unkletim Reviews

Across the Universe (2007)

A cinematic feast!

[10/10 · 28 October 2007]

At the urging of a friend we went to see this movie today. Now, I am an old guy that grew up when the Beatles were at their peak. So...being familiar with the music was a plus in this movie. However....from the very start the beauty of the cinematography just jumped out on the screen to us. It wasn't setting me on fire to begin with but then, something happened and I was just sucked right into the big screen. At the heart, this is just a very good love story. All of the characters are likable. It is interesting reading the comments of those in the younger age group not "getting" this movie and I do understand that. However...me thinks that it was made for those of us that still yearn for those years that were both innocent yet turbulent with the riots for equal rights and the protests of the Viet Nam war. I got teary eyed more than once in this masterpiece of movie making. It is sad that it is not a box office hit and even sadder that the trailers for it on the TV are so bad. All you need to do is see this movie and the rest will be history. It is also nice to see a movie that is not jammed with today's "stars." A lot of these actors are not mainstream but man oh man are they a talented lot. It is a magical mystery tour of movie making. Sit back and enjoy the ride America. SEE THIS MOVIE!

Feast of Love (2007)

This is a good one!

[10/10 · 15 October 2007]

Great writing, great acting,(not a weak performance in the movie) a believable story line. Yes, it is a story of changing relationships and how we adjust to them. Someone in here mentioned gratuitous sex. No...the sex scenes were a necessary part of this movie it is nice to see that they were left in and not cut out making the movie jumpy. Is it just me, or do you too also want Morgan Freeman to be your next door neighbor after seeing this movie? Greg Kinnear once again shows his very strong acting range. Selma Blair...oh my is she a gem or what? Not enough of her in the movie would probably be my only complaint. It would have been interesting to see how her relationship actually progressed.