Limacher Low Down: The King’s Speech has been garnishing critical acclaim and harvested the most Oscar Nominations this year, and I understand why. I went into the theater with no prior knowledge of the story outside of what I had seen in the previews. The movie does a great job of telling a short history of King George VI and the importance of his fateful speech for which the … [Read more...] about The King’s Speech
Archives for January 2011
The Mechanic
Let the mayhem begin… The H-Bomb: Jason Statham does what Jason Statham does best in this latest entry from the Hollywood action movie factory. Here, Statham plays Arthur, a professional killer of the quiet, cold blooded variety. He specializes in assassinations that are either set up to look like accidents, or to point the guilt in another direction. To him, killing is … [Read more...] about The Mechanic
The Mechanic
Review by Alyn Darnay Directed by: Simon West (Con Air) Starring: Jason Statham (The Transporter), Ben Foster (The Messenger, Alpha Dog), Donald Sutherland (The Italian Job) Here you go, a slam bam summer action movie, right in the middle of winter. Is there any better way to heat up the screen? Jason Statham is back tearing up the bad guys as an elite hit man in this … [Read more...] about The Mechanic
Biutiful
Review by Alyn Darnay Directed by: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (Babel, 21 Grams and Amores Perros) Starring: Javier Bardem, Blanca Portillo, Eduard Fernandez, Maricel Alvarez. “Biutiful” is not beautiful, not by a long shot. There are three things you need to know about this film right from the start: 1) Javier Bardem’s performance is masterful, dazzling, the best he’s … [Read more...] about Biutiful
Another Year
Directed by: Mike Leigh (‘Happy-Go-Lucky,’ ‘Secrets & Lies,’‘Vera Drake’) Starring: Jim Broadbent (Tom), Ruth Sheen (Gerri), Lesley Manville (Mary) Something there is about the English and their gardens, how they tend them, take their time with them, care for them, cherish them, bring warmth and joy to them, even staying with them when the weather turns nasty. And so to … [Read more...] about Another Year