My Movie Diary

Friday, January 4, 2013

God Bless America [2011]

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Rating: 7.3/10

My Rating: 5/5

I love it. It is so true and... ahh. Just watch it.

About:

On a mission to rid society of its most repellent citizens, terminally ill Frank makes an unlikely accomplice in 16-year-old Roxy.

Director: Bobcat Goldthwait

Writer: Bobcat Goldthwait

Stars: Joel Murray (Frank), Tara Lynne Barr (Roxy )

More on:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1912398/

I Could Never Be Your Woman [2007]

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Rating: 6/10

My Rating: 3/5

I saw it on TV and I think it is likable. I don't really like that crappy romance comedies, but this one is nice.

About:

A mother falls for a younger man while her daughter falls in love for the first time. Mother Nature messes with their fates.

Director: Amy Heckerling

Writer: Amy Heckerling

Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer (Rosie), Paul Rudd (Adam) and Saoirse Ronan (Izzie)

More on:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0466839/

Batman Begins [2005]

Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama

Rating: 8.3/10

My Rating: 5/5

About:

Bruce Wayne loses his philanthropic parents to a senseless crime, and years later becomes the Batman to save the crime-ridden Gotham City on the verge of destruction by an ancient order.

Director: Christopher Nolan

Writers: Bob Kane (characters), David S. Goyer (story & screenplay), Christopher Nolan (screenplay)

Stars: Christian Bale (Bruce Wayne / Batman), Michael Caine (Alfred) and Cillian Murphy (Dr. Jonathan Crane)

More on:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372784/

The Silence of the Lambs [1991]

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Rating: 8.7/10

My Rating: 4/5

About:

A young FBI cadet must confide in an incarcerated and manipulative killer to receive his help on catching another serial killer who skins his victims.

Director: Jonathan Demme

Writers: Thomas Harris (novel), Ted Tally (screenplay)

Stars: Jodie Foster (Clarice Starling), Anthony Hopkins (Dr. Hannibal Lecter) and Lawrence A. Bonney (FBI Instructor)

More on:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102926/

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Get the Gringo [2012]

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Rating: 7.1/10

My Rating: 5/5

Awesoooome.

About:

A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a young boy.

Director: Adrian Grunberg

Writers: Mel Gibson, Stacy Perskie, Adrian Grunberg

Stars: Mel Gibson (Driver), Kevin Hernandez (Kid) and Daniel Giménez (Javi)

More on:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1567609/

Saturday, December 29, 2012

The Golden Compass [2007]

Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Rating: 6.1/10

My Rating: 5/5

About:

In a parallel universe, young Lyra Belacqua journeys to the far North to save her best friend and other kidnapped children from terrible experiments by a mysterious organization.

Director: Chris Weitz

Writers: Chris Weitz (screenplay), Philip Pullman (novel)

Stars: Nicole Kidman (Marisa Coulter), Daniel Craig (Lord Asriel) and Dakota Blue Richards (Lyra 'Silvertongue' Belacqua)