Movie Summary of Youth In Revolt by Michael The Moviegoer.
YOUTH IN REVOLT = ***
“Theory Of Revolution”
After his teenage hormones made him a teen dad in “Juno”, Michael Cera, still a teen, takes another shot at a quest to lose [...] Continue Reading…
Michael The Moviegoer’s
100 Favorite Films of the Decade 2000-2009:
1. INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS – At the end of “Inglourious Basterds” when Brad Pitt says “this just might be my masterpiece” he’s no doubt echoing the sentiment of writer/director Quentin Tarantino. And if [...] Continue Reading…
Michael The Moviegoer’s list of the Ten Best Films of 2009:
Over the past couple of years, some of my favorite film critics have been shying away from compiling year-end 10-Best lists. They would simply list, alphabetically, their favorite movies [...] Continue Reading…
Movie Summary of Avatar by Michael The Moviegoer.
AVATAR = ***1/2
“King Of Another World”
James Cameron is a master storyteller. A true visionary. As an unknown first-time director working with a minimal budget, he captured the imagination of a generation with [...] Continue Reading…
Movie Summary of The Last Station by Michael The Moviegoer.
THE LAST STATION = ***
“Tolstoy In Love”
Poor Helen Mirren. In accurately portraying Sofya Tolstoy in “The Last Station” she must appear as though she is over-acting. But historians might well [...] Continue Reading…
Movie Summary of Everybody’s Fine by Michael The Moviegoer.
EVERYBODY’S FINE = ***
“Connecting With DeNiro”
Robert DeNiro is a widower trying to re-connect with his four grown children in “Everybody’s Fine”. It’s a warm and fuzzy film with a holiday heartlight [...] Continue Reading…
Movie Summary of Brothers by Michael The Moviegoer.
BROTHERS = ***1/2
“Siblings At War”
Unexpected. How else can you describe it? An Irishman, Jim Sheridan, directs an English-language adaptation of the Danish movie “Brodre” by Susanne Bier about the emotional toll of [...] Continue Reading…
Movie Summary of Did You Hear About The Morgans by Michael The Moviegoer.
DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGANS = *1/2
“Witless Protection”
Perhaps you heard about the new heavily advertised romantic comedy called “Did You Hear About The Morgans”. Well it’s [...] Continue Reading…
Movie Summary of Serious Moonlight by Michael The Moviegoer.
SERIOUS MOONLIGHT = ***
“Fatal Distraction”
Meg Ryan plays Louise as cheerily and bubbly as she played Sally in “When Harry Met Sally. But Louise is a little bit psycho and in “Serious [...] Continue Reading…
Movie Summary of Invictus by Michael The Moviegoer.
INVICTUS = **1/2
“Mandela As An Excuse To Make Sports Movie”
Morgan Freeman playing Nelson Mandela is an opportunity. “Invictus” is a missed opportunity. As everyone knows, Mandela became president of South Africa after [...] Continue Reading…