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Falling Uphill (2012)
charming low budget
A simple story with interesting and likable characters. No dirty jokes or nudity. Just a story about a young man running out of money and having to leave San Francisco and return to his hometown in New York. For the past year he has rented out a room to a young woman to help make ends meet. As he is about to leave he realizes he really cares about the roommate but she already has a boyfriend with a decent job.
Another woman is delivering a package to his boss, a poet, and enters his life in a different way. She almost steals the film.
I expect the talent in this movie will appear in future films. Good indie band soundtrack too.
The Green Mile (1999)
It tries TOO hard
This starts off as a fine movie. Excellent acting, especially by Michael Clarke Duncan in a marvelous turn as a condemned saint-like man. But as the Steven King plot begins to thicken so does the layers of pathos laid on by writer-director Frank Darabont. This is not a bad movie but an unterminable one that tries too hard to be important. Three hours can make one weary of the best intentioned designs. Framed like Titanic I predict it will also be wildly popular. It seems we can no longer recognize when we are being fed a sour pill.
Fukushû suru wa ware ni ari (1979)
complex tale of a serial murderer
A true story told in flashbacks of a Japanese serial killer. This film requires your attention because of the flashbacks and the ever changing locations. The killer, played creepily by Ken Ogata, is also a con artist. He seduces women and has no conscience. A subplot involves the more than friendship between the wife he leaves behind and his father. An untraditional violent, sexy and vastly entertaining film for the serious filmgoer.
Pleasantville (1998)
A 'pleasant' surprise
Although the plot was revealed in the trailers and ads, I was surprised at the tone of the movie. It was more serious than I was expecting, yet it did have some funny moments and some clever twists. The film touches on social mores in the latter half and the film holds up admirably despite its long running time. (Slightly more than two hours) The casting was inspired. Pleasantville is inventive and entertaining. I enjoyed watching people leaving the theater appearing to not know what just hit them.