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Arriving the same year American Spike Lee would remake his seminal Oldboy, Park Chan Wook's highly anticipated first English - language feature proved a kind of poetic statement of call - and - response to the tendency for North American cinema to re-make excellent films not just more linguistically palatable, but better while they're at it.

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The reason he was the driving force behind the films creation and promotion was not because of the artistic merit he imparted to the work (not to say the movie and book weren't excellent), but because of the cult of personality surrounding his own personal brand.

She has a keen understanding of her place in Hollywood, right now — as one of the breakout stars of a beloved sitcom; as the most fascinating character on Legion, one of current TV's most fascinating shows; as a high - profile woman in an industry currently under an enormous amount of scrutiny for how it treats women; and as an actress building a singularly astonishing resume of excellent, low - flying indie oddball films like Ingrid Goes West and Safety Not Guaranteed.

It's excellent for what he needed to do to get ready for the movie role — a bodybuilding type workout that packed muscle where it mattered for film (chest, shoulders, arms) while giving a good strength base with squats and deadlifts (and making sure Wolverine wasn't walking on chicken legs).

Personally I thought all were excellent films with the exception of LaLa Land, which I did not rate too highly.

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Not surprisingly, The Walk touches many of the same moments as Man on Wire, the excellent 2008 film that won the best documentary Oscar for that year.

As for this film I can't quite understand why it has received such negative reviews, it has excellent action, stealth, espionage of sorts and has the 80's recreated very well.

Equipped with a truly excellent villain (Marcel Iures), a charismatic cast and a talented visual director, this is one of those films that you can genuinely enjoy as long as you don't analyze or think too hard into what is going on.

To those who do not know the film, but are eager to sample the legendary score, the Milan edition is an excellent album containing all the main themes in their iconic arrangements in a thrilling fifty minutes of underscore.

I've never been a fan, as a rule of horror movies, however, the trailer drew me to this one and i'm glad it did, the awful acting we usually get in horror movies wasn't there this time round, in fact, the whole cast were excellent, the special effects were really very good and the humorous, intelligent dialogue (another thing you don't usually get in horrors) was brilliant, loved the film, Chris Hemsworth, although with less to do in this than he does in Thor, was great in it too.

This film is excellent, best film of all, but it's too short, so score is 0, they shouldve made it 10 hour long, for such an excellent film even 6 hours is not enough

Other than that, G.I Jane is a good film, though not excellent by any means, and definitely isn't Ridley Scott's best.

This isn't to say that Robbie's first hour is flat by any means, it says at a consistently excellent level in the film from start to finish.

Although the film is a little off - beat (it is definitely not what you would expect), the story will hook and reel you in, supported by excellent acting from the exceptional cast including Doug Jones as The Creature.

Unfortunately, not even the excellent cast can save this boring film.

Without her excellent editing decisions, the film's thrilling pacing may have suffered and it may not have thrilled audiences then and now.

The Black Dahlia is a boring, dull film and if you're looking for an excellent murder thriller, this film definitely isn't it.

I'm not sure there's anything extra special about this film, but compared to a great many, its craft and its plot are excellent.

To be fair, the game IS an excellent attempt at a polished addition to a now tiresome franchise, if you loved the Ridley Scott and James Camerons heralded Alien films, and like me, consider Predator as a must - have classic in the DVD collection, you won't put down the controller.

The cinematography and location shooting are excellent and things look great, the music is decent, and this is one of those films that was made at a time when you could still make them like this and not have to worry about too much tinkering and interference.

Not onlt that, but it is an excellent film and a tremendous character study that is deeply moving and powerful.

It fits in nicely with his recent output, all of which have been good to very good, although I wager he hasn't done a truly excellent film since MUNICH.

Surprisingly though, it's not the Oscar winning / nominated actors like Blanchett, Hilary Swank or Greg Kinnear or even the excellent supporting actors like Gary Cole, J.K. Simmons or Giovanni Ribisi that shine in this film but it's Keanu Reeves who steals the show in this impressive ensemble.

Even though the 2003 comedy scored a 14 % on Rotten Tomatoes, I thought that this was an excellent film and a great attestment to the message, «Don't let anything stand in the way of your dreams.»

Black & White movie from 1949 which is not all that bad, it starts off like a educational film but turns into a great movie, or main actor Robert Lowery who plays Fireman Joe Martin undercover did a excellent job along with Edward Brophy.

Ryan Phillippe is routinely excellent (he has the ultimate «BS face», also seen in «Breach») and the film doesn't get too pretentious because it's evident it's just a fun little movie.

