Change Your Image
rhaslett-3
Reviews
What Doesn't Kill You (2008)
Great acting by Ethan Hawke et al
First time ever to see Ethan, he was outstanding. Have liked Ruffalo's acting since Zodiac, have seen very few actors with the on-screen believability portrayed here, he was spot-on as a tough kid, temperamental, mean on the outside, soft underneath when it came to friends and their family. As a crime kid, he knows no other way, and of course feels screwed when life comes up short. the only think that holds Brian together is his kids once he realizes how bad he has let them and their Mother down. Storyline is very good, acting superb down to the bit actors, and the Boston landscape and people are what I would picture them to be in these neighborhoods. Would love to see where the filming was done some day. Reall an underrated film I caught a part of one night and got the DVD and have seen it at least ten times, each time gets better. Love Amanda Peet. she too was the first time ever seeing her in a movie. Such dedication to put up with a guy like Brian all those years. Definitely worth watching at least once. Maybe ten times?
Staten Island (2009)
Wake me when its over!
First of all, I love D'Onofrio and of late Ethan Hawke. I did not see anyone here as a bad actor or actress, quite the contrary. I was shocked that actors of this quality would have accepted such a sorry script. The lead-in was great, I love stories about the mob, New York and places like Staten Island. Hawke was in a great movie, What Doesn't Kill You along with Mark Ruffalo and Amanda Peet. That one is a great movie and casting job well done. This movies was a real yawner because of the repeated scenes throughout and the weird unreal scenes like D'Ononfrio sitting in a tree, come on. I almost asked for my dollar back at the video store!I can really understand why the name of the movie has been changed. May appeal to some people, but I would really recommend gene enhancement for their offspring.