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Watch it again. I'm not sure why I didn't get it the first time, but still loved it. And then the second time everything clicked and I loved it more.
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It was heavily character/acting driven. I really enjoyed it but didn't think that it quite lived up to the hype. The last 15 minutes or so had some very badass exchanges.
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How Tilda Swinson won an Oscar for 10 minutes of predictability is beyond me. Well, actually not (voter pandering, gifts and so on) but what a joke. |
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Best Supporting Actress * Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton o Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There o Ruby Dee - American Gangster o Saoirse Ronan - Atonement o Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone I'd have gone with Amy Ryan or Ruby Dee. Honestly, the field wasn't that strong. Tilda, while a good actress, didn't deserve an Oscar IMO for a role that could have been played just as easily by 20 other women off the top of my head. |
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09-19-2008, 01:32 AM | #711 |
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I watched The Counterfeiters last weekend but forgot to post it on this thread. It was really damn good and I would definitly suggest it is worth the rental even if you dislike subtitles.
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I don't know if it's been mentioned or not but I purchased "The Bank Job" a few weeks back on one of those 4 for $20 deals and it was terribly disappointing. It took me 3.5 hours to get through a 2 hour movie.
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My expectations were really low on this one with all of the recent heist type of flicks but I ended up enjoying it. I am really worn out of the random band of guys setting up a complex robbery at this point and unfortunately it is kind of souring me on some of the classics.
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But a story about Princess Caroline being a sex freak that perpetuates itself into the reason for the bank heist in 1971 was futile to me. Add to that, a lame soundtrack and score and no chemistry between Statham and anyone else, especially Saffron Burrows (or his wife). It just didn't work for me personally. |
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