Movies I've seen in theaters in 2011.
by gusseuh | created - 15 Jan 2012 | updated - 15 Jan 2012 | PublicBy release order.
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1. Incendies (2010)
R | 131 min | Drama, Mystery, War
Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history and fulfill their mother's last wishes.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Mustafa Kamel
Votes: 200,652 | Gross: $6.86M
A huge film, one of the best of the year.
2. Black Swan (2010)
R | 108 min | Drama, Thriller
Nina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, Nina's grip on reality slips, plunging her into a waking nightmare.
Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Winona Ryder
Votes: 825,457 | Gross: $106.95M
A true masterpiece, by a great director at his best. Already a classic.
3. The Women on the 6th Floor (2010)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy
In 1960s Paris, a conservative couple's lives are turned upside down by a group of Spanish maids that live in the same building.
Director: Philippe Le Guay | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Sandrine Kiberlain, Natalia Verbeke, Carmen Maura
Votes: 10,706 | Gross: $0.72M
A nice comedy, with no other ambition than being cute and laughable.
4. True Grit (2010)
PG-13 | 110 min | Drama, Western
A stubborn teenager enlists the help of a tough U.S. Marshal to track down her father's murderer.
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld, Josh Brolin
Votes: 357,738 | Gross: $171.24M
One of the best western of this decade. The Coen bros' movies are always enjoyable, but this one is much more like No country for old men, their masterpiece : ambitious, cruel, and almost perfect in its way.
5. Unknown (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
When a man awakens from a coma only to discover that someone has taken on his identity, he teams up with a young woman to prove who he is.
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra | Stars: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn
Votes: 269,419 | Gross: $63.69M
How to make a piece of junk with a great actor ? Ask Jaume Collet-Serra and Luc Besson, the director and producer of this little flick. It's stupid, it's useless, it doesn't deserve the time I'm losing to write this review.
6. Battle Los Angeles (2011)
PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A squad of U.S. Marines becomes the last line of defense against a global invasion.
Director: Jonathan Liebesman | Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan, Ramón Rodríguez
Votes: 185,229 | Gross: $83.55M
A stupid SF and disaster flick. No script, but a spectacular visual direction : all is said.
7. Rango (2011)
PG | 107 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Rango is an ordinary chameleon who accidentally winds up in the town of Dirt, a lawless outpost in the Wild West in desperate need of a new sheriff.
Director: Gore Verbinski | Stars: Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Timothy Olyphant, Abigail Breslin
Votes: 293,275 | Gross: $123.48M
An excellent animation movie, probably the most personnal and clever work of Verbinski these last years.
8. Sucker Punch (2011)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A young girl institutionalized by her abusive stepfather retreats to an alternative reality as a coping strategy and envisions a plan to help her escape.
Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone
Votes: 252,912 | Gross: $36.39M
Stupid but visually astounding, Snyder proves here he doesn't deserve much credit for the quality of his previous work : his own universe is kinda dull, very geek-friend, but may be entertaining if you don't pay attention to the script. A disappointment.
9. Scream 4 (2011)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Ten years have passed, and Sidney Prescott, who has put herself back together thanks in part to her writing, is visited by the Ghostface Killer.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Lucy Hale
Votes: 171,312 | Gross: $38.18M
A useless sequel. Not very good, not very bad, just useless. Craven doesn't have many guts anymore, we can witness it.
10. Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2010)
PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.
Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Tony Ka Fai Leung, Chao Deng, Carina Lau, Bingbing Li
Votes: 11,880 | Gross: $0.46M
An action movie visually fun and totally crazy. It's thriller part isn't very interesting, but the movie itself is very entertaining.
11. Thor (2011)
PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Fantasy
The powerful but arrogant god Thor is cast out of Asgard to live amongst humans in Midgard (Earth), where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston
Votes: 900,845 | Gross: $181.03M
Not as bad as I thought : the trailers were awful, and the movie is just nice and fun, nothing more. The 3D is useless, as usual.
12. The Tree of Life (2011)
PG-13 | 139 min | Drama, Fantasy
The story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting teachings.
Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain, Hunter McCracken
Votes: 184,197 | Gross: $13.30M
Visually incredible, but very contemplative (in the boring way), The Tree of Life was kind of a little disappointment. But, in its strange way, it's impressive, and you won't forget some parts of the movie. Clearly not the best of Malick, but maybe one of the most mystical and interesting.
13. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
PG-13 | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Jack Sparrow and Barbossa embark on a quest to find the elusive fountain of youth, only to discover that Blackbeard and his daughter are after it too.
Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Geoffrey Rush
Votes: 564,616 | Gross: $241.06M
Not very good, with a 3D not very useful or impressive. A nice blockbuster with nothing more than adventure and pretty visuals.
14. The Rabbi's Cat (2011)
Not Rated | 100 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Set in Algeria in the 1920s, a rabbi's cat who learns how to speak after swallowing the family parrot expresses his desire to convert to Judaism.
Directors: Antoine Delesvaux, Joann Sfar | Stars: François Morel, Hafsia Herzi, Maurice Bénichou, Jean-Pierre Kalfon
Votes: 3,768 | Gross: $0.02M
A very nice adaptation of the best-selling comic series. Funny, clever, interesting : nothing's weak, here.
15. X: First Class (2011)
PG-13 | 131 min | Action, Sci-Fi
In the 1960s, superpowered humans Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr work together to find others like them, but Erik's vengeful pursuit of an ambitious mutant who ruined his life causes a schism to divide them.
Director: Matthew Vaughn | Stars: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Kevin Bacon
Votes: 724,163 | Gross: $146.41M
Not as good as the trailer was promising, but clearly the best movie of the franchise since Xmen II.
16. Limitless (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 105 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
A mysterious pill that enables the user to access 100% of his brain's abilities transforms a struggling writer into a financial wizard, but it also puts him in a new world with many dangers.
Director: Neil Burger | Stars: Bradley Cooper, Anna Friel, Abbie Cornish, Robert De Niro
Votes: 612,749 | Gross: $79.25M
Nice fantastic thriller, with an excellent cast.
17. Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
PG | 90 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Po and his friends fight to stop a peacock villain from conquering China with a deadly new weapon, but first the Dragon Warrior must come to terms with his past.
Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson | Stars: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, Dustin Hoffman
Votes: 321,333 | Gross: $165.25M
An excellent sequel, with a splendid 3D. For everyone : families and adults will like this movie !!
18. Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
PG-13 | 154 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets.
Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Tyrese Gibson, Josh Duhamel
Votes: 432,261 | Gross: $352.39M
Maybe one of the most stupid blockbuster of all time.
19. Case départ (2011)
94 min | Comedy
Two black brothers send back to slavery time
Directors: Lionel Steketee, Fabrice Eboué, Thomas Ngijol | Stars: Fabrice Eboué, Thomas Ngijol, Stéfi Celma, Eriq Ebouaney
Votes: 3,181
Nice little french comedy, about racism and these kind of things. Not very clever, but entertaining.
20. Hanna (2011)
PG-13 | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A sixteen-year-old girl who was raised by her father to be the perfect assassin is dispatched on a mission across Europe, tracked by a ruthless intelligence agent and her operatives.
Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana, Vicky Krieps
Votes: 206,934 | Gross: $40.26M
Excellent thriller, with an excellent cast, and a strange script. It's not a perfect movie, but very enjoyable and moving.
21. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
PG-13 | 130 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Harry, Ron, and Hermione search for Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord as the final battle rages on at Hogwarts.
Director: David Yates | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Michael Gambon
Votes: 949,230 | Gross: $381.01M
A little history's chapter is closing. A very good ending for a good series. Never as good as the books, but nicely done.
22. The Monk (2011)
R | 101 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Madrid, in the seventeenth century. Abandoned at the doorstep of a monastery, Ambrosio has been brought up by the Capucin Friars. After becoming a friar himself, he becomes an unrivaled ... See full summary »
Director: Dominik Moll | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Sergi López, Jordi Dauder, Joséphine Japy
Votes: 4,130 | Gross: $0.01M
Very disappointing. A cheap adaptation for a huge novel. Almost all the fantastic sides of the book have disappeared, and the ending is just... Meh. Read the book, instead.
23. Cars 2 (2011)
G | 106 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.
Directors: John Lasseter, Bradford Lewis | Stars: Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer
Votes: 218,273 | Gross: $191.45M
Not as bad as I thought it would be. But "Cars 2" is by far the "worst" Pixar I've seen since "A bug's life". And "Cars". And, as usual, the 3D is disappointing.
24. Colombiana (2011)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A young girl in Bogotá witnesses her parents' murder and grows up to be a stone-cold assassin.
