All articles by: Ghost in a Red Giant

Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Vicky Cristina Barcelona is a Woody Allen movie about relationships.  Vicky and Cristina are visiting Barcelona for the summer where their opposite views on love and dating come to the forefront. This movie really did not do anything for me.  The American characters are ridiculously flat and uninteresting.  The Spanish duo at least has passion, [...]

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True Grit (2010)

The second film adaptation of the 1968 novel of the same name written by Charles Portis.  A 14 year old girl hires a mean and drunk bounty hunter to track down her father’s murderer. I really feel pretty much the same about this film and the 1969 version.  Neither are anything special.  Hailee Steinfeld’s performance [...]

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The Other Woman (2009)

The Other Woman stars Natalie Portman as a young wife mourning the loss of her infant daughter while trying to maintain her family and develop a healthy relationship with her stepson. A decent film.  It did just well enough in acting and writing.  The final series of happenings dampened the film I thought.  The movie [...]

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The Matrix Revolutions (2003)

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The Matrix Revolutions is the conclusion of the Matrix trilogy.  Neo must finally achieve savior status and destroy Agent Smith and the machines once and for all. This was not good.  It is definitely the weakest of the three Matrix films and after what was a refreshingly good start with the first we have been [...]

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