Directed by Michael Meridith Staring Jeff Bridges, Justin Timberlake & Kate Mara Rating M Score 5/6 When Carlton’s mum becomes ill he has to take an unexpected road trip to track down his estranged father, legendary baseball player Kyle. Carlton enlists his friend Lucy for emotional support. Once reunited, Carlton struggles to deal with a…
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Drama Movie Reviews
The Notebook
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Directed by Nick Cassavetes Staring Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner & Gena Rowlands Rating PG Score 5/6 Two teenagers Allie and Noah engage in a whirlwind courtship and soon fall in love. They are seperated by Allie’s upper class parents who say that Noah is not right for her. Years pass and by chance…
Stop Loss
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Director: Kimberly Peirce Staring: Channing Tatum, Ryan Phillippe & Abbie Cornish Rating: MA Score 6/6 A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army. I’ve always wondered about the war movies…
Sex and the City
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Directed by Michael Patrick King Staring Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis & Cynthia Nixon Rating MA Score 6/6 A New York writer on sex and love is finally getting married to her Mr. Big. But her three best girlfriends must console her after one of them inadvertently leads Mr. Big to jilt her.…
Rescue Dawn
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Directed by Werner Herzog Staring Christian Bale, Steve Zahn & Jeremy Davis Rating MA Score 6/6 Based on the story of Dieter Dangler a U.S fighter piolt who was shot down over Laos and taken prisoner by the North Vietnamese and escaped from a POW camp deep in the jungles of Laos. Rescue Dawn is…
Perfect Opposites
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Directed by Matt Cooper Staring Martin Henderson, Piper Perabo, Jennifer Tilly, Artie Lange & Joe Pantoliano Rating M Score 4/6 Two sweethearts Drew and Julia are graduating college. They move to Los Angles after Drew convinces Julia to follow him. Drew ends up ending the relationship after he freaks out over what his commitment to…
The New World
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Directed by Terrence Mallick Staring Colin Farrell & Q’Orianka Kilcher Rating M Score 5/6 The New World tells the classic tale of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith set against the first tentative steps taken by the English to colonize America. This is an amazing movie. If you watch this movie purely to see what Director…
New Moon
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Directed by Chris Weitz Staring Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Jackson Rathbone, Nikki Reed, Dakota Fanning, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Chaske Spencer, Bronson Pelletier, Alex Meraz, Kiowa Gordon, Tyson Houseman Rating M Score 3/6 After Bella recovers from the vampire attack that almost claimed her life, she looks to celebrate her birthday with Edward…
Nothing but the truth
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Director: Rod Lurie Staring: Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillion, Angela Bassett, Allan Alda, Vera Farminga, David Schwimmer and Noah Wyle Rating: MA Score 6/6 In Washington, D.C., a female reporter faces a possible jail sentence for outing a CIA agent and refusing to reveal her source. Somebody once said that there is a fine line between…
MARIE ANTOINETTE
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Directed by Sofia Coppola Staring Kirsten Dunst Rating M Score 4/6 I was conflicted about this movie. I wasn’t sure what I was letting myself in for. My first instincts being that I was going to be watching a historical epic, a romance. What was delivered by Sofia Coppola was an autobiography showing the treatment…