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How Harry Became a Tree (2001)
Colm Meaney - WOW!
Well the main reason for seeing this movie would be to see Colm Meaney at his best. During the 1st 10 minutes of this film I was quite irritated by what I thought was another shamrockery and begorrah script. But once you get past that, its a very well acted, well-shot film. The humour was very dark though. Some in the audience were laughing while I felt like crying. I suppose the humour is open to your own interpretation. Overall a very sad story though.
Tigerland (2000)
Joel Schumacher? (sp?)
Well, like others, I was amazed that this was directed by Schumacher. The film really gave me a sense of how horrified and terrified and hysterical I would feel if I had to go to war. Farrell, in particular, did very well with both the accent and his performance. But the whole cast were excellent. I totally felt their panic and ever-increasing hysteria. And the worst thing about the story was that they never even showed the war. All that horror happened before they even got there. I thought the best part was when they showed the 'unofficial' use for the radio and Buzz asked "Why would I want to learn how to do that to another human being?"
Pearl Harbor (2001)
make-movies-by-numbers
This film was actually even worse than I had expected. The dialogue is trite and unoriginal, the characters very sketchy and the central romance is not credible. Kate Beckinsale is a very capable actress so its a shame to see her waste away in this film which is trying so hard to be like Titanic. It doesn't justify the amount of money spent on it.
Dungeons & Dragons (2000)
Jeremy Jeremy... WHY?????
Dear oh Dear. Well this is not as good as it could have been. Irons, in particular, let himself down. However I was impressed with the young hero (whose name escapes me) as he did quite well in a number of key emotional scenes. The effects are not convincing and the characters are very sketchy - even cartoony.
I Went Down (1997)
Many meanings for the term 'I went down' .....
What a pleasant surprise! One of the earlier set of well-made Irish films with not a shamrock or a leprechaun in sight. The banter between Gleeson and McDonald is well-timed, realistic and naturally, hilarious. A film that somewhat reflects a 'real' Ireland that we can relate to(er, possibly without all the guns and violence). A film that shows what a talent we have here.
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Big dresses, excellent dialogue, John Malcovich...
A fantasticly acted film about destruction of characters with a few carefully placed words. Glenn Close and John Malcovich act their pants off. The dialogue is sharp witty and cutting without modern day expletives we are normally used to. Makes you want to be an actor Aoife