Very seldom have I been so surprised by a movie. What I thought was going to be a stupid, slapstick comedy turned into a reflection on courage and friendship (and stupidity), and a dynamic, complex exploration of the Vietnam War.
This is, if we must assign a genre, a sci-fi action movie. But that is entirely misleading. It is an action movie unlike anything you’ve ever experienced…
Reitz’s is a portrayal not only of the Boer War, but a drama of the Afrikaner nation, and a display of the birthing pains of South Africa. It encapsulates the good, the bad, and the downright ugly – of war, and of man.
The first thirty seconds of this piece are the most exquisite I have heard. That one, prolonged melody – so tender, so earnest, so wistful – reduces my heart to a bleeding pool of warmth. Every. Single. Time.
The Alchemist is a terrible piece of literature. But, above all, it is a book with a soul – a very rare thing.
Alexander Payne’s ‘The Descendants’ tried hard to be different, but ultimately failed to escape the Hollywood mould.
While a weak ending dulls the strength of the film, Taxi Driver is poignant, brilliantly shot and well-deserving of its ‘classic’ status.
This film is the epitome of the drama genre, presented in a manner utterly unlike most modern movies. This is storytelling at its finest…
… This really is a timeless book, a classic we will marvel at one hundred years from now, when perhaps many of its themes have reached their conclusion.