Last 2 movies in the theater...
Lost In Translation -
I really wanted to like this movie a lot. I thought the characters were interesting and I thought their circumstances were interesting. Unfortunately I didn't think the movie went far enough in exploring the characters. This movie is meant to be a character study, but after the initial setup no real exploration was done.
I was left wondering if the characters learned anything from their experience, and would they make any changes in their own lives or was this just a brief interlude in their lives. Actually I do like that ambiguity, I would have just like to have seen a little more character development.
The performances were very good, however, and I did like the "you are there" feel to the movie. At least that's how I felt. Overall I would recommend this movie. I think it is worth seeing.
Once Upon A Time In Mexico -
I can't think of one good thing to say about this movie. It was a huge disappointment. I was a fan of El Mariachi, and I thought Desperado was a fun movie, but this movie is terrible. There is nothing fun about this movie. The attempts at humor are so self-conscious and obvious none of it works. The action sequences are just there for their own sake, so they really just seem pointless and at time gratuitous. I found the story to be very confusing and had a hard time caring about any of it.
In the first two films in this series I thought Rodriguez did a good job of turning a couple of fairly simple and straightforward stories into something fun and interesting. I'm not sure what he was going for here, but a plot line about a coup-de-tat and drug cartels I think goes beyond the scope of what the Mariachi movies should be.
In fact the Mariachi is barely even a character in this. I can only remember him saying a couple lines in the whole thing. Johnny Depp in the real main character in this, and I was never quite sure what side he was on. It made it very hard to get involved with his character. And I have to ask, why is Salma Hayek in this movie? I believe she signed on without reading the script first, so I won't blame her for taking such a thankless role, but her involvement in this is very unfortunate.
Needless to say I can't recommend this movie. It was so boring I almost fell asleep.
Lost In Translation -
I really wanted to like this movie a lot. I thought the characters were interesting and I thought their circumstances were interesting. Unfortunately I didn't think the movie went far enough in exploring the characters. This movie is meant to be a character study, but after the initial setup no real exploration was done.
I was left wondering if the characters learned anything from their experience, and would they make any changes in their own lives or was this just a brief interlude in their lives. Actually I do like that ambiguity, I would have just like to have seen a little more character development.
The performances were very good, however, and I did like the "you are there" feel to the movie. At least that's how I felt. Overall I would recommend this movie. I think it is worth seeing.
Once Upon A Time In Mexico -
I can't think of one good thing to say about this movie. It was a huge disappointment. I was a fan of El Mariachi, and I thought Desperado was a fun movie, but this movie is terrible. There is nothing fun about this movie. The attempts at humor are so self-conscious and obvious none of it works. The action sequences are just there for their own sake, so they really just seem pointless and at time gratuitous. I found the story to be very confusing and had a hard time caring about any of it.
In the first two films in this series I thought Rodriguez did a good job of turning a couple of fairly simple and straightforward stories into something fun and interesting. I'm not sure what he was going for here, but a plot line about a coup-de-tat and drug cartels I think goes beyond the scope of what the Mariachi movies should be.
In fact the Mariachi is barely even a character in this. I can only remember him saying a couple lines in the whole thing. Johnny Depp in the real main character in this, and I was never quite sure what side he was on. It made it very hard to get involved with his character. And I have to ask, why is Salma Hayek in this movie? I believe she signed on without reading the script first, so I won't blame her for taking such a thankless role, but her involvement in this is very unfortunate.
Needless to say I can't recommend this movie. It was so boring I almost fell asleep.
posted by Sherry L at 7:23 AM
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