Ordinary Extraordinary Swedes are the most orderly people on the planet. Their sense of propriety is something that this American can only wonder about. That’s why this little film escapes me. The whole point of this is that the six folks who break in are not odd-looking, but quite ordinary and respectable looking. All the… Continue reading Music for One Apartment and Six Drummers (2001)
Tag: 2000s
Films released in the 2000s
Erin Brockovich (2000)
Soderbergh Punches the Clock After creating the truly exciting ‘Limey,’ Soderbergh puts in some time to make some money. He panders, he sinks, he makes a movie that wins prizes and makes money. This film was created by Roberts because she found a character she can do. He dives into the world of bitches, smarmy… Continue reading Erin Brockovich (2000)
Anger Management (2003)
The Game I can’t tell you whether you will like this movie. But I can tell you what they did in putting it together to make you like it. For a long time, professional screenwriters have been leveraging the effects of “folded narrative.” That’s where there is in some way: a movie or a play… Continue reading Anger Management (2003)
Angels and Demons (2008)
The Simplest Professor, Antimatters Pointing out that Ron Howard is incapable of making a good film is too ordinary and obvious a thing to say. This time he got a cinematographer that at least frames things well. You don’t have to read me to learn that this thing is dull in all the ways that… Continue reading Angels and Demons (2008)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Unanchored This is a simple exercise in humour by going out of bounds. Well, this has energy at least. It does have what I call folding, being a show about a show and show business. But that element is mundane , of the “Zoolander” variety. I’ve been studying bounds recently. You might call them norms… Continue reading Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)
Balled Up You know, you just can’t have it two ways. Either you make a movie deliberately campy, or you make one straight-on creepy. Either way, it is a hard thing to do and seemingly impossible for studios to handle, That’s because they want as many appealing elements as possible: give us some humour in… Continue reading Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)
Amy’s Orgasm (2001)
Caught in the Marketplace How difficult it must be for a young writer/director/actor with energy, some skill and no ideas. So just write about one’s self and use the current “intelligent” template of self-reference. That template has our writer playing a writer. The writer on screen is struggling with the same issues that vex the… Continue reading Amy’s Orgasm (2001)
Amores Perros (2000)
Panting Astrology I believe that the future of film is now firmly in the hands of Spanish-speaking filmmakers. Not that they make the best films, but that they have the current crop of ideas. We saw Italians introduce us to the notion that a camera can be tethered to the soul of a character and… Continue reading Amores Perros (2000)
The Aminatrix (2003)
Busy I’m not sure I understand why this is being made. Presumably, the goal is to advertise the upcoming matrix sequel in such a way that sets the stage for game and doll marketing. Industry studies show that the type of fantasy that drives the commerce targeting teens and younger does best when “real” images… Continue reading The Aminatrix (2003)
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (2006)
A Little Humour Gosh, I was surprised at finding something clever. Yes, most of this is a stroll through a museum of obsolete 7th grade hummer. This is so tame and lame that it blends into the background like so much graffiti. The “nudity” is goofy. But there is a secondary spine in this that… Continue reading American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile (2006)