Director: Olivier Megaton | Stars: Zoe Saldana, Michael Vartan, Callum Blue, Jordi Mollà
Votes: 107,722 | Gross: $36.67M
Ha ha !! A big sh*tty movie, stupid, useless, very Besson-esque. Forget it.
25. Bad Teacher (2011)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Romance
A lazy, incompetent middle school teacher who hates her job, her students, and her co-workers is forced to return to teaching to make enough money for breast implants after her wealthy fiancé dumps her.
Director: Jake Kasdan | Stars: Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Justin Timberlake, Lucy Punch
Votes: 212,743 | Gross: $100.29M
A stupid comedy, without any interesting part. Not even funny...
26. Super 8 (2011)
PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
During the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town.
Director: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Elle Fanning, AJ Michalka, Kyle Chandler, Joel Courtney
Votes: 367,683 | Gross: $127.00M
When Abrams does a Spielberg-like movie, it's Super 8 !! Very funny and spectacular, a good summer movie !
27. Green Lantern (2011)
PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Reckless test pilot Hal Jordan is granted an alien ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers that inducts him into an intergalactic police force, the Green Lantern Corps.
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong
Votes: 296,230 | Gross: $116.60M
Just forget this... Thing. A 3D marshmallow, with nothing else.
28. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
PG-13 | 105 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A substance designed to help the brain repair itself gives advanced intelligence to a chimpanzee who leads an ape uprising.
Director: Rupert Wyatt | Stars: James Franco, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto, Karin Konoval
Votes: 560,301 | Gross: $176.76M
A very well done prequel. I thought it would be awful, but I was very nicely surprised. One of the good blockbusters of the year !
29. The Skin I Live In (2011)
R | 120 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A brilliant plastic surgeon, haunted by past tragedies, creates a type of synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Jan Cornet, Marisa Paredes
Votes: 166,015 | Gross: $3.19M
A nice thriller, I think I should watch it again to enjoy it really...
30. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Steve Rogers, a rejected military soldier, transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a "Super-Soldier serum". But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a warmonger and a terrorist organization.
Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Samuel L. Jackson, Hayley Atwell
Votes: 897,428 | Gross: $176.65M
A very good movie, for a franchise debut. All is good. A bit classical, but very well done.
31. Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A spaceship arrives in 1873 Arizona to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. All that stands in their way: a posse of cowboys and natives.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Abigail Spencer
Votes: 232,598 | Gross: $100.24M
Not as bad as the press reviews were saying. Not a great movie, indeed, but very watchable and funny. A disappointment, since the concept and cast were just über promising !!
32. This Must Be the Place (2011)
R | 118 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Cheyenne, a retired rock star living off his royalties in Dublin, returns to New York City to find the man responsible for a humiliation suffered by his recently deceased father during W.W.II.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino | Stars: Sean Penn, Frances McDormand, Judd Hirsch, Eve Hewson
Votes: 36,987 | Gross: $0.14M
A strange little road movie, with an excellent (as always) Sean Penn. Deserves all your interest !
33. Final Destination 5 (2011)
R | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
Death returns to claim the lucky survivors of a deadly bridge collapse in this fifth frightening installment in the series.
Director: Steven Quale | Stars: Nicholas D'Agosto, Emma Bell, Arlen Escarpeta, Miles Fisher
Votes: 125,082 | Gross: $42.59M
Stupid as always (even since they decided to add something else than just "death is coming" in the script), but very entertaining. And the 3D IS fun, here.
34. We Have a Pope (2011)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
A story centered on the relationship between the newly elected Pope and his therapist.
Director: Nanni Moretti | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Nanni Moretti, Jerzy Stuhr, Renato Scarpa
Votes: 14,304 | Gross: $0.48M
A nice Moretti movie, about religion, faith and priests playing volley ball. Funny, but not only...
35. Restless (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Romance
The story of a terminally ill teenage girl who falls for a boy who likes to attend funerals and their encounters with the ghost of a Japanese kamikaze pilot from WWII.
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Henry Hopper, Ryô Kase, Schuyler Fisk
Votes: 18,409 | Gross: $0.16M
A little Gus Van Sant movie, but with an excellent Mia Wasikowska.
36. Drive (I) (2011)
R | 100 min | Action, Drama
A mysterious Hollywood action film stuntman gets in trouble with gangsters when he tries to help his neighbor's husband rob a pawn shop while serving as his getaway driver.
