Category: Movie Reviews by Benamor

  • It’s Actually Stupider and Worse Than You’d Expect

    The Uninvited Review PG-13 horror. These two things don’t have to be incompatible, despite Hollywood’s best attempts to make you think they are. The Uninvited is a fairly good example of the subgenre I call bullshit-PG-13-not-actually-scary-studio-horror. Seems kinda specific right? Trust me, there are many examples of this, ones I’ve seen include remakes of When…

  • Bang Your Head!

    The Wrestler Review A simple story well told. The Wrestler is a story of an underdog sports hero you’ve seen before (specifically, Mickey Rourke plays has-been wrestler Randy “The Ram”), and will see again. A few things set it apart from the pack. It’s of a higher quality. This is evident in the script (by…

  • Not As Awesome As You’ve Been Led To Believe

    My Bloody Valentine 3D Review Before I begin, let me just say I saw this in 2D, which likely made a huge difference. But since many of you will see the movie in 2D, consider this fair warning. Reading some of the reviews on this, most of them being web-based, gives the impression this is…

  • Ultimately, It’s Actually Pretty Good

    Doubt Review Not to use the cliched press puns I try to avoid on this website, but, hell it kinda fits here. Doubt gives you plenty of reasons to doubt it’s a good movie. It’s about two nuns, Sister James (Amy Adams) sees the priest Father Flynn (Philip Seymour Hoffman) doing some shady stuff after…

  • Grrrr!

    Gran Torino Review If there’s anyone who tempts you to utter the phrase, “lovably racist”, it’s Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino. Relax, I’m not saying he’s lovably racist. But he is lovable. And racist. Sure it’s not okay that he calls every Asian person gook, and responds to his barber’s request for 10 bucks for…

  • Yeah, It’s Cute

    Marley and Me Review Marley and Me is one of those movies that cynics will call manipulative and trite, I found its emotions to be big and genuine, and while artistically it is flawed the heart does shine through. Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson play married journalists, he tries to delay having a kid with…

  • Like A Really Intellectual, Long Button

    Benjamin Button Review Imagine Forrest Gump by way of David Fincher, and that’s pretty much Benjamin Button. It’s not a coincidence the same screenwriter worked on both films. Eric Roth has written a lot of really intelligent, emotionally detached screenplays, such as The Insider, Ali and The Good Shepherd. His work is undeniably strong and…

  • I Need a Nap

    Seven Pounds Review This movie’s promotion, and some of the negative reviews it has received, suggest a pretty exciting movie. A number of critics review basically say they can’t talk much about the plot without ruining it. Which is true. The thing is that gives off the impression there are huge twists in the movie.…

  • Maybe

    Yes Man Review We haven’t seen Jim Carrey headlining a comedy like this in a while, and unfortunately this vehicle is just a so-so vehicle for his talents. Liar, Liar is a comparably high-concept Carrey vehicle, but the concept lended itself much better to humor. Yes Man has moments of fun, but simply having Carrey…

  • Cadillac Records: Volume on HIGH

    Cadillac Records This could have been a great movie, really awesome, but it is not. Largely to blame is the refusal to underplay just about anything. I don’t know any of the actual historical facts behind this story, but even the fictional content in the film could have been executed with much more grace. My…