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The International Movie Review

14. February 2009

The International is an American-German action thriller film that was inspired by the Bank of Credit and Commerce International banking scandal. It was directed by Tom Tykwer and stars Clive Owen and Naomi Watts. Unfortunately, The International is one of those movies that fails to deliver on what it promised. Uninspired and inconsequential, it tries [...]

Transporter 3 Review

8. February 2009

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Transporter 3 is the third installment in the Transporter movie series. Both Jason Statham and François Berléand reprised their roles, as Frank Martin and Tarconi respectively in this fast-paced action film. It’s full of action and stunts of course, but this whole series is just seeming a bit tired to me now. Don’t get me [...]

Movie Review – Taken

2. February 2009

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Liam Neeson stars in the CIA thriller “Taken”, which raked in $24.6 million over the weekend and helped fuel the first $1 billion January in Hollywood history. “Taken” follows Neeson as a former CIA operative who is trying to track down a group of kidnappers who want to sell his daughter into the sex slave [...]

New In Town Movie Review

30. January 2009

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New In Town is a brand new romantic comedy film, directed by Jonas Elmer, and starring Renée Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr. Zellweger plays Lucy Hill, a high achiever in a company who is shooting to become a Vice President. To show the company’s President that she has the ability, she takes an assignment to [...]

Gran Torino Movie Review

30. December 2008

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Gran Torino is a 2008 American drama film that was directed by, produced by and starring Clint Eastwood. The film marks Eastwood’s return to a lead acting role after four years – his last leading role being Million Dollar Baby. Its been on a limited release in North America since December 12, and I happened [...]

Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull DVD Review

21. October 2008

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The long awaited fourth installment of the Indiana Jones series, some 19 years after the last outing, The Last Crusade, was eagerly anticipated by fans, and proved one of the most successful films of 2008; it placed number two in the worldwide box-office rankings with over US $876 million, and the DVD also sold more [...]

American Gangster Movie Overview

23. February 2008

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Directed by Sir Ridley Scott (who also directed Black Hawk Down and Gladiator), and nominated for two academy awards in 2008, American Gangster was one of the top-grossing box office hits in the U.S. in 2007. Written by the Oscar-winning Steve Zaillian (who also wrote Schindler’s List and Gangs of New York), it is based [...]

Closer (Movie) Review

8. November 2006

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Closer is a 2004 film written by Patrick Marber, and based on his award-winning 1997 play of the same name. It was produced and directed by Mike Nichols and stars Julia Roberts, Natalie Portman, Jude Law and Clive Owen. Closer isn’t the kind of film just any random audience would enjoy. It features complex sexual [...]

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