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks
Votes: 705,033 | Gross: $35.06M
THE best movie of the year, if you ask me. Just awesome, visually stunning, with a splendid cast, and a huge music.
37. Skylab (2011)
114 min | Comedy
In July 1979, during the Summer holidays, in a house somewhere in Brittany, a whole family (parents, uncles, aunts, cousins and other relatives) are gathered to celebrate Granny Amandine's ... See full summary »
Director: Julie Delpy | Stars: Bernadette Lafont, Emmanuelle Riva, Eric Elmosnino, Julie Delpy
Votes: 2,112
A nice little french comedy, with an excellent cast and some good lines.
38. The Artist (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When George, a silent movie superstar, meets Peppy Miller, a dancer, sparks fly between the two. However, after the introduction of talking pictures, their fortunes change, affecting their dynamic.
Director: Michel Hazanavicius | Stars: Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell
Votes: 248,684 | Gross: $44.67M
A splendid hommage to silent movies, with a splendid actor and some wonderful visual direction.
39. A Monster in Paris (2011)
PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A 3D-animated movie set in Paris in the year 1910 and centered on a monster who lives in a garden and his love for a beautiful, young singer.
Director: Bibo Bergeron | Stars: Matthieu Chedid, Vanessa Paradis, Gad Elmaleh, François Cluzet
Votes: 22,701
A nice french animation movie, with a useless 3D, and some very good tunes. Worth a watch !!
40. Polisse (2011)
Not Rated | 127 min | Crime, Drama
A journalist covering police assigned to a juvenile division enters into an affair with one of her subjects.
Director: Maïwenn | Stars: Karin Viard, JoeyStarr, Marina Foïs, Nicolas Duvauchelle
Votes: 15,334 | Gross: $0.17M
A harsch and realistic movie about french police. Very well acted and written, it's a tough but needed watch.
41. Johnny English Reborn (2011)
PG | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Johnny English goes up against international assassins hunting down Chinese Premier Xiang Ping.
Director: Oliver Parker | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Rosamund Pike, Dominic West, Roger Barclay
Votes: 140,934 | Gross: $8.31M
Funny but very stupid, nothing else.
42. Real Steel (2011)
PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In the near future, robot boxing is a top sport. A struggling ex-boxer feels he's found a champion in a discarded robot.
Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Dakota Goyo, Anthony Mackie
Votes: 355,854 | Gross: $85.47M
Very well done action movie, with a Spielberg touch. It's funny, spectacular, but something's missing to make it a pure blockbuster.
43. The Ides of March (2011)
R | 101 min | Drama, Thriller
An idealistic staffer for a new presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail.
Director: George Clooney | Stars: Paul Giamatti, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ryan Gosling
Votes: 230,875 | Gross: $40.96M
One step after another, Clooney is becoming a very good director. The movie's about politics, but is never boring or moralizing. And after Drive, Ryan Gosling proves that we'll have to look after him ; he's that good.
44. The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
PG | 107 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg
Votes: 243,355 | Gross: $77.59M
With a big budget, a good cast, and a rich and funny background, Spielberg should've done a little masterpiece. Instead, he just makes a nice movie, with a mixed visual aspect, and doesn't respect Herge's universe as I thought he would. Not a bad movie, but not a very good one.
45. The Intouchables (2011)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama
After he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident, an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver.
Directors: Olivier Nakache, Éric Toledano | Stars: François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot
Votes: 930,388 | Gross: $13.18M
THE french success story of the year. Almost 17 millions of people have seen this movie, and if it obviously doesn't deserve it, it's a very good movie : funny, well written and acted, it's all about humanity and honesty. Try it !
46. All Our Desires (2011)
120 min | Drama
Moved by the plight of the mother of her daughter's school friend, a young judge facing an incurable disease teams up with an older colleague in order to fight against financial companies that exploit the poor.
Director: Philippe Lioret | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Marie Gillain, Amandine Dewasmes, Yannick Renier
Votes: 938
A nice melodrama, not very impressive, but interesting and well acted.
47. My Worst Nightmare (2011)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Through their befriended sons, an icy uptight Parisian art dealer and a fun-loving Belgian blue-collar man living out of his van, cross paths in an unlikely way.
