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The Grey (2011)
And Grey it is..Not as dark as it should have been
The writers (maybe intentionally) tried to avoid pursue the same path as the remarkably realistic cult classic 'Alive (1993)' (true story) which was a momentous cinematic achievement that redefined the surviving a plane crash genre. It was a good thought to be innovative but by avoiding all the details of surviving injuries, extremely cold weather, dwindling spirits, dehydration, food, death etc. (as they were already been covered in the cult movie that I mentioned earlier) and concentrating mainly on a pack of wolves, makes the movie weak and pretentious.
Liam Neeson though tries his best but comes across as confused. The moment ago he was suicidal and came very close to shooting himself in the mouth but after the crash he is the first one to take the lead to be alive. It is projected that he wants to be alive so that he could go to his loving wife. But later the director may have conveyed that she might be dead hence the attempted suicide. Maybe he had the will to survive in order to courier the wallets of the dead to their loved ones. Maybe he wanted a last good fight before he lived and died the same day.
The wolf hunter finally gets his fight with the leader of the wolf pack and those who had the patience of sitting through the long final credit may have found out that he kills the leader wolf. Who cares whether the hero lived or died..he had his last fight which was not shown to us the audience. I think we deserved a good fight between the savage beasts and the man who was paid to kill them. But we never did. Not a single confrontation..just a hint of an attack!! I give this movie a six because of Liam Neeson..he does his best but..
The Proposition (2005)
Uninteresting, unsatisfying, monotonous..
..I can go on and on with the words that describe how disappointed I was after (read during) watching this movie. There was so much more this movie could have achieved. The character of Arthur Burns (efficiently played by Danny Huston) had great potential but was wasted in a two sequence cameo. Truthfully, the only interesting thing I found in this dull movie was arthur..his sophisticated vocabulary with the contrasting exterior says quite a lot and i admire the subtext.
Please don't get me wrong when i say dull..I don't mind a slow paced movie as long as the movie gives enough moments to fulfill that vacuum created by it. 'the proposition' offer very few such moments.
Avoid this movie.
Cousins (1989)
MacDonald's Vs French Gourmet!!!
"Cousins", is a cosmetic remake of the Oscar nominated French "Cousin, Cousine" (1975) starring Marie-Christine Barrault, (nominated for an Oscar) and Victor Lanoux.
Please, Don't get me wrong. This "Cousins" has great cast and some great moments..if you haven't seen the original probably you won't be disappointed with it. "Four Weddings and a Funeral" was a far better effort!! Ted Danson who is refreshingly natural & charming, Lanoux is a little more natural & charming.
Rossellini lacks the Sensual Magnetism that Barrault had & in her long costumes she appears even holier than a nun!! Barrault on the other hand looked so attractive in her simple brown skirt..the drawing session between the lovers is so sensual. The nudity is so natural and not at all in-your-face.
William L. Petersen as the husband is not enough jealous as the one Portrayed by Guy Marchand plus he is so funny when he breaks off with his girlfriends or when he gets into a fistfight with his partner who owes him money and gets a bloody nose..getting jealous watching his wife having an open affair but can not do anything.
Sean Young is the wicked witch with "A three digit IQ" is not mad enough as the original wife.
Lloyd Bridges is the only character who is better than the original. He barely has three scenes and he hits the home run each time..Especially the moments with his grandson: "Can you keep a secret?.. So can I." Brilliant!!.
The highlight of this movie is the long bike ride down the countryside breathtakingly captured by the director (Schumacher written all over it!!) This is the only moment that you don't feel tied down & suffocated by the forced attraction between the characters. The director and the writers made a few changes in this movie worst one is when the loving cousins parents get married!! I almost threw up watching them sail away at the end of the movie..
Do yourself a favor watch the original. If you watch both then you will be forced to write a review in disappointment.