alberto-27's reviews

This film is about the quest of love of a young man. It is extremely realistic, especially in the description of a self-cantered central character who seems always a little surprised at what is happening to him.

The film is NOT a romantic comedy. It is not even a comedy, or a drama, or whatever category you usually put movies in. It is a transposition of life, with all its ambiguities, its unaccomplished desires, its eternal quests.

The direction is minimalist but effective. The acting is sublime. If you are not worried to watch a movie which shows things that might be happening to you, go and see it.

This movie depicts the encounter of two people who, because of the circumstances of being in a completely different country, are momentarily out of their usual environment. This encounter evolves in a very realistic way. If you like stories where many things happen all the time, do not go to see this movie. If, on the other hand, you want to see how a director, a writer and a bunch of actors managed to transpose real life into the screen, do not miss it.

The photography of Japan is really nice.

A great hourrah for Bill Murray. He is just incredibly good!!!

Secretary pulls the almost impossible trick of merging a romantic love story with a sadomasochistic relation, and make you believe it is true. The magic operates through the fantastic performances of James Spader and Maggie Gyllenhaal, and the quick pace of the direction of Steven Shainberg. If you believe that it is OK to find your kicks how, when, where and with whom you want, this is a must see movie.

This films transports the viewer to the critical days of June 1940 when France is losing the war, to follow several interwoven stories. There is something for every taste; romance, action, corrupt politicians, sexy stars. Somehow the director manages to mix this in a proper fashion, so you will never be bored. As usual, Adjani and Depardieu are a pleasure to watch. If you want to amuse yourself and at the sometime learn about a not so very well known critical moment of French history, do not miss this movie.

This movie is a masterpiece. It is also a portray of how the ambition and lunacy of a few men can lead to the death of many others.

Kubrick is a master of light, and the beautiful cinematography adds to the poignancy of many scenes.

The acting is superb, the travellings are fantastic, and the plot keeps you all the time on your toes.

Most of all, Kubrick passes a humanistic message. He insists on it again and again. However, this picture is not only about good and evil, or about reason and lunacy, or about ambition and idealism.

This movie is also about how men act when confronted to situations at the extreme limit, such as war. By showing the possibility of keeping human sentiments, such as compassion with your fellow man, it gives us some hope.

This is a film about how power, or its possibility, corrupts. Redford is fantastically subtle, and the film itself feels like a documentary which gives you an inside look into the whole process of 20th century ( and unfortunately 21st also) politics. It is "must see" for anybody who cares about politics, and questions himself on why the path to hell is padded with good intentions.

A lot is written about this movie, so that I will not go over the plot again. What struck me about it is that it reflects on how the subconscious mind works, quite literally in the Freudian sense. I cannot tell more without revealing the plot; if you are curious, I suggest you go see for yourself.

If you like romance, humor, and a fresh story, this movie is for you. It deals in a poetic and unexpected way with the day to day difficulties in Cuba. The acting is very convincing, and the plot is full of unexpected twists.

I liked it a lot, and I hope you will.

29 years before American Beauty, Otto Preminger destroys the icons of american life, from the husband to the mother to the medical doctor, in a vitriolic satire where only the wronged ones gain the viewer's sympathy.

Ever asked yourself why you should be faithful to your husband/wife? See this movie. I loved it.

Banderas reveals himself as an excellent director on top of a superb actor, in the true tradition of Chaplin, Welles and Eastwood. His tale of fight of freedom in 1965 Alabama keeps a fast pace while running between two parallel (and eventually converging) plot lines. He never loses a good, and sometimes vitriolic, sense of humor.

Three cheers for Jurgens, who succeeds in a key role on which the credibility of the plot depends.

What defines a classic? Maybe a succession of "tour de force"s, like casting both Fred McMurray and Edgard G. Robinson against their usual roles of good guy and bad gangster; maybe the sizzling sexual attraction between Fred McMurray and Barbara Stanwyck; there is more hot stuff in one look of Barbara than in so many explicit scenes of today's movies.

To my taste, is mostly a superbly told story. We know the end from the beginning, but we are still trapped in this classic tale of sex, greed and friendship. What else can you ask for?

I thoroughly enjoyed this film. It has something for everybody. The red violin remains an intense object of desire which unifies the diverse episodes, which range from renaissance Italy to modern day China.

I particularly appreciated the way three simultaneous stories are told ; you keep coming back to the beginning and to the end, while watching what happens in the middle. A really accomplished tour de force.