Film Review Essays

n of the ChristMarina P. PindarUniversidad Nacional de TucumnIntroductionThe purpose of this essay is to analyze a film review titled “Good and Evillocked in Violent Showdown” which was published by the New York Times on-line on February 25, 2004. This film review, whose author is A. O. Scottdeals with Mel Gibson’s last movie: The Passion …

Society & EntertainmentFilm ReviewWhat do you get when you combine aliens, a little bit of mystery,tasteful comedy, good acting, and award-winning direction? A wonderful filmfrom one of the most celebrated directors of our time, Stephen Spielberg. “Close Encounters” places Richard Dreyfuss and Melinda Barro in roles of regularsuburbanites who both believe to have seen a …

One of the films that struck me the most was “Killing Us Softly”, the documentary on how advertising and the whole media in general can basically run this entire world. Sounds a bit drastic, but I really believe that this statement is true because of the many horrible incidents that happen throughout the world today. …

‘Billy Elliot’ In the film ‘Billy Elliot’, 11 year old boy Billy is bought up into an economically repressed mining town without the care of his beloved mother. Billy lives in a small cramped English house with his bad-tempered brother, out of control father and his delirious grand-mother. All Billy wants to do is dance …

Mystery, Thriller cast Guy Pearce as Leonard, Carrie-Ann Moss as Natalie, Joe Pantoliano as Teddy, Mark Boone as Burt, Stephen Tobolowsky as Junior Sammy Writer/Director – Christopher Nolan. Synopsis – Guy Pearce stars as a man who is trying to track down the man who raped and murdered his wife, but has difficulties along the …

This docudrama is written. directed and produced by Michael Moore and is about the societal reverberations of capitalist economy every bit good as corporate and authorities issues that struggle with the basic demands of people and their households. Moore takes a broad humanistic expression at the effects of General Motors shuting down several car workss …

Crash: the film starts with a slow piece of music and what seems to be snow. We are then taken to a scene in which in seems to be a murder, but we do not see to corpse, at this point we meet Det. Graham Waters who’s a black officer in LAPD. Then as we …

Forget swishy, elegant skirts, this summer’s hottest must-see film involves manly sword fights, skeletons, unattached eyeballs and a full crew of bulky, muscular pirates. Directed by Gore Verbinski (The Time Machine), the multi billion dollar Walt Disney film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl stars the mouth watering Johnny Depp (Sleepy …

This film poses a lot of unanswered questions and leaves you thinking what the hell just happened. After M. Night Shyamalan’s huge success with the sixth sense you like many people would probably expect this film to be great. The director returns to his hometown Philadelphia once again. It has the great ingredients for a …

Do you have some spare time on your hands? Are you feeling bored? Instead of wasting your time with your friends and family why not watch Ridley Scott’s latest film Gladiator; it will show you the true meaning of boredom; it will have you crying with frustration. The muscular Russell Crowe plays our hero, Maximus, …

This film review is about Pirates of the Caribbean – the Curse of the Black Pearl. It is an adventure and action film, which is directed by Gore Verbinski and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. Ir has become the first Walt Disney Pictures release to earn a PG – 13 rating by the MPAA. This film …

Film Review-Mi2 Essay, Research Paper Mission Impossible II: The Modern Spy Film In a movie genre filled with to a great extent accented hero s, fancy autos, beautiful adult females, and secret plan deflecting action scene s, Mission Impossible II breaks off to stand out as a modern reincarnation of the past spy/action movies. Tom …

In the evening of October 5th, 1974, in a pub in Guildford, an IRA bomb explodes, killing five people. The police force is forced to turn to the most likely suspects without regard for their guilt or innocence. Gerry Conlon, Paul Hill, Paddy Armstrong and Carole Richardson, known as the “Guildford Four”, become prime targets. …

Scarface, directed by Brian De Palma, is a remake of 1932 film by Howard Hawks, but it’s loosely based on it. The focuses around the main characters, Tony Montana and his close friend Manny Ray; important characters are the Montanas – Elvira Hancock, Gina and Mama – and others including Frank Lopez, Omar Suarez, Alejandro …

“American Beauty” is a DreamWorks production that was shot in 1999 and released in the United States in 2000. It was the big-screen debut for director Sam Mendes, as well as for writer Alan Ball. The film was produced by Alan Ball, Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks, and Stan Wlodkowski. It won five Oscars: Best Actor …

Mi familia film review Mi Familia is a heartwarming story spanning three generations of a Mexican family living in America. It is rich with universal issues that reflect the human condition and value: of relationships, family, love, and dreams. Although it focuses on the story of one family, it actually illustrates the many problems that …

The Departures: A Movie Review The Departures are a Japanese film that encapsulates the theme of love in terms of words and actions. This is a plot-oriented film which has a surprising element on how the story develops; from a cellist then to a job far from what he really had imagined- preparing dead bodies …

Film review: clash of the titans             The film Clash of the Titans (2010), directed by Louis Leterrier, is a serious battle for power between men and kings, and kings and gods. However, the battle of gods themselves could devastate the world. Perseus (Sam Worthinfton), a demigod brought up as a man, is powerless to …

Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging Film Review The first character to be introduced and main focus of this film is 14 year old Georgia Nicholson (Georgia Groome), who finds that her perception of life changes after drastically embarrassing herself at a party. Now she plans to grow up, and no sooner than she makes this …

Click (2006) Film Review Starring Adam Sandler, Christopher Walken, Kate Beckinsale, David Hasselhoff, Henry Winkler, Julie Kavner; Written by Steven Koren, Mark O’Keefe; Directed by Frank Coraci. It would only seem appropriate that Adam Sandler, who has made a livelihood from being the prototypical everyday guy, would be the force behind a film about the …

Film Review of An Inconvenient Truth By Al Gore Al Gore has a mission. The documentary An Inconvenient Truth has been his catalyst to travel around the world in order to give awareness to people that the change in climate of our planet has gone awry. Gore says, “I’ve been trying to tell this story …