Where the Wild Things Are
After hearing everyone diss this film when it came out, I decided to wait a bit to see it. I'm not a fan of Eggers mellow-dramatic writing style, but it translates well on the screen. I like the movie and it stirred some emotion from within the cold cavity I have that holds my stone of a heart. The kid did a good job acting and the over-the-top Wild Things were compelling. The voices of the Wild Things was probably the films biggest fault. It's just hard to take the characters seriously until you get past the voices.
Grade: 7.2
Vengeance (Fuk Sau)
I like the Chinese name. It's fun to say. This French/Chinese noir-ish film is about a former hitman losing his family and going after the people responsible. There are a few leaps in logic and some large suspension of disbelieve moments in the film, but it was enjoyable enough. Don't expect the action scenes to be very creative as in so many modern Chinese film. This is a pure shoot-em-up picture.
Grade: 5.4
The Hurt Locker
Billed as one of the best movies to be released over the last year, this film follows a small bomb squad on their travels in Baghdad. There are some great suspenseful moments (as there should be when disarming bombs is involved) and some moments of absolute insanity. The hard shell of the characters is slowly peeled away to reveal the tragic and fragile nature of those subjected to war and how it becomes the only thing that one knows. I have to agree it is a great film, but not one I can see watching over and over again.
Grade: 8.4
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