And the appearance of a certain character at the very
end of the movie struck me as a well - intentioned attempt to include a significant idea from the book that ultimately left the final scenes slightly overstuffed.
Not exact matches
By the
end of the
movie I was moved and in tears but also a little ashamed that such «worldly» entertainment had
struck a chord in me.
Striking observations
of the effects
of Hurricane Ivan — which swept across the Atlantic in 2004 — reveals the 100 - foot wave which
ended the
movie The Perfect Storm were no cinematic exaggeration.
What he's (Jonze)
ended up with
strikes me as one
of the most empathic and psychologically acute
of all
movies about childhood — a «Wizard
of Oz» for the dysfunctional - family era.
This
movie will
strike a chord with anyone who's done a crappy job that
ended up being the best time
of their life.
E Ridendo l'Uccise Ennio Morricone (2005) *** 1/2 Eagle Eye Brian Tyler (2008) *** Earthquake John Williams (1974) *** Earthsea Jeff Rona (2004) ** Eastern Promises Howard Shore (2007) **** The Edge Jerry Goldsmith (1997) **** Edge
of Darkness Howard Shore (2010) *** Edge
of Tomorrow Christophe Beck (2014) * 1/2 Effie Gray Paul Cantelon (2014) *** The Egyptian Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Newman (1954) **** 1/2 The Eiger Sanction John Williams (1975) *** 1/2 84 Charing Cross Road George Fenton (1987) **** 8 mm Mychael Danna (1999) ** Eight Below Mark Isham (2006) **** 1/2 Eight - Legged Freaks John Ottman (2002) *** Eleanor's Secret Christophe Héral (2009) *** 1/2 Elektra Christophe Beck (2005) *** Elf John Debney (2003) *** Elizabeth: The Golden Age Craig Armstrong (2007) *** 1/2 Eloise at the Plaza and Eloise at Christmastime Bruce Broughton (2003) **** Elysium Ryan Amon (2013) *** Emma Samuel Sim (2009) *** 1/2 The Emoji
Movie Patrick Doyle (2017) *** The Emotion and the Strength Maurice Jarre (2002 compilation) ***** The Emperor's Club James Newton Howard (2002) *** The Emperor's New Groove John Debney (2000) *** 1/2 The Empire
Strikes Back John Williams (1980) ***** En mai, fais ce qu'il te plaît Ennio Morricone (2015) ***** Enchanted Alan Menken (2007) **** >
End of Days John Debney (1999) ****
Ender's Game Steve Jablonsky (2013) * Endurance John Powell (1999) **** 1/2 Enduring Love Jeremy Sams (2004) **** L'Enfant des Loups Serge Franklin (1990) **** 1/2 The Enforcer Jerry Fielding (1976) **** The English Patient Gabriel Yared (1996) ***** Enough David Arnold (2002) ** Enter the Matrix Erik Lundborg (2003 computer game score) *** Entrapment Christopher Young (1999) *** 1/2 Epic Danny Elfman (2013) *** Epic Miklós Rózsa (2016 compilation) ***** The Equalizer Harry Gregson - Williams (2014) * 1/2 Eragon Patrick Doyle (2006) *** 1/2 Eraser Alan Silvestri (1996) *** L'Eredita Ferramonti Ennio Morricone (1976) **** 1/2 The Escape Artist Georges Delerue (1982) *** 1/2 Escape from the Planet
of the Apes Jerry Goldsmith (1971) *** 1/2 Escape from Tomorrow Abel Korzeniowski (2013) *** Escape to Victory Bill Conti (1981) **** The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection Elmer Bernstein (2005 compilation) **** The Essential Hans Zimmer Film Music Collection Hans Zimmer (2007 compilation) *** 1/2 The Essential Michel Legrand Film Music Collection Michel Legrand (2005 compilation) ***** Eternal Echoes John Barry (2001 concept album) **** 1/2 Eureka Bear McCreary (2008) *** Europa Report Bear McCreary (2013) **** Evan Almighty John Debney (2007) *** Everest Dario Marianelli (2015) ** 1/2 Every Day Jeanine Tesori (2010) *** Every Thing Will Be Fine Alexandre Desplat (2015) **** Evidence Atli Örvarsson (2013) No stars Evil Dead Roque Baños (2013) **** Executive Decision Jerry Goldsmith (1996) *** Exit to Eden Patrick Doyle (1994) *** Exodus Ernest Gold (1960) **** Exodus: Gods and Kings Alberto Iglesias (2014) *** The Exorcism
of Emily Rose Christopher Young (2005) **** Exorcist II: The Heretic Ennio Morricone (1977) **** 1/2 The Expendables Brian Tyler (2010) **** The Expendables 2 Brian Tyler (2012) *** 1/2 The Expendables 3 Brian Tyler (2014) *** Explorers Jerry Goldsmith (1985) **** Exposed Georges Delerue (1983) **** The Express Mark Isham (2008) *** Extreme Close - Up James Horner (1990) ** Extreme Prejudice Jerry Goldsmith (1987) *** 1/2
And although Farhadi has peppered the proceedings with a handful
of striking sequences - eg Emad confronts the man responsible for a transgression against his wife - The Salesman's pervasively erratic, meandering diminishes the potential impact
of its third - act revelations and, in the
end, confirms the
movie's place as just another potentially intriguing premise squandered by Farhadi's less - than - focused modus operandi.
As some
of you know, the
movie takes place at the
end of World War II where a battle - hardened Sherman tank crew face overwhelming odds trying to
strike at the heart
of Nazi Germany.
Here's a
movie that so many, myself included, regarded with great prejudice, sizing it up as a cute jaunt that had to be seen along with the other year -
end contenders, yet reeked
of folly, diminished stakes, and outright opportunism, its attachment to a trilogy making excess seem like one more
strike against it.