Wanted

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The Panic Room-Jodie Foster, Forrest Whittaker.
Having just watched Foster in The Accused and Whittaker in The Crying Game, the opportunity to see the two together was irresistible.
Foster and her daughter take refuge in their new townhouse's "panic room" after being invaded by three criminals looking for a fortune hidden in the house.
Cat and mouse action ensues.
Foster is building quite a career playing tough, brainy and resourceful women backed into a corner and forced to overcome.
She does not disappoint here.

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Unknown
Pretty damn good flick

dark night

X-Files I Want To Believe
7/10

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The Golden Compass
Great production values (especially if you're a fan of steampunk), good CGI (I assume that real polar bears wanted too much money) and Sam Shepard playing the role he's best known for- Sam Shepard.
Totally meh storyline, probably much more lucid if you've read the source book(s?).
Maddeningly, the ending is merely a bridge to the sequel, which, given the film's boxoffice performance, will probably never be made.

Give it a pass unless you have an empty afternoon and really want to see Nicole Kidman in some slinky faux forties haute couture.

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The Golden Compass
Great production values (especially if you're a fan of steampunk), good CGI (I assume that real polar bears wanted too much money) and Sam Shepard playing the role he's best known for- Sam Shepard.
Totally meh storyline, probably much more lucid if you've read the source book(s?).
Maddeningly, the ending is merely a bridge to the sequel, which, given the film's boxoffice performance, will probably never be made.

Give it a pass unless you have an empty afternoon and really want to see Nicole Kidman in some slinky faux forties haute couture.

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mummy not a good movie

Street Kings

Being John Malkovich- John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener and of course, John Malkovich.
One of the most inventive films I've ever seen, this script has an embarrassment of rich plot twists and clever visuals.
This is a story that could only be told via film...to describe it just sounds like tripping (although it makes perfect sense to watch).
Get off on the 7 1/2th floor and enjoy the ride.

Million Dollar Baby- Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman.
Sometimes Hollywood gets it right and this film deserved each of the four Oscars that it won.
An emotional bodyblow delivered with subtle performances and the classic Freeman voiceover narration, MDB left me blubbering and smiling at the same time.
A great film.

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