sparkle_fade95 Reviews

W. (I) (2008)

A Snapshot View with Little Point

[5/10 · 19 October 2008]

This movie was only able to scratch the surface of the man who will define a decade of disaster. With two hours of film, I was able to deduce little more then I already knew about W. and especially about his presidency. Stone barely mentioned 9/11, he did not get to Rumsfelds or Powells resignation, even though both characters were central features of the movie. Not even one glimpse of the 2004 election and only one sentence about the infamous 2000 elections. Lame. It really should have been a movie from George H.W. view since he was a dominating factor in every scene. His father might have been his biggest influence, it certainly was the biggest influence of this movie, but it didn't go far enough to explain the decisions of W. administration. That is were this filmed failed and why its just plain boring.

Strange Wilderness (2008)

Ughhhh... Just don't.

[1/10 · 5 February 2008]

OK I am a huge fan of most of this groups work. That is the Apatow influenced cast members, but this movie literally hurt my head. There is the weakest plot ever, stoner jokes that are bland and wasted due to timing, and shameless comments about many different ethic groups. I liked grandma's boy, superbad was awesome, etc... but damn this was a waste of two hours of my life. Its been a long time since I could find nothing good to say about movie, I found good in 27 dresses from seeing the week before, but this was just a pathetic attempt to get the stoner youth of America to come out to the movies. And I can say that as one of these stoners, I should have stayed home and watched reruns on TV.

Don't WASTE YOUR TIME OR YOUR MONEY!

The Family Stone (2005)

A Bright Step Forward

[8/10 · 19 December 2005]

I thought was a good example of a progressive move forward for the family unit. More then that it has the ability to be able to relate to anyone seeing this movie because of the vastly different characters that still call each other family. I thought the political undertones added to its depth and makes it a step above other basic holiday movies. I like to see a film that can blend both the traditional movie role with new ideas of acceptance and advancement we are seeing as a society. Overall it is a solid family holiday movie with a great cast especially Diane Keaton and Craig T. Nelson as the parents watching their kids make families of their own. Also props to Rachel McAdams for great bits of humor and facial expressions.