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Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
Great movie
Tom Hanks and Philip Seymour Hoffman at their brilliant best. Please don't let the pro/anti American comments put you off. Enjoy the movie for what it is. If you need a touch of realism then remember it is based on a true story.
One man can make a difference to the lives of many especially if surrounded by the right people. This movie is intelligent, captivating and the acting is outstanding. It is not often that we see a politician (taking advantage of all the perks of the job) suddenly sit up and take notice of a cause. Tom Hanks' character does this and some! This is a movie I will certainly be watching again at some stage in the future.
Surveillance (2008)
Yawn
What is about movies that are abstract and meaningless only for all to become apparent in the last 20 minutes? I want to enjoy a movie from beginning to end. It may be "arty" to have some vague road movie plot line that has you guessing but when it doesn't unravel until near the end then I feel cheated.
So we have some redneck cops, we have a young carefree couple, we have a couple of FBI agents (appear from out of the blue!) in a town which appears to have a population of 5. The cops aren't very nice, the young couple are out for fun.... lo and behold the otherwise normal FBI agents turn out to be serial killers in the last bit of the movie and bingo we have a plot! Shame we have to spend 80% of the movie asking WTF???
Lakeview Terrace (2008)
Why expect so much
This film is what it is. Those who expect the film to explore the racism aspect to death are watching the wrong genre. The plot is plain to see and Samuel LJ plays a good part as a physco with a chip on his shoulder.... a welcome change from some of the bull he has done in the past with voice overs, adverts and any paycheck he can grab.
I liked the movie. He has a thing against inter racial relationships coz his wife may have been unfaithful to him with a white guy. No need to dis the movie because it does not offer analytical insight into the situation. It covers it as much as is warranted considering we are dealing with a character who is unbalanced at best!