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The Long Firm (2004)
In the final analysis: Jolly good.
Fantastic!
An authentic image of a gangster and a beautifully conveyed story. Brilliant acting; especially Mark Strong's emotional and moving character. A delicate balance of drama, thrill and violence. It's the plot that kept me watching till 3 O'clock in the morning. The four characters telling their own story in each episode is a marvelous film-noir touch. A masterpiece by novel writer, Jake Arnott, brought thrice as powerful by the conversion to visual which was done perfectly. Not a single boring moment, and not for one second does it lose it's authentic aura. A must-see series.
The Cell (2000)
Horrifying (in a good way)
For the record: I like comedies, easy-going movies. I'm also into Charlie Kaufman movies: Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, Being John Malkovich... I'm not at all horror/thriller movie material.
Having sorted that out, this movie is a beautiful masterpiece! The plot is simple and altogether simply genius. The concept of being in someone's mind fascinates me and it is manifested brilliantly in this movie. A cruel and sharp mind plotted this plot; a lot of hard-core violence that only a true sadist can produce -done with delicate taste though. Superb acting... The children acted great and this is certainly Vincent D'Onofrio's best performance. I registered to IMDb only to rate and comment this movie.
In the final analysis: A truly horrifying horror movie. Excellent!