Directed by Sofia Coppola Staring Kirsten Dunst Rating M Score 4/6 I was conflicted about this movie. I wasn’t sure what I was letting myself in for. My first instincts being that I was going to be watching a historical epic, a romance. What was delivered by Sofia Coppola was an autobiography showing the treatment…
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Drama Movie Reviews
The Lake House
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Directed by Alejandro Agresti Staring Sandra Bullock & Keaneu Reeves Rating M Score 5/6 A Doctor a former resident of an unusual lakeside house starts exchanging letters with its newest resident an architect. However, there is an amazing twist they are living two years apart, and what started off as a friendship soon blossoms into…
Invincible
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Directed by Ericson Core Staring Mark Wahlberg, Greg Kinnear & Elizabeth Banks Rating PG Score 5/6 When 30-year old part time bartender and full time fan of the NFL team the Philadelphia Eagles Vince Papale tried out for the team in the mid 70’s in an open try out, to see his wildest dreams come…
Idlewild
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Director Byron Barber Staring Adre Benjimin & Antwan A. Patton Rating M Score 4/6 A musical set in a small town prohibition America. A speakeasy performer and manager must deal with the ambitions of gangsters, while his partner must choose between his new love Angel or his obligations to his father. With an excellent soundtrack…
Greta
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Directed by Nancy Bradawil Staring Hilary Duff Rating M Score 4/6 A young suicidal and rebellious teen is sent to her Grandparents for the summer where life takes an unexpected turn. There is something to be said about movies featuring rebellious teenagers, and I guess that is ‘Hey, haven’t we seen that in some other…
Gone Baby gone
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Directed by Ben Affleck Staring Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman & Ed Harris Rating MA Score 5/6 By: Tanteliz Two Boston area detectives investigate a little girl’s kidnapping, which ultimately turns into a crisis both professionally and personally. A gritty movie achieved in part by using locals as a lot of the extras .…
Goal 2: Living the Dream
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Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra Staring Kuno Becker, Stephen Dillane, Anna Friel, Rutger Hauer & Alessando Nivola Rating M Score 3/6 After gaining experience with the football club Newcastle United, Santiago Munez gets a huge break when he’s transferred to Real Madrid . Goal 2 is one of the movie where you should either take it…
Glory Road
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Directed by James Gatner Staring Josh Lucas, James Aaron, Mark Adam & Tatyana Ali Rating PG Score 5/6 Based on a true story, Glory Road is set in the mid 60’s a basketball coach Dan Haskins whose previous team was a high school girl’s team; who was given a job coaching the University of El…
Frost Nixon
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Directed by Ron Howard Staring Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Rebecca Hall, Toby Jones, Matthew Macfadyen Rating M Score 6/6 When going to see Frost / Nixon I was hoping that the movie was goin to primarily deal with the actual taping of the historic interviews between Frost and Nixon. Instead the movie deals with how…
Forever Strong
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Directed by Ryan Little Staring Sean Faris, Gary Cole, Penn Badgley & Neal McDonough Rating M Score 4/6 Rick Penning losses his position rugby union team when he is sentenced to a boys’ Juvenile Detention Center in Salt Lake City. He ends up playing for the Highland high school rugby team in the national championships…