It is brave, and perhaps a little foolhardy, but whether through happy chance or the skill of the writers and director, it manages to keep its audience’s interest and never descend into unintended farce. For some, there might be too many competing elements on show, but I found the ride utterly thrilling.
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Contraband moves along at a cracking pace, and at times feels as if certain scenes were pared down to their expositional essentials. This means the film never becomes sluggish, but at the same time feels as if such moments are for the audience’s benefit only, rather than part of the organic narrative.
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The film is expertly shot and edited, clearly with the knowledge that action cinema needs to be dynamic. Regularly opting for the tense, slow build up of tension, this is probably the sequel that most resembles Brian de Palma’s initial 1996 flick.
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There are a couple of moments that betray the fact that this film has American studio interests at heart – firstly, we need a title to explain that we’re in Paris, France (you know, just in case those footpath cafes with people eating baguettes were actually in Texas), and secondly, the reading of a letter gets a corresponding voice over – twice.
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As a performer, Affleck also impresses. This is on par with his great performances, and he seems to have no problem directing himself. Jeremy Renner is strong also, as Doug’s partner in crime, James Coughlin.
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Inception is thrilling from beginning to end. The ease with which Nolan manages to navigate us through quite a mindfuck is remarkable. There is a lot of exposition going on, but its delivered with such urgency that it doesn’t feel patronising.
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Nolan manages to add layer upon layer, taking the concept of parallel and interwoven storylines to new levels of insanity, and yet the film remains clear and understandable on the first viewing. While it remains a wonderful exercise in film mechanics, however, it lacks that which keeps audiences coming back for more: heart.
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The editing is deliberately tacky – filled with wipes that come with their own sound effects – and the jazzy, funky soundtrack sounds like public domain music rather than written for the film. It’s really surprising how shoddy the production looks at times.
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Disappointingly, Ocean’s Twelve is very, very bad. Not only does it fail to capture the imagination in the way its predecessor did, it degenerates at times into a directionless love-in. That’s right, even though I didn’t even like Ocean’s Eleven Continue reading Ocean’s Twelve
Scarlett Johansson and Erika Christensen were the main reasons behind me hiring this film. And they didn’t disappoint. In fact they acted the pants off the main two male characters in The Perfect Score. The main problem with this film Continue reading The Perfect Score