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Zozo (2005)
Zozo oh Zozo, wherefore art thou so so-so?
After seeing a couple of the directors other movies I knew better than to expect too much from this one. But I have to say that it exceeded my expectations by far. Not in a good sense though. Basically it's very pretentious in it's symbolism (lots of puppy-love and talking birds(!?)) and actually rather meaningless, despite its over-obvious attempt to make the usual points that children are fragile and that it's better to be nice than to fight. Not to mention all the inconsistencies where for example one day the entire family are packing in a hurry not to miss the plane to Sweden, only to see Zozo enter the plane two or three days later on (I seriously doubt they had open tickets, and if they had, why the rush earlier on). So, most of the time I just wanted it to end (at some times my mind even wandered into thinking what if he hadn't stepped out for water in the beginning). But when it actually did I couldn't believe how abrupt and plain goofy the ending scene felt. And to think I missed Species II on TV for this;-)
Sweet November (2001)
Stupid movie
Instead of listing all the flaws and errors in this movie, let me just say that nothing about it makes any sense. The only reason to see it would be because Charlize Theron is in it, but on the other hand you get to see a lot more of that little goddess in "The Devil's Advocate" (if you catch my drift;-)
So go see that one instead or, if you're in to the whole gooey sentimental stuff that is "Sweet November", try a quality alternative like "Jerry Maguire".
Sweet November is a 2/10, at best.
Herr Richelieu (who's not very fond of the whole 10 lines minimum commenting rule btw).
Donnie Darko (2001)
Could have been really good, but...
...bad acting (especially from the renowned actors like Drew Barrymore and Patrick Swayze), apparently low budget and poor execution turned it into a mere second rate sfi-fi-'horror' flick. It also tries just a little too hard to deliver its message and so tends to be somewhat over-obvious from time to time. Good concept though. Pity it wasn't managed properly. 4/10.
If you want to see something in just about the same pace but with a better performance (and probably considerably larger budget:) I would suggest 'Solaris'.
Herr Richelieu