If you haven't spent any time reading Arrian and the other histories this excellent film might just inspire you to do so.

Everyone knows about different acting methods and a lot of people knew about what Carrey did on the set of Man on the Moon but obviously we never saw it, but that's what this documentary is and although it's not spectacular or anything, it gives another look at the work of the actor and it becomes an excellent companion to the film and especially serves as a testament of one of Jim Carrey's best acting jobs.

Shelly casts her film well, not only in an excellent Keri Russell at the forefront, but also in most of the supporting roles.

With that said, you don't go to a movie like «The Equalizer» for the story or the acting, and Fuqua is well aware of this, populating the film with some excellent action sequences and unexpected moments of brutal violence on both sides.

Given what we saw in the film's excellent first trailer, it's safe to say del Toro isn't pulling any punches.

For as good as Isaac is in the role, however, it wouldn't be nearly as effective without T - Bone Burnett's excellent soundtrack, especially when such a large chunk of the film is dedicated to the musical performances.

The film opens on Oct. 21, an this trailer does an excellent job at establishing «Margin Call» as a can't miss based solely on the throwback tone to paranoid thrillers of the 1970s, and that cast.

Buzzfeed's Alison Willmore has written an excellent article explaining just how toxic the film feels in the wake of the Louis C.K. allegations, so this decision is not a surprise.

While I can't endorse the film as a masterpiece, or even excellent there are enough great moments to respect it as a worthy effort, even if I can't join in with those who champion this as one of the greatest masterworks in the history of cinema.

It's not a great film, but it looks beautiful, is well - acted (Jeremy Irons is excellent as the passive senior missionary, Robert de Niro as a reformed mercenery and Ray McAnally as a papal representitive and smaller roles for Aidan Quinn, Ronald Pickup and Liam Neeson) and then of course comes the pièce de résistance, one of the greatest contributions to cinema of one of cinema's all - time - greatest contributors, Ennio Morricone.

I'll admit that going into Gridiron Gang, I was very skeptical that it would have anything to offer that I haven't seen before, but it surprised me, not because it did have anything unique, but that, for a formula film, it is competent, efficient, and until the final game, shows excellent restraint at not trying to overplay anything beyond what is necessary to move the plot along.

The gamble paid off, with Ant - Man not just being a funny film, but still being an excellent addition to Marvel's growing film roster.

Taylor's strengths are clearly that of a scenarist, of exploring voyeurism, of compiling effective soundtracks, and of culling excellent performances from largely - unproven actors (David Arquette in Dream with the Fishes; Tunney here)-- he is most certainly not a thriller director, and his dedication to being one has hurt both of his films to some degree.

The Film Arcade has unveiled an official trailer for the new film written / directed by Lake Bell (of the excellent In a World... previously) titled I Do... Until I Don't.

The twist - filled storyline, which digs up nasty secrets all over the show and offers a satisfying range of suspicious suspects and a truly disgusting killer, remains gripping, and the excellent, understated lead performances don't harp on the racial angle in that embarassing fashion which makes so many Socialy Significant films instantly dated.

this is not a good film, it's an excellent musical with good octers and an excellent acting game.

«Frankly, it's enjoyable to watch a film that fits into a genre, that isn't just excellent with camerawork or expressionist lighting.

Excellent film, but I can't decide if Spielberg means it as a political cautionary tale or to prove that things could, in fact, actually be worse!

Fincher's excellent at whatever the film needs — Freeman sulking around because he's a lonely old cop and it's what lonely old cops do, Pitt doing a chase sequence, even John C. McGinley's glorified cameo as the SWAT commander has some good procedural sequences — but he doesn't actually have a real vision for it.

As usual in the genre of the Tarrantino, Django is based upon the excellent characterisation of quirky characters and their snappy, ultra-cool dialogue — and the massive film geek doesn't disappoint.

While Ferrell is excellent once again as the mustachioed anchorman, Paul Rudd and David Koechner are pushed to the sidelines for much of the film, while Steve Carell's simple - minded weatherman is given a romantic subplot with Kristen Wiig's similarly awkward secretary that isn't as funny as intended.

It wouldn't be Cannes if the craggy - faced (and excellent) French actor Vincent Lindon did not appear in a French film.

While his looks haven't changed much since the «Percy Jackson» films or the excellent The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Lerman shines here as the working class Newark Jewish boy, smothered by his parents, and as naïve to the world as he is academically gifted.