Welcome to this week’s edition of my movie blog. Hope everyone enjoyed their thanksgiving. It’s the home stretch in the 2007 movie season. What does that mean for me. Well it’s where you try to fit in as many movies as you can for your year-end review in month. And with titles like Superbad, Rob Zombie Halloween, Once, and Eastern Promises all coming out this month plus trying to get to your local theater to see The Mist and No Country for out in theaters, expect more reviews here on this page this month. So from right moment there will be no more editions of The Anthony T Movie for this year, as it will only reviews for the rest of the month, as the month here will be called Reviewapalooza.
Reviews
Rating System
5 Stars – Highly Recommended
4 Stars – Recommended
3 Stars – Good / Average Film
2 Stars – Disappointing Film
1 Star – Totally Awful
New Releases
Waitress
Waitress is about a woman (Keri Russell) who’s having a kid and her hidden ambition is to win a $25,000 pie contest, so she can leave her boring life with her abusive husband whom she’s have problems with and open her own store. Then one day, she meets a handsome doctor (Nathan Fillion) who might bring her true happiness in her mundane life. Waitress is directed, by the late, Adrienne Shelly, who was tragically, was murdered last year in New York City.
Waitress is a very gratifying film that I enjoyed a lot. I thought the screenplay was very good. Shelly’s screenplay was witty and heartwarming, as there was never a dull moment watching this film. Also, she did a very good job directing too. The scenes were very good and the direction of the acting was very good. With this film and Away From Me from directed by Sarah Polley, you see how each of their experience in acting in independent films really pays off when getting actors, to give great performances. The acting is was great. I hoping this film will finally get Kerri Russell some notice for his film at Oscar time, as she was great in this film. Also, the supporting cast was also very good which includes Shelly, Fillion, Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Jeremy Sisto and Andy Griffin (which also should be considered for a Best Supporting Actor nomination for this film). Waitress is a sweet and funny film that people will enjoy. Also, to some fans of the film, this is also a somber film, due to the fact of Shelly untimely death before it was shown to the public.
5 Stars
Rated PG-13
108 Mins.
Mr. Bean’s Holiday
Mr. Bean (Rowan Atkinson) is back with his latest adventure in Mr. Bean’s Holiday. The film is the follow up to the 1997 hit Bean. This time around Mr bean wins an all expenses paid vacation to France in a church raffle. Soon he inadvertently separates a kid from his father through on of his usual mishaps. Soon, Mr. Bean must help the kid find his father and along the way he discovers France, true love and invading the Cannes Film Festival. The film reunites both Atkinson and co- creator (Robin Driscoll) on the original series that this is based on. And oh, did mention that William Defoe (Spiderman, The Inside Man) co-stars in the film too.
Mr. Bean’s Holiday will appeal to fans of Mr. Bean or fans of physical comedy, like myself. With that said, I thought this was a funny film, but it had a couple of flaws. First, I thought the beginning was kind of rushed a little bit, as you have had a scene or two more at the church hall. And second, I thought the filmmakers were trying to make a children’s film instead of a Mr. Bean film or TV show at times, but still it’s hard to declare
this as a bad film, as Mr. Bean Holiday was very funny nevertheless. I thought Rowan Atkinson was very funny in this film, as I liked the scenes on the movie set and film premiere. It’s roles like this and in Keeping Mum, why he’s a very talented comedian. If this the final time that Mr. Bean graces the big screen or television, then this character does go down in my book as one of the funniest characters ever created.
3.5 Stars
Rated G
90 Mins
Blood Car
Blood Car is a horror – comedy that takes place in a time where gas prices are very high. A kindergarten teacher (Mike Brune) accidentally discovers an alternative to oil when he accidentally cuts himself while experimenting on wheat-grass. Soon government agents begin to watch him, as they become obsessed with wanting to know the secrets of his discovery and find a way for the government to use this discovery. The film has played in various film festivals like Cinequest, Toronto After Dark, and the Austin Film Festival. This film is the feature debut from director Alex Orr. Katie Rowlett and Anna Chlumsky (My Girl) also co-star in the film.
Blood Car will make you laugh and shock you at times. Director Alex Orr does a good job balancing the horror and comedy elements, making it funny and frightening throughout the film. I liked how he incorporates the current high gas prices situation and government paranoia into this film, as it makes the story original and entertaining. I thought the production team did very good job with this film. The film looked like it was professionally made, which is a huge plus is low-budget film. The main performances from Mike Brune and Katie Rowlett performances were very good. Blood Car is a very entertaining horror – comedy that makes a great addition to the grindhouse genre.
4 Stars
Unrated
78Mins
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