‘Mr. Brooks’ Download and Reviews
“Mr. Brooks” Movie Details
Mr. Brooks tagline: There’s something about
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| Directors: Bruce A. Evans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IMDB Rating: 7.5/10 out of 45,817 votes |
“Mr. Brooks” Movie Review
“Mr. Brooks” Plot Summary
A psychological thriller about a man who is sometimes controlled by his murder-and-mayhem-loving alter ego.
Pleasantly Surprised
I didn’t expect much considering all the bad reviews (not that those matter) but actually found this to be quite entertaining for the most part. It really plays with your mind, an original psychological thriller compared to most others out there today. Kevin Costner, in an interesting new turn for him, plays Mr. Brooks, a self-made multi-millionaire with a beautiful house and a loving wife and daughter. His business colleagues have nothing but respect for him. But he has a dark secret… he’s addicted to killing people and has been for years. He fights his addiction by attending AA meetings at church and just calling himself ‘an addict.’ William Hurt plays ‘Marshall,’ his twisted inner-voice who eggs him on. I found Costner and especially Hurt to be quite a hoot in a very darkly comic sort of way, they actually make quite a duo. The ending could have been worked with better, but overall this was well-done and a must-see for any fans of Costner or Hurt, or any fans of thrillers that actually show a good sense of humor.
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‘Horton Hears a Who!’ Download and Reviews
“Horton Hears a Who!” Movie Details
Horton Hears a Who! tagline: One Elephant One World One Story
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| Directors: Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IMDB Rating: 7.2/10 out of 28,883 votes |
“Horton Hears a Who!” Movie Review
“Horton Hears a Who!” Plot Summary
Horton the Elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbors who refuse to believe it exists.
A masterpiece– and funny, too!
I remember hearing about this film when it came out. And, you know what I thought? ‘Oh, this will be an ordinary children’s film that won’t have a good rating on IMDb.’ Then my mother and I came to see it, not fully knowing what to expect… And when I came out of the cinema, I was in absolute awe of ‘Horton Hears a Who!’ Let me tell you why. First of all, the film had excellent humour (including a genius anime parody sequence), yet it also possessed gripping suspense and heartrending drama. It’s likely that you’ll laugh AND cry– the climax made me excited– and probably do either or both loudly. What would happen to the Whos? Secondly, the animation is beautiful– stunningly detailed, yet not too realistic. And, finally– did I mention the intense emotions that this film made me feel? Overall, this film is a masterpiece with the perfect balance of drama and humour. Adults will love the delicious drama, while the younger people will get a good laugh. Bring the whole family — you may not regret it!
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‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop’ Download and Reviews
“Paul Blart: Mall Cop” Movie Details
Paul Blart: Mall Cop tagline: Safety never takes a holiday.
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| IMDB Rating: 5.3/10 out of 20,813 votes |
“Paul Blart: Mall Cop” Movie Review
“Mall Cop” Plot Summary
When a shopping mall is overtaken by a gang of organized crooks, it’s up to the a mild-mannered security guard to save the day.
Good film comedy!….
I have just seen Paul Blart: Mall Cop this evening, and i thought that it was a good film comedy. It is about a man called Paul Blart who is a family man and a single parent, Paul lives with his daughter, Maya, in New Jersey. He has a job as a security guard in a New Jersey mall. he has tried to apply to become a cop, for years but he always fails the exam because he is overweight. He gets attracted to a mall employee called Amy, His efforts to try to get a date with Amy are hilarious as he must first know how to work mobile phones and text messaging. One day, a gang of criminals put the shopping mall under siege and take hostages. Paul Blart becomes trapped inside, and because of his sense of duty, he refuses to leave. And he attempts to stop the criminals on his own, with very funny results. I found this to be a good comedy film which i would recommend to people of all ages as it is rated PG so it is suitable for everyone to watch.
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‘Tenderness’ Download and Reviews
“Tenderness” Movie Details
Tenderness tagline: An edge of your seat thriller
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| IMDB Rating: 5.9/10 out of 1,427 votes |
“Tenderness” Movie Review
“Tenderness” Plot Summary
A policeman (Crowe) works to figure out whether a violent teen (Foster) murdered his family.
Tragic story with excellent unknown leads, plus Crowe and Dern.
