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Movie Reviews by Andrea Gronvall - Page 4 of 22

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Review of Apprentice (2016)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 27 Feb 2017

Benoit Soler's fluid, revolving camera frequently visualizes what the main character can't verbalize, and writer-director Boo Junfeng treats…

Review of Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 Feb 2017

Mixing horror and comedy while minimizing the gore, writer-director Paul Weitz (About a Boy) serves up a witty adventure fantasy with a tasty…

Review of Fifty Shades Darker (2017)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 10 Feb 2017

Other than Dornan's exceptional physique, the movie offers little gratification, delayed or otherwise…

Review of Unleashed (2005)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 19 Jan 2017

Pierre Morel's diving, spiraling camera keeps pace with Yuen Wo-ping's rapid-fire fight choreography, all smartly directed by Louis Leterrier…

Review of The Gospel (2005)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 16 Jan 2017

Writer-director Rob Hardy opts for family-friendly drama but tones down the conflicts so much that none of the story lines can rival the music…

Review of The Girl Who Played with Fire (2009)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 14 Jan 2017

Director Daniel Alfredson grounds the mystery in a real sense of place: his Stockholm looks and feels like a major city where corruption lurks…

Review of A Monster Calls (2016)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 05 Jan 2017

Rich in folkloric symbolism, this fantasy from director J.A. Bayona starts promisingly but eventually sinks under a wave of pop psychology…

Review of Homo Sapiens (2016)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 05 Jan 2017

Geyrhalter piques the imagination with images of decay: towns, malls, theaters, and hospitals, all deserted, unnamed, and overrun by foliage…

Review of Lion (2015)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 22 Dec 2016

Garth Davis uses close-ups sparingly and hits no false notes; cinematographer Greig Fraser creates a child's perspective by setting the camera…

Review of Lion (2016)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 22 Dec 2016

Garth Davis uses close-ups sparingly and hits no false notes; cinematographer Greig Fraser creates a child's perspective by setting the camera…

Review of Sing (2016)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 Dec 2016

The plot may be shopworn, with not much aimed at adults, but the film's message that collaboration can reap greater rewards than competition…

Review of Sing (2016)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 Dec 2016

The plot may be shopworn, with not much aimed at adults, but the film's message that collaboration can reap greater rewards than competition…

Review of Assassin's Creed (2016)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 21 Dec 2016

Sci-fi fantasy meets pseudo history in this ill-conceived adaptation of a popular video game series…

Review of Collateral Beauty (2016)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 15 Dec 2016

The premise stretches credulity even before the actors start giving the conspirators personal advice that sounds suspiciously otherworldly…

Review of Hotel for Dogs (2009)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 13 Dec 2016

A bright, funny family movie that gets everything right, from story to production design to cast (both human and canine)…

Review of The Water Horse (2007)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 19 Nov 2016

Like many fairy tales, this handsome family film concerns a child coming to terms with his fears and the death of a parent…

Review of Bleed for This (2016)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 17 Nov 2016

The familiar conventions of the boxing movie get a muscular overhaul in this gritty biopic about Vinny Pazienza, known as the Pazmanian Devil…

Review of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 17 Nov 2016

[Suffers from an] uneven tone, inelegant editing, and scattered narrative…

Review of Almost Christmas (2016)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 10 Nov 2016

Holiday movies about dysfunctional families are reassuring because their batty characters make our own relatives look harmless by comparison;…

Review of Taken (2008)

By Andrea Gronvall (422) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 22 Oct 2016

Cowriters Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen (Gladiator) saddle Neeson with indigestible dialogue and preposterous situations…

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