Br0nz18's Review History
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| Watcher, The (2000) – 2010-06-14 16:00:14 |
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| The Watcher My overwhelming impression is that Keanu made this movie creepy. His gorgeous smile was there, the little habits and quirks that you see in other movies...but he is a baaaad man in this, so his charm + nasty = creepy. Although I knew he'd die/get caught in the end (the plot is none-too-original) there is still a sense of tension about just how far David Allen Griffin will go before he is caught/killed. I liked the flashback/dreams as they gave clues to the backstory. There was sufficient sympathy given to the victims, quite pretty women who are isolated, often by choice. The tension around the search for the camera shop girl was good...you could hope they'd find her but... I watched this also with "The Gift" in mind, seeing how playing the bad guy here gave Kenau experience for Donnie Barksdale, and looking for any links, interpretation-wise. Will definitely watch it again. | A Scanner Darkly (2006) – 2010-01-04 08:56:39 |
The standout for me in this movie were Keanu's eyes...they were so sad, especially when he was in the scramble suit. Keanu conveys so much with his eyes. I also love the scene near the end of the movie when Winona Ryder's character is talking to her boss over coffee. Her boss talks about God's MO and how we so often can only see/understand things after they've happened; that there is an underlying story being worked out that is not readily obvious...that resonates so much with how I see life. | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009) – 2009-06-08 10:25:12 |
| Private Lives of Pippa Lee The first word that comes to mind with this movie is 'clarity'...in that the way Rebecca Miller has told this story in film makes the story clearer than it was in the book. Also, each of the actors brought their characters very much to life and were true to them. Thirdly, there was no unfinished business about the story...it was told and there were no loose ends although the end of the film is open-ended, just as it is in the book...we don't know what this next part of Pippa's life will bring. Each actor was well-cast. The first thing that struck me about Keanu's portrayal of Chris is that I almost didn't recgonise Keanu...of cousre he's recognisable..I was looking for that face to appear on the screen, but there was some quality about that portrayal that did not make me think this was just Keanu...he was Chris...distant, terse, an arsehole as he describes himself. Monica Belucci was very different to her role in Matrix 2...still gorgeous, but troubled...without giving too much away, her exit from the tale is dramatic (even though I knew it was coming and was expecting it, it still made me jump). Alan Arkin was the self-focused Herb, Winona Ryder a really loopy Moira (though I think she was called Sandra in the film rather than Moira). Powerful, significant, a treat to see. Not an 'easy' film, not a chick-flick, but a thoughtful look (as the book is) at what makes up a woman's life. Although Chris is not a major player in the book, Keanu is on screen for quite some time, but flitting in and out so there is this feel that he is very much part of the film's totality. I am looking forward to seeing it again, and enjoying the nuances that Keanu always brings to his roles. |
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