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Red Rock West (1993)
Good cinematography
The more I watch Nicholas Cage, the more I appreciate him as an actor. Watching this movie now (in 2005), I can see that it doesn't really fit into the genre of movies that was coming out in the early 90s. I don't really think it can be considered a film noir, but it is pretty dark at times, due mostly to the lighting and odd personalities of the characters.
Typical performances from each of the three main actors, who all did a good job with their roles. I thought, however, that Hopper and Boyle's characters were left undeveloped, as it was sometimes hard to understand what they were doing and why they were doing it. Hopper is a love him or hate him kind of guy. The plot is really good, and although I found some parts to be very unrealistic, there were parts where I had to hand it to the director (i.e. when he first sees the sheriff). All in all, this movie is definitely worth watching. ***1/2
Wedding Crashers (2005)
Right for all the wrong reasons
I've been using this site for a while now and have never posted my own reviews. Well here I am ;) First off, these two actors are my favorites out of what I call the "Clown Crew", including the likes of Ben Stiller and Will Ferrell. These guys are always funny, and I can never get tired of Vince Vaughn's style.
Don't get me wrong, the movie was funny, but not nearly the funniest out of these two guys. I still don't see how any of these clowns will ever make anything better than Old School. However, the actual story in the movie was fun. An emotional comedy, with an actual plot and an effort to make the story as realistic as possible, obviously in the realm of a comedy. Great performances by Vaughn and McAdams. It's so hard not to like her after this movie, I'm hoping I'll meet her one day.
The best idea the director had was making this movie 2 hours long, as to actually be able to insert a development towards the climax, as opposed to making a run of the mill slapstick comedy. All in all a really good movie, definitely worth watching. ****