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Past Perfect (2002)
Somewhere between the East Coast & BC, somewhere between 7/10 & 8/10
Certainly watchable, it seemed like genuine chemistry between the two characters. I cannot say it is on the must-see's during one's lifetime but it certainly is an enjoyable movie that was well done. So since I cannot give part marks I'll be a homer and bump this Canadian flick to an 8. Rebecca Jenkins is a bit like Molly Parker, cute Canuck that get's interesting roles. Daniel MacIvor I have seen do a number of good but small characters. A bit like John C. Reilly - albeit John has more juicy parts. It would have been fun to see Maury get another scene but can't mark it down because of that.
Adaptation. (2002)
like the writer for most of the story, I cannot finish my summary
I think some of my hesitation to rave about this comes from two points: 1) I was looking forward to seeing this for a number of months 2) I just saw the Lord of the Rings finale
It is a very good script with good performances and good scenes - but somehow something is holding me back from saying this is an awesome flick.
Let me try to put it this way, years from now is Nicolas Cage going to be known for this role - or is this just an interesting role (but not as good as Raising Arizona) amongst his other blockbusters? Is this Meryl Streep's finest performance or just another "good" part.
It is worth seeing, more so than another work called Gone in 60 Seconds I watched the other day but for some reason (perhaps hair style?) when watching Adaptation I kept on thinking "hey that's Nicholas Cage".
Kissing Jessica Stein (2001)
Good, could have got better marks if not as predictable
The roles were well done, no complaints about that. But feeling that the predictability of the story-line rivals those of Love-Boat scripts, a 7/10 says it is an enjoyable but no challenging movie for the viewer.
About Schmidt (2002)
About Jack
When we are going to look back on Jack's career - About Schmidt is not a Cuckoo's Nest or Shining, but it was another example why this man is one of the best of our time. He's believable, adaptable and he always seems to end up likeable.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
simply stated, there is a reason why everybody is giving it 10/10
It is just that good. I didn't read the books, and that hampered me raving about the first of this series, but I have to top my hat to the director on the Return of the Kings. As Alison noted, it now makes the original Star Wars trilogy second rate, and the latest trilogy (episodes 1-3) even more of a joke.
Georgia (1995)
a good weekend watch.
I saw this the other weekend after a few years, and did enjoy seeing it again. A not-so-complex story of a character that would rather live the rock & roll life then try to match the type of life her sister has.
But JJL (who I will admit I think is amazing but I did not give an overly amount of patronage to with an 8) does a good job at showing how a person like this acts.