The Joneses (2009)
The Joneses (2009) was written and directed by Derrick Borte. The Joneses is Borte’s directorial debut he also wrote and produced the movie.
The Joneses (2009)
Perfect family headed by Kate(Demi Moore) and Steve Jones(David Duchovny), with children Jenn(Amber Heard) & Mick(Ben Hollingsworth), move into a suburban neighborhood where they and own and use the latest products.
The movie is mortality play about the American family and it’s consumption. It’s high handed, with a predictable story line.
Some might find it creative, not me—–04-10
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
Synecdoche, New York is a film directed and written by Charlie Kaufman. Kaufman is best known for films such as Being John Malcovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, or Adaptation. The title of the film is derived from Schenectady, New York and synecdoche where a piece represents the whole.
This movie is honestly beyond my interpretative abilities. We begin with stable characters and progress toward total blending of dream and reality. This leads to a surreal emergence of a play within the created world of the film. The world is then swallowed by the play and I am left completely lost. I feel like I could only understand the film and its motives after some extensive study in Literature and Theatre. Until then, I am just confused and lost in the film.
“I don’t know what I am doing.”
4/10
Misery (1990)
Misery is a Rob Reiner film based on a Stephen King novel. Kathy Bates won an Academy Award for her performance as Annie Wilkes.
This movie is critically acclaimed pretty well, but I just don’t see it here. Kathy Bates is good in the role of Nurse Psychopath, but other than that, the film just comes off as being silly. The plot is established as being completely ridiculous and there is nothing to gain from the two characters. It is merely a movie built for entertainment and it can’t even find ways to do that. The hobbling scene was really the only interesting part of the movie. Every other moment is dull and seems familiar.
“Eat it ’til ya choke, you sick, twisted fuck!”
3/10
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) was directed by Mike Newell. Newell started directing British TV back in the 60′s and started doing films in the late 70′s. He did the movies Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Donnie Brasco (1997) and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005).
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal) is an orphan adopted by the King because of an act of courage. The story starts with Dastan and his royal-blooded foster brothers, Tus (Richard Coyle), Garsiv (Toby Kebbell), and his uncle, Nizam (Ben Kingsley) are planning an attack on the sacred city of Alamut. The city is ruled by Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton), turns out she is the protector of a magic dagger.
This movie is loaded with action-maybe too much action. It has all the makings of a really good fantasy film. The special effects were over the top and became more important than the story. The last part of the movie was dragged out with extra scenes just to add extra effects. Action movie, with fighting love interests that finely fall for each other.
Difficult, not impossible.
Middle of the road fantasy movie—–05-10