Mark_Lowell Reviews

I Origins (2014)

Intelligent, fun, moving and very entertaining movie with great cast

[10/10 · 29 January 2014]

In my opinion the best movie out of Sundance in 2014 (and I watched quite a few). Loved the concept and the cast, movie could be slightly edited to move faster but what a trip! It presents itself as an intelligent broad appeal release, not the typical indie-low budget-gritty product of Sundance. I like more mainstream movies, and loved this movie so my guess is that will resonate with a very large audience when released. The love story is so convincing that casts a haunting spell in the rest of the movie, and the scientific discovery (don't want to spoil the story) is so cool and full of heart that if true in real life would completely change the way we look at life and relationships. Kudos to Fox Searchlight, they seem to be on a roll with award winning titles and out of the box, but mainstream appealing movies.

Rush (I) (2013)

Not an F1 big fan, but loved the movie!

[10/10 · 29 January 2014]

Gripping, fun and really well acted! Entertaining, fast paced, and amazing to think that based in real life events. I remember Niki Lauda's accident when it happened, but never knew anything else about the ins and outs of F1 back then. Made me research online and I could not believe how much the actors resembled the real F1 drivers. The soundtrack was excellent, I watched the credits to see who did it, and of course it was a main player. Highly recommend it for a fun afternoon movie. I would say it could be watched by families, some parts of James' amorous life are a little iffy but disguised enough that young ones would not totally get it.