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0 out of 1 users found this helpful  Adam Sandler IS an actor!
Posted: 1/2/2006A review of Spanglish by rjennica
I was pleasantly surprised to see Adam Sandler in a dramatic role for a change. This movie really shows his true potential and range as an actor. He still had some lines which cracked me up as only he can deliver them. This movie was the perfect vessel for him to showcase his God-given talent. Great story though somewhat limp at the end, great setting, plot, and all the characters were superb, even the dog. If youve hardened your heart in recent years towards your family, this movie will turn your heart back into flesh. Warm and fuzzy. I loved it!
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0 out of 0 users found this helpful  Awesome reality check!
Posted: 6/12/2006A review of Before Sunset by rjennica
How two young people, who invested all their idealisms for a brief moment, would react some 9 years later on a chance meeting, caused me to reflect on past relationships, was simply mesmerizing. The naturalness of the dialogue was uncanny. Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy were so perfectly cast and deserve all the accolades, and then some. Ditto for the director, Richard Linklater. I dare say Ethans unassuming natural acting was probably influenced by divorcing his wife, actress Uma Thurman. If youve ever had a one night stand, youll know this movie is for REAL, because any relationship that starts in bed BEFORE marriage, will ultimately END in bed DURING marriage. Thats the message in this movie coming from both ends...directly and subliminally. Not for the young or inexperienced at having their hearts broken or being used. They will find it boring.
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0 out of 0 users found this helpful  DANCE INSPIRED
Posted: 6/15/2005A review of Dance with Me by rjennica
With ballroom dancing getting more exposure to the general public via movies like this and the more recent movie, "Shall We Dance?" with Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez, this movie sets the dancing spirit in all of us on fire. It has great dancing numbers, an official ballroom competition, REAL professional ballroom dancers, great cinematography and a beautiful love-family story to boot. And now ABC has a reality show to showcase ballroom dancing. The present day craze for Salsa, I believe is the result of this 7 year old movie. Salsa is such a sensual dance with so many unique moves which can be interpreted in countless different ways without losing its latin flavor or beat. It's the only dance which really shows off the woman's hips in full ball and socket travel as well as her femininity. A girl is really a girl when she dances salsa. It makes her feel like a real woman and so will this movie.
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0 out of 0 users found this helpful  a bit too long, but....
Posted: 6/4/2006A review of King Kong by rjennica
King Kong is a great remake of the 1976 remake of the original and stands clearly in the forefront. Just running a bit too long, it captures the essence of the beast and the vulnerability of man when greed, power and fame are at hand. It also captures the tenderness of a giant ape smitten by a beautiful woman who also grows to feel a strange attraction towards the doomed ape. The special effects were outstanding. The only thing that was over done was the movement of Kong which was much too fast for its size. The 1976 Dino De Laurentiis remake of Kong was more realistic in that aspect, which in turn made you feel the hugeness of the ape, especially when you heard the timing in between his pounding footsteps when it walked. If you have a LOT of time to blow, this version is still quite the remake of remakes.
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2 out of 2 users found this helpful  Firelight
Posted: 10/17/2007A review of Firelight by rjennica
After seeing this movie last night Oct 18 on HDnet, I have reflected on how much love a mother can have for a child she has carried for 9 months but has never seen. Only the small cry right after birth, before the nurses took her away, cemented the desire to search for her daughter for the next 7 years. After finding her, the circumstances which led her daughter to discover her "governess' was her REAL mother, grew to a climax I shall never forget. This was an award winning performance by Sophie Marceau which had left me emotionally stirred and crying. Bravo Sophie!
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2 out of 2 users found this helpful  endearing, full of hope and inspiration!
Posted: 7/7/2005A review of Mad Hot Ballroom by rjennica
I just saw this wonderful movie on its last day at the theatres (July 7th). I wish it was playing longer so I could bring all my friends and relatives to see it! What a joy to behold! The children are absolutely PRECIOUS! You'll fall in love with them and this documentary type movie. Wish they made more of them.
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0 out of 0 users found this helpful  Great escapism!
Posted: 12/31/2003A review of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl by rjennica
Johnny Depp is fantastic...as usual! This movie is a bit long but moves briskly. The special effects are well understated so as not to detract from the story or the acting! MUST SEE!
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17 out of 21 users found this helpful  pure trash!
Posted: 7/22/2005A review of Love Actually by rjennica
This soft porno movie had absolutely no redeeming value at all! With all of its impossible and improbable situations presented, it teaches you to disregard everything that's decent and sacred. It defiles parenthood and children! It's NOT about love, it's about lust and the quest to satisfly it. It's pure unadulterated Hollywood garbage!! And that's being very kind. Save your money!
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3 out of 3 users found this helpful  cute and dreamy
Posted: 3/29/2005A review of First Daughter by rjennica
I saw this movie only because Katie Holmes was in it. My favorite Hollywood cutie-pie did everything she could to make this movie work. Given what little she got, she still succeeded. It was predictable but I love to gaze into Katie's dreamy eyes and fantasize. She also showed that cutesie lop-sided smile of hers and almost wrinkled her nose. She showed an incredible range of emotions in this movie but the dialogue did not match it. Her redemption was just being so mushy cute...oh my God! How cute can you get? Chris Klein's got to be the luckiest man in the world to have her.
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0 out of 0 users found this helpful  Wimpboredom
Posted: 3/29/2005A review of Wimbledon by rjennica
This movie was an exercise in stop photography...for a stupid tennis ball. Very clever but had no root in a very predictable story. Comedy? Non- existent. Kirsten's acting was very unnatural. It seemed forced and not to her liking...like she didn't believe in the script. Who cares. A paycheck is a paycheck, right? Great tour of England. Excellent hi-def cinematography. That's about all I can say for this movie.
