myndir mánaðarins: Januar 2007

Þetta eru þær myndir sem vöktu athygli mína í þetta skiptið.

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The Queen
98%
Full of wit, humor, and pathos, Stephen Frears’ moving portrait of the British royals during the period after Princess Diana's death features not one but two remarkable performances, that of Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II and Michael Sheen as the newly-ordained Prime Minister Tony Blair. They embody their characters and lay bare the motivations behind these prominent people, giving viewers a glimpse into the inner workings of the British monarchy.

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Brick
78%
This entertaining homage to noirs past has been slickly and compellingly updated to a contemporary high school setting.
A detective story set around a contemporary California high school, BRICK dares to combine the teen and film noir genres.

The U.S. vs. John Lennon
75%
Though it glosses over anything negative about Lennon, this documentary offers a lot of fascinating archival footage, plus its political issues still have relevance for today.

World Trade Center
71%
As a visually stunning tribute to lives lost in tragedy, World Trade Center succeeds unequivocally, and it is more politically muted than many of Stone's other works.

Snow Cake
69%
- A gentle film with a warm heart & mostly sad circumstance. Brings awareness to Autism, and it has its moments of beauty, but I couldn't help wanting more.
- Ultimately, [Snow Cake] is the sort of film that creeps up on you and you don't realise how much it has affected you till you find yourself still thinking about it days later.

A Scanner Darkly
66%
A faithful adaptation of Philip K. Dick's novel, A Scanner Darkly takes the viewer on a visual and mind-blowing journey into the author's conception of a drug-addled and politically unstable world.
- Much like someone who doesn't realize how high he is, A Scanner Darkly talks too much and doesn't say enough.

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The Last Kiss (byggt á ítalskri mynd: L´ultimo bacio)
46%
You'll either find the The Last Kiss to be a phony bore or a refreshing take about young 20-somethings at the crossroads between their carefree lifestyle and responsibility. Zach Braff and the rest of the appealing cast make the case for the latter.

How to Eat Fried Worms
57%
- Issues like family harmony, justice, righting wrongs and telling the truth never go out of fashion and that comes across strong and clear in this less-than-perfect, but still solid, feel-good film.