Movie Review Essay Examples Page 2

The movie Girl, Interrupted is based on the book of the same name by Susanna Kaysen. Winona Ryder effectively portrays Kaysen’s borderline personality, while Angelina Jolie’s performance as Lisa Rowe truly mesmerizes viewers. The film depicts the story of a teenage girl who is admitted to a mental hospital after attempting suicide, which she attributes…

The movie Casablanca revolves around Rick Blaine, a bar owner in Casablanca. His heartbreak comes when his beloved, Ilsa, cannot flee Paris with him before the Nazi invasion. Rick’s romantic difficulties set the stage for an authentic representation of the World War II era in the film. On a stormy night, Rick is given a…

The movie begins when a 7 year old Onyok was rescued by their concerned neighbor together with the officer by his abusive father Marcelo. He was brought to a shelter for abused children who are owned by Amanda. Amanda discovered that Onyok is a mute because his larynx was damage. On the first day of…

Inception is the emotionally stimulating and technically innovative psychological thriller directed by Christopher Nolan. It is about the small group of intellectual adventurers who invade the dreams of their clients to solve some of their problems. In this particular case, two of the best dreams extractors, Cobb and Arthur are hired by one of the…

The movie Stand By Me is based upon a novel by Steven King. It doesnt have the same eerie feel as some of his other books and is generally a more serious movie. It takes place in the small town of Castle Rock, Oregon. It is the middle of the summer in approximately the early…

The main character, Evan Taylor, can hear music in everything around him. He is being raised in an orphanage with no contact with his parents, although he insists that he can “hear” them. Evan believes that the music that he can hear in everything from the wind in wheat fields to the buzzing of electrical…

Gang Tapes is the story of a group of South Central Los Angeles gang members.  The entire film is shot from the perspective of a single digital camcorder.  In the opening scenes, there is a white family of tourists that are recording different moments in their vacation to L.A. and Hollywood.  One of the kids…

Perspective is important, regarding the final judgement and rating of what a movie deserves. It depends on the audience and critics themselves, depending if they truly think if it’s ratings should be positive or negative. In an overall perspective from an audience, this movie was great. It was evident that there was not many bits…

Seabiscuit is about a surprisingly small horse that had crooked legs, and was considered a bad-racing horse, and how he became America’s lift during the great depression by making a comeback that no one even imagined was possible. The horse was ridden by a jockey, Red Pollard, who was half-blind and didn’t win any races…

“Back to school, back to school, to prove to Dad that I’m not a fool. I got my lunch packed up, my boots tied tight, I hope I don’t get in a fight! ” So sings Billy Madison as he waits at the bus stop on his first day of school…as a twenty seven year-old…