Star Trek

This movie is a perfect example of why you cant dismiss any movie based only on its genre. I mean, even if you are not a sci-fi fan this is a very good film. Its not just that the effects are great, but that the story is well constructed and developed. The movie takes the time to walk us through the story of the Enterprise's crew from the beginning, giving us the necessary background to understand their relationships, reactions and getting us to care about them. There is also plenty of good action and acting and a lot of fun involved.

Terminator Salvation

This is an entertaining action film. Not as exciting as the first Terminator, but considering how many movies with special effects and futuristic/robotic plots have come after the first Terminator, is normal that this is just another action/sci-fi film among many. Nothing special, but not too boring as to dismiss it completely.

(500) days of summer

This is a very pleasant romantic movie. It is the story of a love that was not meant to be. The story of how a broken heart make us think that things were much more important than they actually were. It is a very realistic view of how being in love just blows everything out of proportion.

Precious

I am sure a lot of people are going to avoid this movie because it is not a "feel good" movie AT ALL. On the contrary, watching Precious' life unfold on the screen you really wonder what else could go wrong in someone's life. How is it possible to  believe that a person can really have such a horrible life? Specially when all the bad stuff done to her is coming from the two people who should love her and protect her from all the painful things in life. I could not help but wonder how could this person could go on living. But then, that is the magic of this movie, what makes all the painful things you have to watch worth it: Precious has hope and so much love for her kids that she wants to give them exactly everything that has not been given to her during her whole life. A tough and very human movie.

District 9

I really enjoyed this film. For me, more than a sci-film focused on extraterrestrial's being horrible and mean creatures, this is a movie about human beings and how ugly and violent and prejudiced and greedy they can get when they confront something so different from them that they become so scared that they have to completely destroy it. This could perfectly be a movie about all the terrible episodes of our own history when horrible things are done because differences are not explored and dialogue is never even attempted to understand them. It is also a movie that shows us what happens when completely opposite cultures get in a survival situation that always leads to the kind of abuse and discrimination shown in this movie. All of these is also accomplished through a very realistic style that makes it all more sad and shameful.

2012

Definitely an expensive movie. I can see how an apocalyptic movie with so many special effects and nature after nature disasters can really attract the masses. However, the story was really hard to believe and it was just too much tragedy after tragedy to really enjoy any of it. I just think this movie could have ended 1 hour earlier and leave it at a more believable scenario.

Nothing like the holidays

This movie was such a bored. Nothing in it was engaging at all. I guess there was just not enough chemistry going on between the characters to make you be interested in their story.

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.