Director: Anne Fontaine | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Benoît Poelvoorde, André Dussollier, Virginie Efira
Votes: 3,182 | Gross: $0.02M
A very funny comedy, very classical, but well acted and written, with an excellent (as always) Poelvoorde and Huppert.
48. Contagion (2011)
PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Thriller
Healthcare professionals, government officials and everyday people find themselves in the midst of a pandemic as the CDC works to find a cure.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow
Votes: 316,139 | Gross: $75.66M
A good disaster movie, not as gripping as I hopped it would be, but very well done. The cast is just impressive !!
49. The Snows of Kilimanjaro (2011)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A union pensioner and his wife are robbed, but find that merely getting the assailants brought to justice is not enough for their consciences.
Director: Robert Guédiguian | Stars: Ariane Ascaride, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Gérard Meylan, Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
Votes: 4,087
Guediguian is almost always underestimated. This movie's very good, with director's favorite actors, and a fine script.
50. Rebellion (2011)
136 min | Action, Drama, History
Dissidents in a French overseas territory attack a police station and take hostages.
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz | Stars: Mathieu Kassovitz, Iabe Lapacas, Malik Zidi, Alexandre Steiger
Votes: 2,878
Back to rudeness for Kassovitz. The History deserves movies like this, even if it's not a perfect one. Acting and visuals are excellent, the script could be improved, but is enlightening enough to appreciate it.
51. The Adopted (2011)
100 min | Drama
Lisa and her adopted sister Marine are inseparable. With Lisa's mother, Millie, they've forged a deep bond and offer security to Lisa's son. When Marine falls in love the family is thrown ... See full summary »
Director: Mélanie Laurent | Stars: Marie Denarnaud, Denis Ménochet, Clémentine Célarié, Mélanie Laurent
Votes: 1,642
A nice first movie for french new star Mélanie Laurent. Very well acted, a bit too much of a melo to become a good movie, it's nice enough to be remembered.
52. Immortals (2011)
R | 110 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.
Director: Tarsem Singh | Stars: Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke, John Hurt, Stephen Dorff
Votes: 176,528 | Gross: $83.50M
If I liked The Fall with all my heart, this movie is just a pity. Funny by its kitsch sides, there are some splendid images, but the script is just dull, and I can't understand what took Tarsem Singh when he agreed to release the movie as it is now.
53. Puss in Boots (2011)
PG | 90 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An outlaw cat, his childhood egg-friend, and a seductive thief kitty set out in search for the eggs of the fabled Golden Goose to clear his name, restore his lost honor, and regain the trust of his mother and town.
Director: Chris Miller | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton
Votes: 192,562 | Gross: $149.26M
A nice Shreck spin-off, not as good as the first Shreck, but very well done. I think this licence could be very funny, if they have better ideas for the next scripts !!
54. Les Lyonnais (2011)
R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After growing up in a poor gypsy camp, Edmond Vidal, aka Momon, has retained a sense of family, unfailing loyalty and pride in his origins. Most of all, he has remained friends with Serge ... See full summary »
Director: Olivier Marchal | Stars: Gérard Lanvin, Tchéky Karyo, Daniel Duval, Lionnel Astier
Votes: 8,827
A tough thriller, inspired by true events, and directed by a bad-ass ex-cop. Funny, interesting, but not very clever.
55. Happy Feet Two (2011)
PG | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Mumble's son, Erik, is struggling to realize his talents in the Emperor Penguin world. Meanwhile, Mumble and his family and friends discover a new threat their home -- one that will take everyone working together to save them.
Directors: George Miller, Gary Eck, David Peers | Stars: Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Pink, Carlos Alazraqui
Votes: 47,749 | Gross: $64.01M
Nice sequel, not as good as the original one, but very entertaining anyway. Miller can be proud, as he talks to kids without being condescending.
56. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
The IMF is shut down when it's implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization's name.
Director: Brad Bird | Stars: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton
Votes: 528,673 | Gross: $209.40M
A good sequel, pure blockbuster, and first non-animated movie for the very gifted Brad Bird. All this said, you can enjoy this funny movie, not very bright, but very spectacular !!
57. Hugo (2011)
PG | 126 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
In 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Lee, Ben Kingsley
Votes: 336,955 | Gross: $73.86M
Not the masterpiece that some think it is, but a very interesting and entertaining family movie. The way we learn things about Mélies is very well done, but the rythm is slow, and it would have been better, imho, if Scorsese had taken off 15-20 minutes of the show.
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