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Death Sentence (2007)
Looked Good, But Was A Huge Disappointment
Death Sentence had a lot of promising qualities that just didn't come together to form what should have been a great movie. The story was there, as was the action and tone, but the plot is so full of holes, not even Kevin Bacon could avoid falling down into the abyss. The so-called realism that might have been portrayed in this film gets shot out the window with the obvious logic errors that occur in nearly every scene. The idiocy surrounding the plot was almost too much for me to bear, but I somehow managed to make it through to the end of the movie.
The only saving grace to this movie is in the action scenes, and even those who stand a good deal of improvement. The development of Bacon's character, as well all of the others, was shaky at best, and did less than the bare minimum in order to keep the story moving along.
Fast forward to all the fun scenes with action, death and destruction, and then turn this movie off, because that's all you're going to get out of this one. 3.0/10 for this disappointment.
Talk to Me (2007)
Good story and acting... but that's it.
While the story was good, Talk To Me had a number of slow transition scenes. The progression of the plot never really picked up enough to keep my full interest. The cinematography could have been a lot better. I found myself readjusting my focus quite often to adjust to the extreme darkness that occurred in many of the scenes (most of them being the pool hall scenes). I enjoyed most of the acting in the movie. Don Cheadle did not disappoint me in this film (he has yet to disappoint me in ANY film of his that I've seen).
What really caught my eye is the performance of one Chiwetal Ejiofor, who plays alongside Cheadle as the main supporting actor. I remember his supporting role in Serenity, and I like his acting in both of these movies. Although both of these roles have him in the position of supporting actor, I can see him getting starring roles in the near future.
With it's excellent acting and true story, Talk To Me is a pretty decent movie. Unfortunately, the progression, cinematography, and a few other aspects of the movie were lacking in that "wow" factor that makes a great movie. Altogether, this film receives a 6.5/10.
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
A great ending to a the Bourne trilogy!
This film is one of the most solid third-installment movies I've ever seen. It had the same feel and flow as its two predecessors, which made it feel like I was watching the same singular movie, instead of the three-part story that it is. The way they seamlessly blended the movies together is incredible. The plot progressed nicely, the character development (especially that of Jason Bourne) was fantastic, and the dialog scenes were good enough to keep my focus and transitioned before the dialog got too lengthy.
The action sequences had the same great quality that you would expect from the two previous movies. While that's good and all, that also provides the one demeaning quality to the movie: It's more of the same. Together with Identity and Supremacy, this film is amazing, but it does not have anything to make it stand out from the other two (besides the fact that it has the ending). This statement speaks volumes, as it was reaffirmed by several customers I had who asked about the movies. They couldn't makes distinctions between the three movies, and I came to find that even my own knowledge between the first two Bourne installments was blurred in a few areas.
I had one other hang-up with this movie. For a man who is wanted by almost every country that he is in throughout the movie, Bourne is able to seamlessly get from nation to nation almost as easily as fast-forwarding the movie to the next scene. It just stuck out to me as something that was either overlooked or cut-out completely due to time constraints.
If you're like me and you love the first two Bourne movies, then you will also love The Bourne Ultimatum. Otherwise, it's just more of the same. It is a great action movie, and it deserves the 8.5/10 I am giving it. I just wish it had a little more to it than just "a great ending to the trilogy". It would be wrong of me to end a review of a good movie on a downside, so let me say again that THIS IS A GREAT MOVIE!