Alan Kleymeyer

Watchmen  **** NFK.  It was kinda campy.  Very different kind of movie  but I really enjoyed it.  Wasn’t crazy about the ending but the story was interesting. It was shot dark, kinda like Batman.

Australia **** A long  movie.  Really two  movies in one.  The first half  concerns cattle-ranching,  the second half the approach of War.  Editing could have been tighter especially between the halves.  My favorite performance by  Hugh Jackman; Nicole  Kidman, no so  much.  Looked beautiful on Blu-ray.

Frequency ***.  I like the premise of the movie.  A shift in time allows a son to speak to his Dad just before the Dad dies in a fire fighter accident.  The story that develops regarding a serial killer didn’t really engage me however but the ending was satisfying though a bit confusing.

The  Departed ***** NFK.  Lots of graphic blowing out of the brains.  Two and a half hour movie.  Incredible story with twists and turns that actually seem plausible.  Second time I’ve watched it and I forgot how it ended!  Incredible ending.  Interesting to see two big stars like DeCaprio and Damon especially when they finally share the screen at the end.  They both put in great performances upstaging Nicholson in my opinion.

Borat ** NFK.  Very Crude. Yes some funny parts.  The 2 stars says it all. Review my star legend.  Be sure to view the uncensored extra features on the DVD.

Munich ** NFK. This is a long movie. About 2:45.  It really wasn’t that  suspenseful and I didn’t feel that connected to any of the characters including the main character played by Eric Bana.  It seemed very drawn out.  Early look at Daniel Craig.

 A History of Violence. *** NFK.  Graphic violence.  Very hot graphic sex scenes.  It runs for about an hour and a half and it seemed to end a bit abruptly. Don’t know about Viggo Mortensen as an actor but another guy that looks great playing a bad ass hero.  Great short fight scenes.  Maria Bello looked great. I recognized her from TV’s ER.  I enjoyed the movie.

Atonement. ***  NFK.  An artsy film.  It was filmed beautifully.  I liked the beginning but when it fast forwarded, I didn’t really get into it that much.  It wasn’t my favorite performance by Keira Knightley.

Open Range. **** This is my second time to watch it.  I loved the performances of Robert Duval, Annette Benning and yes even Kevin Costner.  I know Kevin isn’t  a great actor but he looks good playing the part. I liked the story. It reminded me of one of my favorite westerns El Dorado  ( Rio Bravio).   I little violent with a good ending.