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0 out of 0 users found this helpful  boring the first time around...second?
Posted: 6/14/2005A review of Vanity Fair by rjennica
I confess I'm not a reader, so I don't know the brilliance of Thackery. As a result, I had to watch it twice to catch the storyline. It was kinda confusing to me, but I got it after the second viewing with the help of subtitles in English and freeze frames. I bought the DVD only because my favorite actress is in it, the one and only, Reese Witherspoon. And BOY! Did she ACT in it! It was good to see Reese in a different venue along with the fabulous costumes and scenery! I wish they showed more of INDIA as the people and colourful decorations are a definite turn-on. Her makeup was ridiculous in her dance though, as was the choreography. The only thing I sensed lacking was Reese's borderline English accent. It was O.K. but not convincing, even as in her other movie, "The Importance Of Being Earnest". Still, she pulled it off in a way which did not affect her performance. She was simply brilliant as the critics say. She is maturing as an actress and THAT'S what's important. Way to go Reese!!
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4 out of 9 users found this helpful  ran out of imagination
Posted: 11/27/2005A review of War of the Worlds by rjennica
A great beginning with the usual Spielberg suspense. But as the movie progressed, it kinda fizzled out. Clips were borrowed from Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The cloud formation with lightning, the bright lights outside the house, the blaring brass-like musical notes coming from the machines, etc. etc. The basement scene IS boring and stagnant as one other reviewer accurately pointed out. Tom Cruise and his children were not likeable at all. Especially bratty Dakota Fanning who you just wanted to get zapped by the aliens. SCREAM, SCREAM, SCREAM! SHUT UP ALREADY!! We get the point! The focus on this broken family was a major reason for the boredom because it shifted the attention AWAY from the aliens and their purpose as well as Tim Robbins paranoid character who just wasnt necessary. With all his babbling about the intentions of the aliens, it just didnt fit. What poor script writing. The ending was YUK! You have buildup, then a letdown. Also, why didnt the bacteria kill the aliens when they came to bury their machines way back when? Originally they were supposed to be from Mars where there is NO bacteria. Stick to the original story Spielberg, before you blow another one at MY expense! All that hype for nothing except your fat pocketbook. Close Encounters was your masterpiece. Dont double dip on it please. Special effects were superb though! Thats about it.
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1 out of 1 users found this helpful  Great Acting!
Posted: 6/17/2006A review of We Don't Live Here Anymore by rjennica
This movie moves and ultimately makes you want to intervene knowing whats going to happen. Thats not a bad thing. All the actors are driven and believable! It brings out the true consequences of cheating on your spouse. So those of you who want to commit adultery, see this movie. It will make you think thrice before letting your genitals think for you!
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1 out of 2 users found this helpful  Shall We dance?...one two three and...
Posted: 11/20/2004A review of Shall We Dance? by rjennica
I loved this movie because it brought back memories when I was the youngest member of the original Broadway cast of Roger's and Hammerstein's "THE KING & I". To hear the movie title sung of the famous dance between Yul Brynner and Gertrude Lawrence was indeed a very clever bridge capturing the spirit of the dance studio where Richard Gere finally winds up. The cinematography could have been better. It was kind of blurry. There were blotches that appeared on the screen from time to time which I hope will NOT be on the final master when transferred to DVD. The characters were so funny with lines like, "...and stop looking at my ass!" Jennifer Lopez was the proverbial fantastic dancer but could have projected a little more in terms of the emotional side of her character. Her dancing was there but not her acting. I think she's tired of incidental roles. She needs more meaty scripts that will show off her true potential like "Selena" did. Richard Gere was perfectly cast along with the ever beautiful Susan Sarandon. The daughter was also superb and very natural. This was a feel good movie which is good for stressed out people with two left feet. Yes! DO take dancing lessons! Don't worry what kind of shape you're in. We ALL look funny on the dance floor. Who cares. Just enjoy. That's what dancing is all about. And this movie captures that spirit.
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0 out of 0 users found this helpful  Airline Industry exposed!!
Posted: 7/5/2005A review of The Aviator by rjennica
This DVD movie held my attention for what seemed like a brief moment in time though it was almost 3 hrs long. It was spendidly realistic and opened my eyes as to why Pan Am, TWA and Eastern Airlines, all went bankrupt. I didn't realize the airline industry was so downright dirty and cut-throat right from its INCEPTION!!! No wonder airlines come and go like clothing fads! I had a slight 7 month stint with the Airlines as a Flight Attendant and realized what kind of people were in it and quit. As the movie "AIRPORT" jokingly alludes to, the airline industry is '..full of liars and cheats!'. It was meant to be funny but I found out the hard way that it's the TRUTH! No wonder pilots love to drink themselves silly. I LOVE flying and LOVE serving people. It's everything IN-BETWEEN that's PURE UNADULTERATED CRAP!! Howard Hughes was a man of INTEGRITY and didn't take ANY CRAP from anybody! The court scene was one of the triumphs of his career and made me Hoorah! The airplane dialogue was intriguing and facinating! I wish we had a man like Howard Hughes today. Richard Branson (Virgin Airlines) the entrapraneur, is the ONLY one that comes to mind as of this date. As many reviewers already mentioned, this movie had a weak start and a weaker ending. However, Cate Blanchett nailed Katherine Hepburn and her voice, but Beckinsale was somewhat weak in her portrayal of Ava Gardner. Liv Tyler would've been a better choice because she looked more like Ava. Just look at her in the tender scene with Ben Affleck (before he leaves to intercept the huge meteor) from the movie, 'Armageddon'. DeCaprio was intense and believable minus the voice. (Still sounds like a teen). You can enjoy this DVD movie without a big screen TV, but you'll enjoy it even MORE with one and a good sound system.
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