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.
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.
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.
