Overall Impression – Not uninteresting, but not involving. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who is your main character? – Driven CIA operative, Maya. What is she trying to accomplish? – Physical – Find Osama bin Laden. Emotional – Find Osama bin Laden. Spiritual – Find Osama bin Laden. (Notice something wrong here?) Who’s trying to stop her? – The forces within the… Continue reading ZERO DARK THIRTY
Author: Jeffrey Alan Schechter
Agencies Flog Blogs
That’s the headline in today’s Variety for an article which begins: A string of recent TV development deals has proven that no blog, Tumblr or Twitter feed is too obscure or too new to escape notice in Hollywood, so long as the voice behind the content is compelling enough to expand into other media. For… Continue reading Agencies Flog Blogs
LES MISERABLES
Overall Impression – Classic tale, classic structure. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who is your main character? – Jean Valjean. What is he trying to accomplish? – Physical – Stay ahead of Inspector Javert and not go back to prison. Emotional – Protect his adopted daughter Cosette. Spiritual – Redeem himself and be a good man in God’s eyes. Who’s trying… Continue reading LES MISERABLES
101 Movie Reviews!
Wow! With today’s post of the movie review of Argo I’m pleased to announce that we now have 101 movie reviews posted on this blog. Thanks to everyone who has read (and written!) these reviews. And even though the output has been slow in the past months, the pace is going to pick up moving forward.… Continue reading 101 Movie Reviews!
ARGO
Overall Impression – Surprisingly slight, but still effective thriller. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who is your main character? – CIA agent Tony Mendez. What is he trying to accomplish? – Physical – Get the hidden embassy workers out of Iran without getting killed. Emotional – Stay connected with his estranged son. Spiritual – Show that he’s a competent agent (though… Continue reading ARGO