A bit too close to "The Fugitive" for its own good.
January 1, 2007
Surf's Up (2007) *
The "fake documentary" concept is quite original for an animated film, but after a promising beginning, this "surfing penguins" picture quickly becomes boring and repetitive.
The Savages (2007) *
The Golden Compass (2007) *
A very disappointing adaptation of the first novel in Philip Pullman's magnificent trilogy, "His Dark Materials". But then again, not much was to be expected from Chris Weitz, best known previously as the uncredited co-director of "American Pie". He turned a deliciously subversive and powerful anti-Christian parabole into a bland (and vaguely anti-clerical) Hollywood blockbuster.
Lions For Lambs (2007) *
Ridiculous and pointless film that includes every possible cliché about the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan without offering a single original idea. All characters - from Tom Cruise's neo-con senator to Meryl Streep's naive liberal journalist to Robert Redford's idealistic university professor - are crude stereotypes unconnected to any reality whatsoever. Basically a stupid MSM's op-ed piece masquarading as a movie.
I'm Not There (2007) *
A pretentious mess of a movie, all about the life of Bob Dylan, with six different actors embodying a different aspect of the musician's life and work. Good music, nice visuals, but no real story.
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) *
Boring historical drama. Full of anti-Spanish bigotry and other historical inaccuracies.
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