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Laura Smiles (2005)
Laura Smiles
I agree that this was not the greatest film in the Tribeca Film Festival. However, if the ending were not so outrageous and unbelievable, this could have been a great film. The lead actress, Petra, does an amazing job and is very talented. The main problem is the ending and the script needed more rewrites. The film does not hold together and there are too many ambiguities that really make no sense. I like what the film is trying to say, but the film falls flat and is actually less powerful when Laura freaks out at the end. The film was very strong before the murder and the sexual addiction aspects. I hope the lead actress wins some awards or gets some recognition for her performance, because she was fantastic.
Aurora Borealis (2005)
A Touching Story
This was one of the better films in the Tribeca film festival of 2005. The story was touching, simple, and compelling. Donald Sutherland did an outstanding job and deserves an award for this performance. I also felt the writer wrote a wonderful script with characters you truly cared about. I am not crazy about Joshua Jackson, who is not a very strong leading man or actor, but he barely pulls it off. If they cast a better actor in that role, it would have been amazing. The simplicity was the best part of this film and it proves that a powerful story is better than fancy camera work or show off directing. I highly recommend this film. Oscar nominations for best script and for Donald's performance.
Alchemy (2005)
A Disgrace to Film
This is one of the worse movies I have ever seen. It reminded me of a bad pilot that never got picked up and instead got crammed into a poor excuse of a film. The story was stupid, the characters were shallow and not likable, and the jokes would not land. If you took Tom Cavanah out of this movie, it would have a below zero rating, but I have to admit he did an OK job considering how horrible the script was. This was the worse thing in the Tribeca Film festival (I saw home videos that turned out better than this). Do not see this movie unless you are a teenage girl who likes sappy, unsophisticated, not believable, and shallow material.