Change Your Image
danadunkley
Reviews
Havoc (2005)
Artificial, fake and contrived attempt at an "edgy" film
What a total disappointment! There was not a second of anything authentic in this movie, rather we were treated to a Hollywood hack writer's sad and pathetic attempt at garnering the attention and adulation of his peers.
Every scene seemed to be calculated to gain a screen at Sundance and awards for the "creative" team. Of course, there was really no creativity in sight whatsoever.
It's a sad portent of the state of current film-making that films like this one get made.
It's heartening to see that this self-conscious attempt has completely failed. Hopefully more of those contrived attempts at "reality" will go the same way.
As for Anne Hathaway, she was very disappointing. I was expecting her playing a different part, but she was still playing the "princess", except this time Hollywood's idea of a "rich bad girl". Her career will be very short if she keeps those bad choices coming.
Also, the film also laid negative stereotypes about Latinos on thickly. Apparently, according to Steve Gaghan, all Latinos are gangsters and all White kids want to imitate them.
If this is what Gaghan can do when he is not adapting someone else's work, here's to hoping they never make another of his original scripts.
24 Hour Party People (2002)
Usual Sundance Claptrap
As usual Sundance has given us yet another so-called "masterpiece" that manages to barely qualify as a movie.
How long will it take for people to stop paying any attention to the Bad Movies 'R Us Film Festival also known as Sundance? Wait! Nobody pays any attention anymore except a few acquisitions people in Hollywood eager to justify their sky vacation.
The reason the Sundance label now stands for lack of quality? Movies like this that look and feel like a home video without actual real people in them.
Avoid at all costs.