World War Z. For such a small country, Malta's
film credits sure are prodigious, which explains why the London Times once dubbed it, «the Mediterranean's mini-Hollywood.»
Not exact matches
The inclusion of a handful of compelling moments within the
film's second half - ie one of the soldiers moves higher and higher on the mountain to hopefully get a radio signal - are rendered moot by the otherwise uninvolving, bland atmosphere, while the needlessly padded - out final stretch, which just seems to go on forever, is
sure to test the resolve of even the most patient viewer (and this is to say nothing of the seemingly endless closing
credits).
The thing that hits you first about this
film is it looks sharp, the opening
credits are damn nice and Murphy looks his coolest since «Beverly Hills», its a slow builder for
sure but with Wincott as the baddie with his raspy devilish voice it keeps you glued to the screen.
It also probably gets a little more attention than it deserves, but until Hollywood shapes up and delivers more quality adaptations, the
film is
sure to receive
credit as the one exception to the case against producing remakes.
Be
sure to stick around at the end of the
credits for one of the most gloriously entertaining two minutes of
film, I'm talking priceless, and if at all possible, find the local theater encouraging a sing along.
No
film in 2013 made me feel more than «Upstream Color,» and an early morning festival screening meant walking around in a haze for hours after, not quite
sure what I'd just seen (though I think it's more narratively coherent than many give it
credit for, especially after a rewatch), and almost wanting to shake it, but also not willing to trade the experience for anything.
When the closing
credits roll on the gorgeous, horrifying, almost indescribable new
film from «Sexy Beast» and «Birth» director Jonathan Glazer, you suspect you've seen something remarkable, but you're not quite
sure: you're still processing, unpacking and puzzling over it.
There are some great elements to the
film and some unforgettable visuals (not
sure who gets the
credit there) but overall the script makes the
film seem as if it is trying too hard to be a Coen Brothers
film and not a John Hillcoat project.
Sure, the
film looks nice, but I would
credit that more to excellent Los Angeles location scouting than full - bodied design.
Like the other Marvel
films, make
sure to check for the Stan Lee cameo and stay after the
credits start to roll for two additional scenes.
The public isn't
sure who she is, but she's been working since 1984 and has 76
film and TV
credits.
Be
sure to stick around during the closing
credits where actual photos from the real - life Argo exodus are placed side - by - side with images from the
film.
Although there are fun callbacks to the original
film — we learn why Dory «speaks whale»; and even though this isn't a Marvel movie, make
sure you stay after the opening
credits — there isn't anything here that touches the hilarious lunacy of the shark support group from Nemo.
I'm not
sure if I'm more surprised that it took three
credited screenwriters to come up with a script this inept than I am that Ramis actually shot
film with a script at all.
First is Sting's dramatic Oscar - nominated end
credits anthem «My Funny Friend and Me» (2:54), presented as a hybrid of a music video and the artist's reflections about working on the
film (a sterilized abbreviation of production, to be
sure).
I'm not
sure why Norton should complain, as The Italian Job is easily one of the most entertaining
films of 2003, and much of the
credit should go to director Gray as well as cinematographer Wally Pfister (Insomnia, Memento) for the truly sumptuous visual look of the
film.
There were some sex scenes involved,
sure, but Tommy Wiseau, Danielle's partner in the scenes, as well as the
film's
credited writer, director, producer and star, repeatedly assured her that they would be edited tastefully in postproduction.