The Assassination of Jesse James… (2007 /
A long drawn-out film comprising of long drawn-out scenes, but that’s not to say it’s not good! Some of the scenes are brimful of tension, threatening to boil over at any moment whilst others are disappointingly ponderous. Pitt gives a great performance as the psychotic and paranoid titular character.
Shrooms (2007 /UK/IRL/DAN)
Ten minutes in this is all set up for your average teen slasher/horror but it fails to even make the grade of competent. The horror scenes lack key elements to make them work and it doesn’t even register on the scare-o-meter thanks to the clumsy exposition of the supernatural plot.
Planet Terror (2007 /
A superbly, and deliberately, kitsch film that merges the genres of horror, comedy and action to great effect. It starts a tad slow but it gains momentum as it gets more and more ridiculous as it goes on (almost touching on spoof at the end). A must see for 70’s horror fans.
The Doll Master (2004 /
The first half of this failed to really catch the interest or progress the plot much. In contrast, the second half was clever, albeit confusing, and often terrifyingly creepy. It culminates with an exciting finale and an almost comprehensible explanation for it all. Another quality entry to the Asian Horror genre.
Bank Job (2008 / A heist movie by numbers that neither puts much of a foot wrong nor does anything beyond the expected. Jason Statham fans may be disappointed at the lack of fisticuffs.
1 comment:
yeah Pitt was great in JJ, I'm thinking he might have even done a better of job of that barely controlled menace than DD Lewis in 'There Will Be Moustaches' but would be open to some robust argument about it. The less famous Affleck brother also lived up to the initial reviews..creep as fook.
The best thing about this film is probably the fact the the title of the thing gives away the whole plot of the thing but it never suffers from it, mainly due to the brilliant tension created by the two leads punctuated by gorgeous calming scenery.
Its been a great year for Americana cinema with No Country, Jesse James and There Will Be Blood. top notch.
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