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Review of I Saw the Devil (2010)

By Jarrett G (57) on 17 Apr 2015

For my taste, the positives of this movie do not offset the extreme violence…

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Review of Lincoln (2012)

By Jarrett G (57) on 17 Apr 2015

Soak in the history let Mr Lewis and Mr Spielberg work their cinematic magic . A two cuppa tea movie…

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Review of American Beauty (1999)

By Jarrett G (57) on 12 Apr 2015

I remember thinking this movie was substantial as a teenager when it came out; years later, now identifying with the main character, it still is…

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Review of Captain Phillips (2013)

By Jarrett G (57) on 03 Apr 2015

L'histoire vraie est assez incroyable et fait indeniablement un bon sujet de film…

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Review of Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)

By Jarrett G (57) on 07 Mar 2015

I really thought that the Planes team, Gannaway and Howard, would have learned their lesson about plagiarising Disney's own material the last…

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Review of Serpico (1973)

By Jarrett G (57) on 07 Mar 2015

I expected more. Left me pretty unsatisfied…

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Review of In the Name of the Father (1993)

By Jarrett G (57) on 06 Mar 2015

The story of the guildford four with Daniel Day Lewis once again proving that he really is a top class actor. Very good prison drama…

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Review of American Hustle (2013)

By Jarrett G (57) on 01 Mar 2015

Great cast, great performances, compelling story. This movie is right up my alley…

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Review of Senna (2010)

By Jarrett G (57) on 24 Jan 2015

Great arc to the story; well put together. There is quite a bit on the workings/politics of F1 which I had no idea…

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Review of Short Term 12 (2013)

By Jarrett G (57) on 18 Jan 2015

Approaches difficult emotional issues through many different characters in a kind hearted way…

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Review of The Boondock Saints (1999)

By Jarrett G (57) on 04 Jan 2015

Not as good or impactful as I remember. A decent shoot-em-up movie that is no doubt entertaining. Dafoe gives a great performance…

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Review of The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)

By Jarrett G (57) on 30 Dec 2014

I couldn't really understand whether Bill Murray's character was supposed to be charmingly dumb or actually mentally deficient in this dreadful,…

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Review of Toy Story 2 (1999)

By Jarrett G (57) on 06 Dec 2014

A good film but pretty much a carbon copy of the original…

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Review of Starship Troopers (1997)

By Jarrett G (57) on 23 Nov 2014

Being not familiar with the book(s), I don't know what this movie was looking to accomplish, but the acting didn't cut it for my expectations…

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Review of The Doors (1991)

By Jarrett G (57) on 12 Oct 2014

Val Kilmer is the best thing about this movie, he was great and so was the music. I love The Doors but I didn't enjoy this very much…

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Review of The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

By Jarrett G (57) on 05 Oct 2014

At nearly 3 hours, this movie is incredibly long. It is so entertaining that it is hardly noticeable…

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Review of The Fountainhead (1949)

By Jarrett G (57) on 20 Sep 2014

It's hard to root for such a selfish hero…

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Review of Sleepwalk with Me (2012)

By Jarrett G (57) on 14 Sep 2014

If you know of Mike Birbiglia, you'll like this movie and recognize the story. If you don't know of Mike Birbiglia, you'll like this movie…

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Review of Cars 2 (2011)

By Jarrett G (57) on 27 Jul 2014

Much more engaging and dramatic story than the first…

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Review of Shutter Island (2010)

By Jarrett G (57) on 26 Jul 2014

My feelings on this story- 'so what…

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