deserves an audience willing to engage in Stone's dialogue.
Proof (2005)
Proof
plays cleverly with the arcane mysteries of game theory, and if it's only a game, happily, it's one worthy of exhibition.
The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
All the King's Men (2006)
Zaillian sells short the faceoff of shrewd old guard and scrappy proletariat by looking away just when the twain meet.
Bobby (2006)
Every isolated moment or trapping that might be excused in a better film leaps up like a cowlick that just won't behave: Demi Moore drawling through 'Louie Louie' comes to mind.
Fracture (2007)
Doesn't hold up to a lick of scrutiny, which is a shame, since it provides such juicy material for a pair of contrasting actors...
Slipstream (2007)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
Attenborough consistently reinforces the horrors of war by depicting not only the disasterous military engagements and their toll on heroes, but also the witless political decisions that led to needless, excessive loss of life.
Nixon (1995)
A convincing blend of Shakespearean tragedy and
Citizen Kane
,
Nixon
paints the thirty-seventh President of the United States as a uniquely American tragic hero...
Beowulf (2007)
A worthy cinematic adaptation, with interesting and provocative mythic ideas of its own, and suprisingly lyrical images to match.
Howards End (1992)
The pairings of Margaret and Henry, and Helen and Leonard, attempt to cross fault lines widened by class, and the tragedy of
Howards End
is in the absolute necessity and absolute inefficacy of doing so at their moment in history.
The Edge (1997)
Mamet has always been concerned with primal masculinity...The test of these men is twofold: can they survive the wilderness, and can they survive each other?
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010)
Allen has here an interesting idea-that placebos may 'work better' than medicine-to noodle over and ultimately reject; it's just a shame he doesn't entertain us more in the process.
Thor (2011)
Clobberin’ action, a touch of ’50s sci-fi, and a heaping portion of titan-clashing theatrics spell something a little different for the comic-book movie.
Hitchcock (2012)
Reenactment cinema...On balance,
Hitchcock
is about as entertaining and as trustworthy as a tabloid.
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
Military-Industrial Uncomplicated...Despite the theme that “Magic does exist” (“It was found long ago. Inside a crashed alien ship”),
The Last Knight
is all mirthless jokes and thrill-less mayhem.
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