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Some ghastly things happened in 2006?the horrors of all-against-all war in Iraq, the rubble of Lebanon, the foiled plot to blow airliners out of the sky over the Atlantic, the slow throttling of civil liberties and freedom of expression in Russia, genocide in Darfur, continuing repression from Burma to Zimbabwe. All seemed grim, and grimly familiar. Was there nothing to lighten the gloom...
Though the plot of “We are Marshall” is laced with tragedy, the movie does have its lighthearted moments. Most of these moments can be attributed to McConaughey, who is perfectly cast. Though in a dramatically different role from his usual lead in romantic comedies, McConaughey brings just the right amount of his signature goofy charm into his character, giving the film moments of much needed comic relief. Upon first meeting the three players, McConaughey comes up with memory tricks to remember their names, crediting this technique to an article he read in Redbook magazine. Though...
Bottom line: Though easy to write off as just another inspirational sports movie, the true to life plot and spot on casting make “We are Marshall” a worthwhile...
...Royale” include “Crash” writer/director Paul Haggis, who adds his effective (if overblown) dialogue to the film, but doesn’t try to convince you that the obscenely long and bloody chase sequence on a Miami runway has anything to do with plot or character development. This is disappointing—it holds “Casino Royale” back from being one of the greatest Bond films ever—but not horribly so. In other films where the interstitial space between blood splatters is less captivating, it?...
...bugging her phone, and the British establishment or the Queen or Prince Philip or the head of MI6 were horrified at the prospect of a non-white, Muslim half-brother to the future King of England, they would have had no impetus at that stage to put a murder plot in motion...