**Warning: Spoilers** I cannot believe the level of odium and hate directed toward this movie and its director based on two constrained mediocre Hollywood efforts. Polson has made more than these movies, and this is a return to the smaller, sharper works he first made in Aust
Let’s get a few things straight: it is slow, but not boring: it’s a drama, not a thriller. Both unknown leads act exceptionally well and both Hollywood stars are well behind them, Crowe’s grimly silent cop and Dern’s anxious, grieving Aunt
The motivations of both characters are also not opaque, or never seen: we know Eric has killed before – the cop knows of one and suspects him of a separate unsolved case we see him leafing thru in a diner
Lori has been abused before (‘my mom has always kinda been a perv magnet’) – she has to strip for her store manager, and lock her bathroom door against her mother’s boyfriend’s eyes. He has forced her to sex at least once. She has also been abused by Eric, less directly: she saw him kiss and kill the girl he strangled. When his mother suspected something, Eric killed her, and then his father, in their large middle-class home. Eric went to prison for these crimes, never connecting the young girl who became obsessed with him, scrapbooking his case ardently in an attempt to escape her mundane, working-class life
He is released to live with his dead mother’s sister: he prays, is apparently reformed, tho’ very restrained without being overtly cold and sociopathic: supposedly going to start a new life, try college. He has flashbacks, perhaps he is remorseful: Crowe’s Lt. Cristofuoro is sure he will kill again, and tells him so. Cristofuoro has a silent, bedridden wife in a hospital: terminally ill and on oxygen, we see him watching videos of them before her illness, while he massages and washes her
Eric is set up before release in juvenile detention by Cristofuoro and the authorities: they slip in a girl from the female section of the centre, whom he sees; later someone slips him a note purporting to be from her, and once released he phones Maria to arrange meeting at Funland, an entertainment park upstate from Buffalo NY.Lori (She says her full name is Lorelei – a German creature who lures men to their deaths in rivers) runs away from home: stands beside the media outside his Aunts’: when he leaves to meet Maria, he’s shocked to find her sleeping in his car: Eric thinks Lori’s a plant by Cristofuoro or the media; she knows who he is and can’t believe he doesn’t remember her. Their progress thru spring upstate New York toward Maria is an anxious road movie, followed by Cristofuoro
Eric is tormented by memories, tries to ditch Lori repeatedly: never warms to her, once nearly kills her. After another confronting scene, she reveal she saw him kill the girl: how beautiful and tender it was: loves him, wants him to strangle her ‘With your hands.’ Lori is devastated when Eric won’t
At Funland, with Lori in tow, Eric meets Maria, is led away to the river by her: Lori sees from the roller-coaster: intervenes, drives off Maria and reveals the bushes full of cops. They are questioned but released: he’s aware, now or before, of the trap; Lori is aware of what he is, despite all Cristofuoro’s warnings. Eric and Lori return to the state park where he almost strangled her upon remembering who she was; where they saw couples boating. She convinces him to take them out onto the lake: they argue, she doesn’t think things can change: we have no idea if he does, or if he knew Maria was a plant. Lori jumps into the lake, he follows to save her, aware she cannot swim: she drowns and he is remorseful: he didn’t want to kill her, he wishes they had never met again. Eric returns to prison for her murder, tho’ Cristofuoro knows him innocent of this, but guilty of killing the other girls
It’s worth remembering that tho’ Eric is clearly a serial killer, Lori is certainly seriously disturbed (partly as a result of what she saw him do), and in the beginning, at meeting, and at the end, the only thing that can make Lori happy is for him to kill her: not sex, not love, not friendship, not leave or rescue, not even rape: the _only_ way she feels he can love her is to kill her. Which he refuses to do, except in the State Park restroom, before we suspect or are told this is what she wants
Lori is not trying to torment Eric, reform him, punish him, rescue him, or herself. She wants what he gave the girl he killed. He wants the power of seeing a life fade, the sexual high of making it happen. This wonderfully scripted, shot and acted film is a tragedy, not a thriller: expect the odd moment of tension, but pity all their ruined lives
P’raps the most tragic thing (aside from the legacy of abuse she carries) is that while not naive, Lori has never had curry before, never seen a Chinese-American cop, never learned to swim.
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