Reviews

"Doubt: a parable" is the title of its original which is a Pulitzer-prize winning play. However, "a parable" is dropped for "Doubt", a rather simple yet thought-provoking title and its punch stars Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams. The weight of the "Hollywood" treatment taints the solemnity of the film, which is one of its few faults. But everything else works: the simplicity that emanates, the explosive talk that concerns morality and religion. The film also "makes you think", which is always good, especially for a Hollywood film.

The acting I thought was quite "samey". Amy Adams is a good actress but after a while I thought she had what I like to call "saving expressions" which a number of actors have especially those who rarely star in "serious" films. But I give her the benefit of the doubt. Philip Seymour Hoffman I thought was just brilliant - I should mention that he happens to be one of my favourite actors. Meryl Streep, I thought she was good, and that's it. To be perfectly honest I thought Philip Seymour Hoffman was better but Meryl Streep's character made me feel uneasy and the ending of the film grounded that. On the other hand I thought Viola Davis was an absolute breath of fresh air.

I remember watching this on Channel 4 years ago and remembered how much it made me laugh. Years later i decided to buy the DVD boxset and ahh...the memories. This is the best slice of British comedy i have ever seen, and the good thing is i can watch it again and again and again...and never get bored! It is fast-paced, surreal, clever and imaginative. It's one of those unique shows that producers, directors and writers of comedy can learn from. This is a fine, fine show and i truly admire the genius brains behind it. The characters you can relate with, the situations you can relate to. It doesn't go too far and out of context and it remains entertaining even in it's bleakest and emotional moments. If you love comedy, watch this...

i am a huge jim carrey fan, so any movie he is in I'm guaranteed to watch. this movie is by far one of my favourites. jim carrey passes of as a cable guy desperate for a friend who stalks a customer steve covacks (matthew broderick), who also plays a fine performance. this film uses dark comedy well, and as a fan of comedy film's this is one of my favourite dark films. jim carrey's neurotic character, with his lisp and need to hide his true identity under the false names of television characters is great. i love how he plays chip douglas, or whatever his real name is. if you love jim carrey, you will be surprised with the performance. it is unlike his others, he plays a dark stalker unlike the jolly crazy characters you usually see him play. if you love jim carrey, watch this film :).

i was recommended this movie on DVD and i wasn't that impressed with all the hype and critical acclaims of this film. it wasn't the best, it wasn't Oscar-winning but it had potential. the plot was decent enough to interest me, a simple storyline of robots trying to take over humans. it didn't appeal to me that much, i didn't feel excited over the movie and to me, it wouldn't be considered unforgettable or memorable. characters played are convincing, and the CGI effects are amazing, making the robots look almost lifelike i liked. one of my favourite scenes is the car scene in the tunnel where all the robots attack del spooner's car. oh, and i liked the hidden secret of the main character being half a robot although he is extremely against them. and the story about the drowning of the girl i thought was interesting, and the fact he hated robots from there because the robot saved him instead of the little girl. apart from these positive points, i thought the movie was average. i have to admit some of the "slow motion" effects seemed a little useless, and a little out of place for me. it felt like a "wannabe-maxtrix" dropped in tiny parts of the movie, but then again that is my point of view. it is watchable, if you are interested in sci-fi and you are a fan of will smith's biceps then watch this movie. but if you are looking for an intense sci-fi thriller, i'm afraid this movie doesn't really deliver, and the cgi effects and the idea of creating robots that are similar to a human, crowds the actual plot and theme.

This movie was average. That's it. There is an increase of classic remakes, some great ones, such as "Charlie and The Chocolate Factory" and others that i think in my opinion have ruined a cult classic entirely, such as, "Bewitched". When i heard of Peter Jacksons latest instalment, putting the classic king Kong on the big screen, and the fact he was getting paid £20 million for directing the movie, i was excited and looking forward, and even hoping they wouldn't turn it into a flop. I have to say, i was pleased with the end result, however slightly disappointed. I have to say. Yes, the CGI effects were fantastic, actors i thought were good, except unconvincing. They can act, but i don't think they portrayed the characters in the original well enough. The romance between Ann and Jack was very unconvincing. The subplot stories were just useless to the movie. Period. It was too long. Especially for a movie with such a little plot. A girl wants to be a movie star, bumps into a guy who gives her the opportunity of becoming an actress but then as they travel to an island they discover a secret, hence King Kong. That is it. Some of the scenes were too stretched and kind of lost the plot a bit. They were mostly the CGI scenes. I think that is why i was disappointed with this film because the duration was mostly filled with the CGI scenes and effect, to be honest. Some scenes, although this is a fictional film, were very unrealistic. One scene was the stampede of the dinosaurs and when Carl, Jack and the other members of the ship were running from them. The fact they didn't die, just tells us how unrealistic this is. All in all, average movie. Average characters.

My friend recommended this film to me the other day and i watched it, first time, i did not understand the plot although it was explained to me, but when i watched it the second time i was blown away. This is a very good film with an interesting plot, dialogue and very well- written. Not only does it portray a love between two characters who are already married but the flashbacks from the beginning and the way it unfolds from how they met to how they finally reunited, is very powerful. I enjoyed every moment of this movie it was gripping and it was brilliantly acted, with a good cast. I recommend this film to anyone who enjoys Bollywood or Alternative cinema.

I took a glimpse at this soap last night on Channel 5. The last time i had watched this show was when it was interesting, when Pete Callan was wicked as the villain and Benjamin, a school boy had the affair with that teacher. Well, when i took a glance yesterday, i nearly cried. No, it wasn't the drama included, it was the lack of dialogue and how utterly dull this show is becoming. The script says it all, the conversations the characters have are similar to the ones i have to myself...pointless. It's just doesn't have the knack it had before, there was action, there was drama there was something there for me to watch but yesterday i had to suffer watching this. I only watched it because i wanted to know what was happening, plus i was bored out of my skull. And oh dear god how i regret spending half and hour watching this soap. Card-board characters i could make within 5 minutes, dialogue my brother of 6-years-old could write. Also, the situations does not interest me. For example, one of the characters i found yesterday is gay and his father is currently in hospital nearly dying. So of course before the program started they showed what happened on the previous episode, so i got a general idea of what this episode was going to be about. All the conversations between this character and his mother and all the other people in the show included, "How is your father,"..."He's still in hospital," next scene, "I don't know what to do about my father, " next scene, "Oh what am i going to do about my father," something along those lines. What was worse was the other story that was happening, a lady is currently selling her pub and her friends are not entirely happy about it. "I'm selling the pub, i've made my decision"..."There is nothing you can do about it i am selling the pub," next scene, "Nobody is going to stop me selling my pub," next scene, "The pub is in my name, so i can do what i like with it, i will sell the pub," and her friends, "Why are you selling the pub," next scene, "Sell the pub to someone else, " next scene, " i am angry about you selling the pub, " next scene, "Why are you selling the pub, what about your friends," Thats why i nearly cried, thats how bad it was. If only they could improve on the script maybe they might scrape some more viewers, but at this rate, they will see the light at the end of the tunnel...or in that case...a flop.