Adventureland

This is a sweet romantic comedy. I really dont think that Kristen Stewart can act at all. But the movie was relaxing and unpretentious and delivered a nice romantic mood.

Black Book

I enjoyed this film but I think it was a bit too long. I think it would have still been a good drama with less tragic incidents in the life of the protagonist. If there was more intensity in fewer drama events it would have conveyed the same message. I guess it lacked a bit of heart for all the tragedy involved. But it was entertaining enough so the viewer does not get bored.

My life in ruins

I knew this was going to be probably bad, and it was. So, I totally deserve it.

Ordinary People

Now that I have gotten a bit tired of watching Sundance and independent films that have become really repetitive with the topic of dysfunctional families, this movie was a good surprise for me. And do not get me wrong, there are good movies out there within this genre, but when the movie makers take a topic and just screw it up, you get kind of tired. So, this was a well paced, acted, written and developed film about a very dysfunctional family, but it was so beautifully made that I really  liked it.

Management

I wonder who writes these crazy scripts and how some actors agree to make these stupid movies. I mean, a romantic movie based on a completely simpleton stalker, who after chasing a mostly unknown woman gets her love?? hmm, well, not  very romantic.

The Brothers Bloom

Some times movies should really stick to one purpose. I think my problem with this film is that apart from trying to be a con movie, also wanted to be too stylish and also comic. It just ended up being not good at any of the above.

Cherry Blossoms

This is a nice movie. I enjoyed the cinematography and the gorgeous landscapes. I also liked the story a lot, because there is something that really attracts me to movies that deal with older age issues. The performances are nice too. I think it was a bit too long though. But In general a very recommendable movie. 

Shrink

I really thought this was going to be a very good movie. It sounded so good on paper. A Hollywood star's shrink, who happened to be played by Kevin Spacey... Well, I was really disappointed, it was slow and soulless. I think that if you could go through a movie that tries to present you with so many different dramas and you feel nothing, then something is really wrong, either with you or with the movie. I think in this case it was a complete lack of real emotion in the movie.

Easy Virtue

This movie is entertaining enough, but not really memorable. I think the Jessica Biel carried out most of the movie. The other characters were all to bland to care about them. I also think the ending felt too weak, there was no sense of real closure.

Zombieland

This movie just proves my theory that there are not good or bad genres, there are just good or bad movies. So, this is a good zombie movie. It was not just a bunch of action, unconnected, violent scenes. On the contrary, this felt most like a character/road movie, where you got to travel with these four people, know their stories, what moves them, scares them, and what they are looking for. So, when the bad stuff comes you really, really care about what is going to happen to them. Also, I found the humor really realistic, as the rest of the movie. In general, the plus of this film is its verisimilitude. If there was a Zombieland, I could really believe it would be exactly like this.

O'Horten

I think I really like movies that portray people in their older age. I love to see what happens when they have a complete change on their life's routine at a point in life when most people think life is almost over. It gives me a lot of hope to see that you can start a new life even if you are sixty or seventy, that you can still find love or move to a different country or start doing something totally different. I also like character, nostalgic, and meditative movies. Their idea of examining someone's life is something I enjoy watching. Mainly if is well accomplished. I also love movies which scenes are shot against a snowy background, all that white gives them a texture that really appeals to me. Really good movie, with nice pace and good performances. Somewhat slow for people who likes action.

The mother

I definitely see this movie bothering a lot of people. It is disturbing when we think about our parents sexual life, so imagine thinking about our grandparents having sex with someone half their age. I think that this movie is well developed and accomplishes it purpose. I can see it challenging a lot of people's morals, but I think its main point is to show that relationships are not perfect, and that even if we would like to think that old people do not have desires and passions that is not true. I think that more disturbing than watching Daniel Craig having sex with a granny, what really bothered me was the fact that a mother could compete with her own daughter for a man. And such a screwed up man, whit no taste, personality or any attractive appeal but the fact that he would have sex with anything that moves.

