La bombe. Threads. Tora! Tora! Tora! In Cold Blood. All Critics (28) | Top Critics (7) | Fresh (23) | Rotten (3) | DVD (13) A probing, sensitive, tasteful, balanced and suspenseful documentary-drama.
Hall's bleak vision, his gift for working with darkness and rain, rivals classic film noir of the 1940s and '50s in its visual mastery. In contrast to Capote, whose obsessive documentation of the pair's every act betrays his fear than he (and his readers) could well do something similar, Brooks explains and sympathises away their act as being unique to them. Excellent quasidocumentary, which sends shivers down the spine while moving the viewer to ponder. Brooks' great achievement in the film is to portray Smith and Hickock as the unexceptional, dim-witted, morally adrift losers they were. An uneasy mixture of facile Freudianism and 40s expressionism. Highlight of New American Cinema: Richard Brooks' superb, Oscar-nominated film is a chillingly effective version of Truman Capote's pioneering and influential novel. March 9, 2006 November 5, 2005.
The King's Speech. All Critics (240) | Top Critics (45) | Fresh (226) | Rotten (14) | DVD (13) A powerful back story does not necessarily improve a movie, but The King's Speech has a pretty irresistible one.
It might even end with a dramatic night at the Oscars in February. In The King's Speech, Colin Firth once again reminds us of what a great actor he is. Classic, rousing entertainment loaded with both humor and poignancy. February 16, 2013 The King's Speech is the rare work of art that's also an immense crowdpleaser. Too ingratiating to resonate deeply.
The King's Speech is simultaneously cozy and majestic. Call it a glossy inspirational inversion of Pygmalion, or a sports flick for those who prefer royals to athletes, but there's no denying the universal appeal of director Tom Hooper's tastefully wrapped package. The King's Speech features a fantastic, awards courting performance by Firth and is also brilliantly written, resulting in a surprisingly tense and very entertaining watch. 127 Hours. All Critics (216) | Top Critics (39) | Fresh (201) | Rotten (14) | DVD (10) It's an incredible performance by Franco, walking the line between what once was enthusiasm but now is manic desperation.
At the end, we stagger like Ralston from the dark into the light. We might have both our arms left, but our nerves are just as terrorised. Boyle is such a gifted filmmaker that, in his hands, 127 Hours is genuinely -- and unsentimentally -- inspirational. Boyle has always been an exceptionally stylish director, and, despite its limited setting, 127 Hours is a marvel of visual eye candy. Directed and co-written by Danny Boyle in a style that travels from ecstatic to nerve-wracking and back, this is a film about perseverance, strength and the importance of always letting people know where you're going. The nightmare becomes a tribute to Ralston's bravery -- without casting him as a hero.
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