Tag Archive | philip seymour hoffman
Am I ready for a Mission: Impossible 3 review?
Mission: Impossible Week continues. Plot Finally, a Mission: Impossible movie that even I can follow along with without getting confused. Characters Finally, this series gets a competent bad guy. Also, finally, I’ve found a Philip Seymour Hoffman movie I like. Visuals Finally, a…no. Wait. This film looks worse than the first two with all those [...]
And now, an attacca review of A Late Quartet
Plot The dilemma set up in this movie can seem pretty trivial from the outside, but it draws you in to the point that the future of the quartet seems like the most important thing in the world. Characters Philip Seymour Hoffman is a great actor, but I very rarely enjoy the films he’s [...]
The Master isn’t worth a witty review title
Plot I have never been more bored in the theater in all my life, and I sat through The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl. This film is a pretentious, snarky mess that goes nowhere, does nothing, and thinks more highly of itself than it’s worth. Characters Admittedly, Amy Adams and Philip Seymour Hoffman did good [...]
There are a million little strings attached to my decision to review Synecdoche New York
In case you missed it, I participated in the Desert Island Films thing over at Head in a Vice. My choices went up yesterday, if you’re interested. They’re up even if you aren’t interested, now that I think of it. Plot This film was over halfway done before the plot (which sounded great, by the [...]
Bargain Binsday – Punch-Drunk Love
What is Bargain Binsday? Click here for details. Plot It took a little while for things to get started, but once they did, it made for a nice little movie. The only other problem I had with it was the hotline subplot. I thought it felt a little underdeveloped, as in they could have done [...]