Showing posts with label Vaughn Vince. Show all posts
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Sunday, 26 November 2017

"The Internship", directed by Shawn Levy

Movie, 2013

Enjoyable comedy, which is almost over cloyingly American, but which nonetheless just about gets away with its over-sunny disposition with some near inter generational and cross cultural horseplay. The premise and story are both pretty thin and everything ridiculously predictable, but along the way, there are some funny set pieces and asides, even if a few of the set pieces outstay their welcome. Maybe not the most memorable film, but big and good enough not to have to be particularly bold. 

Sunday, 23 July 2017

"Into the Wild", directed Penn

Movie, 2007

Story of society drop out who graduates form college, then bums across the USA before ending up leading a mouth to hand existence in an old school bus in Alaska. A mixture of uplifting frontier anti-establishment action and some more toe-curing material every now and again, of the primacy and spirituality of the individual. Overall, pretty good, although could perhaps have benefited from a little more rigorous editing. A true story, so some nice steers away from the bleedin' obvious avenues the plot may have dived into.

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