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lost in translation
rating: **** out of five
quick shot: a man lost. a woman ignored. friendship [and more?] follows.
what i liked about the movie: the acting, direction and pacing of the movie was very well done.
what i didn’t like: the movie seemed short.
underworld
rating: ** out of five
quick shot: decent run at the vampire mythos. werewolves versus vampire war is somewhat effective, though the story gets bogged down on who did what to whom too much. dave commented that the sequel would probably be better than the original (which i kind of agree with). kate beckinsale makes a kick-ass vampire though.
what i liked about the movie: the movie looked very slick, matrix-like. the fight scenes were interesting enough.
what i didn’t like: that this is clearly setup for a second movie - which may never come. (but i could be wrong)
better luck tomorrow
rating: ***1/2 out of five
quick shot: good small movie. somewhat predictable half way through, but overall an enjoyable film.
what i liked about the movie: fresh faces and good acting. the characters were some people i recognized and could relate to on some level.
what i didn’t like: some of the direction in the latter half of the film was hokey. for most of the film i didn’t know where it was going, but in the last third it seemed to be predictable.