Review of The Thin Blue Line (1988) by Robert M — 16 Sep 2004

[b]RIFIFI (1955)[/b] sat in my room for months before I decided to watch it. Needless to say I was not disappointed. Tell me how, exactaly, the "heist" genre, so to speak, has not been improved upon at all in the last fifty years. [i]Rififi[/i] could hold up as a new release today. It's not just a heist movie either. A couple of twists and turns, good character development. Just awesome.

[b]JERSEY GIRL (2004)[/b] makes me think that there may yet be some remote chance for Kevin Smith to have a respectable career. My rating is very generous. It's a standard father-loses-mother-and-has-to-raise-daughter movie. Extremely predictable, occasionally humorous. Ben Affleck with his best role to date - which isn't saying anything. I give bonus points because it is not [i]Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back[/i].

[b]THE THIN BLUE LINE (1988)[/b] is the best documentary that I have personally seen. It's a complete indictment of our so-called justice system. You have the corrupt cops, judges, district attorneys, ruining the life of a man who most clearly did not commit the crime of which he was accused. This is required viewing.

[b]MAN ON FIRE (2004)[/b] could not waste acting talent harder if it tried. Tony Scott is trying to one-up Oliver Stone in the editing departament but without half of the skill. The script did have some potential. Denzel Washington continues to waste his considerable talent on bad projects. Hire a new agent.