The Ugly Truth

I know that when you decide to watch certain movies you are consciously making a decision based on some basic craving for repetition and formula. That certain childish pleasure that we feel with the familiar and in a way predictable. But this movie is just too bad at delivering the all well known plots of romantic comedy. If there were good dialogues, or chemistry and sexual tension, or a little interesting twist, then I would have been happy with having a lazy Saturday afternoon with a common chick flick. But this movie does not delivery in any way good romance or good laughter.

Alexandra

I love this type of movies. On the surface they seem to be so simple. There is not much happening and the dialogues are scarce. But, below this surface of apparent simplicity, there is a really strong statement. The magic here is that the force of the message relies precisely in the things left unsaid. I love this film also because of its main character, because through her short journey to visit her grandson at the war camp, we get to infer so much about the struggles of all the sides involved in any war. The devastation, hopelessness, loneliness and silliness of every war is made explicit in this movie without any pretentious plot or pompous settings or crowded action.

The class

This movie "The class" felt too real for me. Not just because of the way the camera emulates the style and movements of a documentary (giving it a feeling of realism), but mainly because I was a High School teacher once, and all that happened in this film was so realistic that it brought all those memories back. I have to say I really admire HS teachers. In this modern times, when you have to deal with people from so many different backgrounds (cultural, religious, ethical, political, sexual, etc) it is not an easy task to get everyone involved in the learning process. I felt this movie really touched in a non-judgmental way on the difficult issues of teaching in our society today. I loved the way the movie did not make any one a hero or a devil, and teacher and students alike were shown from a very human perspective. Good french movie. 

La comunidad/The Common Wealth

I could not help but have a sense of deja-vu during the whole time I was watching "La comunidad". I don't know if it is just because the movie plays with so many past films referents or because I have seen it before and I was not aware of it. I have mixed feelings about this movie. It is in a way what I expected, since I have seen previous De la Iglesia movies, so I certainly knew I was in for some extreme parody, but in a way it just seemed too exaggerated, too purposely comic. I don't, I can't say I that I did not like it completely, is just that it became too predictable. And predictability is always really bad for a joke.  

La ventana/The Window

I think "La ventana/the window" was a very weird film experience for me. I kept thinking "is really something going to happen?" (maybe not the best thought when watching a movie). I guess this feeling was due to the really slow rh ...ythm and very scarce dialogues, not to say the lack of any action at all. However, I was surprised that I did not get bored and turned the movie off. I am very tolerant with slow movies, but this ones was very very slow. However, despise the slowness, this movie was so beautiful in its meditative mode, and the main character's performance so engaging too, that I liked it for exactly the same reasons that could make it boring. And also, I kind of realized there was not much more that you could expect from a movie that wants to get across the contemplative disposition of someone who is at the very end of his life.

Surrogates

Well, I like sci-fi films. I can buy almost anything you trow at me, just if you take the necessary time to really walk me through the scenario you want me to accept as the background for the story. But, this usually needs more time and effort that what the put into this movie. I felt like the idea was not bad, but the execution really sucked. I just felt like they run out of steam at the middle of the movie. I think they just decided to hint at the main points but did not develop them at all. I think if they had really gone all the way in developing the plot, building up a strong background and constructing a better ending, this might have been a good sci-fi film. As it is, is just a regular one, which would not bored you to death, but you would just forget in a couple of days.

Frost/Nixon

I am not really into movies about politics or politicians. But the acting in this movie was terrific, and I was really engaged to see how the two main characters evolved through out the movie. I also think the tension was very well built, and you definitely keep waiting that climax moment with a lot of expectation.

The Lives of Others

Man, I love it when I get to see a good character movie. I loved the performance of the main character and I liked that we got to get involved in his moral dilemma. We can see him getting really attached to the life of the guy he has to spy on and we see how this transforms him. Really good movie.