Change Your Image
tiny_tangerine
Reviews
Control (2004)
Well produced mediocrity.
I have always been a fan of Ray Liota and Willem Dafoe, so I checked out this movie. It sounded like it had potential to be a good film, both plot and acting wise. It does have potential, but I felt some points in the movie dragged and weakened. Liota's character, although well acted, seemed to have too drastic a turn around in too short a time to really show the process and allow the viewer to relate. There is nothing terribly wrong with this film, other than it's ending which was entirely expected, felt rushed, clichéd, and under-developed. If you have nothing better to do on a Wednesday night, then I recommend this movie, but if you have something better to do with your two hours, don't waste your time.
The Boondock Saints (1999)
I highly recommend this movie.
This movie is, simply put, very fun to watch. There's a nice big chunk of a morality issue that you can chew on long after the end credits roll, and it was very well presented. The only thing that really bothered me was the plot holes. Certain things, logically shouldn't have happened which would negate the entire reason for the movie to continue. Why would they have the Russians pager if they put all of his stuff into a bag and gave it to the bartender? Why would the Russian mob still call the pager and give the necessary information when the story had already leaked to the press. I'm sure even the Russian mob reads the paper. But other than that, I thought the acting was swell, and they made a sub-par script come together nice and neat. Props to Troy Duffy, though, for making it work. Conveying religious undertones without getting cheesy or over-worked is a hard thing to do. Watch this film, watch it many, many times.