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Review of The Hard Word (2002)

By Melinda W (63) on 08 Oct 2009

The plot lacks direction, with a host of extra character stories that are thrown in but go nowhere, and some god-awful dialogue…

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Review of Appaloosa (2008)

By Melinda W (63) on 08 Aug 2009

Some solid performances but ultimately there's no payoff…

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Review of Priceless (2006)

By Melinda W (63) on 05 Aug 2009

Wonderfully done. Audrey Tatou gives another amazing performance. If you do not speak French, please do not shy away from the subtitles…

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Review of I'm Not There (2007)

By Melinda W (63) on 29 Jun 2009

Cate Blanchett's performance is brilliant, but this is a pretty wanky film that isolates the vast majority of audiences with its incoherent…

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Review of The Nanny Diaries (2007)

By Melinda W (63) on 24 Jun 2009

Thrashes every stereotype possible but it's still a sweet little story for those who don't mind complete predictability…

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Review of An Affair to Remember (1957)

By Melinda W (63) on 21 May 2009

One of the greatest love stories of all time. Sleepless and Seattle should never have tried to live up to it…

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Review of Gigi (1958)

By Melinda W (63) on 14 May 2009

This film has not aged well…

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Review of Welcome to the Sticks (2008)

By Melinda W (63) on 24 Apr 2009

Hilarious and heart-warming. Inevitably, the French puns and local in-jokes are not able to be translated to their full effect…

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Review of Waterloo (1970)

By Melinda W (63) on 04 Apr 2009

Worth seeing for its extras-cast of 20,000 Russian soldiers - CGI just cannot compete. One of the largest-scale film productions ever made…

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Review of Nixon (1995)

By Melinda W (63) on 13 Feb 2009

A fabulous performance from Anthony Hopkins, but at 3hrs 10 mins it meandered and time-jumped without clear direction…

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Review of Great Expectations (1998)

By Melinda W (63) on 07 Feb 2009

Dicken's original sad ending would've been perfect…

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Review of Dogville (2003)

By Melinda W (63) on 03 Feb 2009

Really, really sad and hard to watch...but a gorgeous allegory of the experience of Christ (until the very very end, when the Old Testament…

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Review of Three Kings (2011)

By Melinda W (63) on 17 Nov 2008

My, how films about America in the Middle East have changed…

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Review of Three Kings (1999)

By Melinda W (63) on 17 Nov 2008

My, how films about America in the Middle East have changed…

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Review of Deliverance (1972)

By Melinda W (63) on 13 Nov 2008

Burt Reynolds first time out on the big screen! 1972 movie but, always been a good old movie to watch…

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Review of Sadgati (1981)

By Melinda W (63) on 13 Nov 2008

Burt Reynolds first time out on the big screen! 1972 movie but, always been a good old movie to watch…

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Review of Tank Girl (1995)

By Melinda W (63) on 17 Oct 2008

Awful. It gets one star for being a time-capsule of grunge…

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Review of Cassandra's Dream (2007)

By Melinda W (63) on 16 Oct 2008

More Ewan candy, this time with some Colin Farrell mixed in. suspense was great, though a slightly bummer ending…

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Review of Mulholland Falls (1996)

By Melinda W (63) on 22 Sep 2008

An intriguing story let down by a short and simple explanation. This film could've done more…

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Review of B'ella (2014)

By Melinda W (63) on 20 Sep 2008

I really enjoyed this movie…

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