Overall Impression – Liam Neeson brings this slick action flick to another level. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? – Bryan Mills. What’s he trying to accomplish? – Professional: rescue his daughter, Kim. Personal: rescue Kim. Private: prove to himself that he still has a place in Kim’s life. Who’s trying to stop him?… Continue reading TAKEN
Month: February 2009
Guilty, With An Explanation
For those keeping score, I haven’t been posting much lately. There is a good reason; I’m going back into production on my series OVERRULED. We wrapped season one last year and I’ve been chained to my desk in the production office as we gear up to shoot season two starting on March 9. I’ll try… Continue reading Guilty, With An Explanation
DEFIANCE
Overall Impression – An illuminating look at the tensions present amongst a totally displaced people. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? – Tuvia Bielski. What’s he trying to accomplish? – Professional: lead the Jewish survivors to safety. Personal: keep his brothers together, as a family. Private: hold onto the will to fight. Who’s trying… Continue reading DEFIANCE
SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
Overall Impression – A dark classic, analyzed for us by guest reviewer Len Massar. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who is your main character? – Clarice Starling. What is she trying to accomplish? – Professional: Catch Buffalo Bill. Personal: Please her father-figure boss. Private: Move past her traumatizing childhood memory of lambs being killed. Who’s trying to stop her?… Continue reading SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Overall Impression – A great and exciting action adventure movie that blew me away when I saw it for the first time in the 80’s, and it holds up even today. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who’s your main character? – Indiana Jones What’s he trying to accomplish? – Professional: Find the Ark of the Covenant before the… Continue reading RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK