Duplicity, writer-director Tony Gilroy's first movie since 2007's Michael Clayton, takes all the boardroom intrigue of Clayton and adds a sense of humor this time. It isn't hard to make a decent movie when Clive Owen and Tom Wilkinson are involved and Gilroy more than succeeds with the witty, enjoyable Duplicity.
Whoever said that Flight of the Conchords was New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo a capella rap-funk-comedy folk duo certainly didn't tell their fans who were in attendance at their BankUnited Center concert this past Tuesday.
Adventureland tries to achieve a balance between being a farcical sex comedy along the lines of Superbad and being a profound coming-of-age story. For the most part, it succeeds. It's not as hilarious as it thinks it is, nor is it as deep, yet it remains a surprisingly worthy film.
One of the most notable aspects of Entre les Murs (Between the Walls, or, as it was titled for its American release, The Class) is the fact that there is no plot. There is no anticipation, climax, or ...
In the case of Watchmen, the soundtrack is far superior to the film itself. While Watchmen as a film had a great concept that translated poorly, the eclectic and mostly brilliant musical choices seemed to fill the gaps of the boring film.