Broken

I have to admit, when I first chose this movie I was only lured by the fact that Cillian Murphy's one of the casts. From the synopsis I assumed that it would be some kind of boring and depressing piece. But it turns out that I was wrong.

Broken (2012) tells a story about Skunk, an 11-year-old diabetic girl in one summer holidays. Some of the dialogues are just so moronic that I laughed my ass off throughout the movie.

Skunk: "My mom run away with an accountant from Birmingham."
Dillon: "Oh, yeah. So, you're a lesbian?"
Skunk: "No."
Dillon: "You look like a lesbian."
Skunk: "What does a lesbian look like?"
Dillon: "Kind of ugly."

Skunk: "My God, Mike."
Mike: "Uh, it's Mr. Kiernan at school, Skunk."
Skunk: "Oh."
Mike: "Not Mike."
Skunk: "Oh, right. In that case you can call me Ms. Cunningham."

Sunrise: "Sit down. Give me some money!"
Skunk: "What?"
Sunrise: "Some money?"
Skunk: "Why?"
Sunrise: "Because I want some."

It really is a good movie. If you're a fan of Little Manhattan (2005), Everything Is Illuminated (2005), Accidents Happen (2009), or City Island (2009), then I think that you should watch it. 

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''Sometimes, you just gotta roll the dice.'' (Paul-Paul)

The Heartbreaking Dreams

HOLAAAA!

It's been quite a while since my last post, eh? Well, blame me not. I'm little bit occupied lately, you know, with work and other things.

So, a friend of mine finally got married yesterday and we're so very happy for him--and his bride of course. We wish you both to have a happy marriage life, guys *wink-wink

Now, let's change the subject. I wanna talk about dreams. Two days ago I watched a movie tittled Morning Glory. The story itself has failed to wowed me. But, there's a quote that I really really love from the movie:

"You had a dream, you know? Great. When you were eight, it was adorable. When you were 18, it was inspiring. At 28, it's officially embarassing. And I just want you to stop before we get to heartbreaking."

Then help me, God, for I have so many dreams.

'Let Me In' (2010): What Wouldn't You Do for Love?

Some say it's horror, some say it's scarry. I say it's kinda sweet, disturbingly romantic. From kids' perspective, maybe we're all innocent.

Directed by Matt Reeves, Let Me In (2010) is a remake from the 2008 Swedish movie titled Låt den rätte komma in (Let the Right One In). Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee as a twelve year old boy named Owen, this movie tells the story about his friendship with a little vampire girl named Abby (Chloë Grace Moretz).

Owen, a lonely boy who had been bullied by his cruel friends at school, lived in a flat with his soon to be divorced mom. One night, while he was peering at neighbours with a telescope from bedroom window, he saw an old man and a little girl moving in to a flat next to them.

At first, he felt pity on that girl for he noticed that she was walking barefoot in the cold snow. Something wasn't right, he sensed. Maybe that little girl had been harrashed by her daddy.

Night after that, when he played alone outside, that little girl approaching him in the yard. They soon made friends, but that was just before strange things starting to happen. There was several murders occurred in their neighbourhood. The first victim was a teenage schoolboy, the second one was a man living in the same building as theirs.

But don't expect the story with such a twisted plot, 'cos Reeves makes it very clear from the very beginning. He shows us who did it. There's no mistery at all, except, maybe, the true relation between the old man and the little girl. 

What I like about this movie is that it gives you a glimpse to puppy love romance, an experience that you may have had when you were younger. But, I personally think this movie is a way too brutal. I mean, this boy Owen, how could he just watching people bleeding, screaming, dying in front of his eyes, and didn't do anything to stop it.  And still he fell in love with that girl who did all of those cruel things. Blah, what a maniac!

If you like the kind of dark, quiet, gloomy movie, then maybe this one is your cup of tea. Oh, and I just knew that we don't have to be afraid of vampire entering our house, 'cos they can't come in if you don't let them in. So, forget about garlic! *yeah

Talk About Fate

"Even fate has its own favourite..." - Megamind

The Dragon Girl

So, waddya think 'bout her hairstyle? Could it be the next hair trend?

Rooney Mara as the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. 

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The Pinky Boy

I'd never imagined that a guy in a pink t-shirt and silly sunflower on the chest could be this goddamn HOT! James Franco, you're a hottie! *smooch

I'll get back to you later on to write about his latest movie, '127 Hours.' It's supercool! You're gonna like it.

'The Town' (2010): Welcome to the Bank Robbery Capital in America

 
"Driver's name is Arthur Shea. Former Metro Police officer, fifty-seven years old. Soon as his partner leaves with the coal bag, Artie cracks a Herald, and he don't look up 'til the guy gets back. Marty Maguire. Cummins Armored courier. Five-ten, two-twenty, fifty-two years old. Picks up every Wednesday and Friday at exactly 8:12, makes a hundred and ten dollars a day, carries a Sig nine. And he's about to get robbed."

That, my friend, is how the movie opened, with Ben Affleck's voice narrating.

Just so you know, I had never liked Mr. Affleck. I hate his big shiny smile, I hate his perfectly sculpted face, I hate his lame movies ('Daredevil'? 'Gigli'? Come on!). I simply hate him. Period.

But I recently have a change of heart, particularly after I saw his latest movie, 'The Town.' I know he's got 'Gone Baby Gone' as his debut in directing before this one, but I don't really like the movie.

Co-written and directed by Affleck him self, 'The Town' is adapted from Chuck Hogan's novel, 'Prince of Thieves.' Starring Affleck as central character (Doug MacRay), along with Jeremy Renner (James Coughlin), Slaine (Albert Magloan), and Owen Burke (Desmond Elden), this quartet played a long time thieves from the dangerous streets of Charlestown. The gang had successfully managed to rob several banks, before their last action forced Coughlin to take the bank manager, Claire Keesey (played by Rebecca Hall), as hostage.

While in action, these robbers always wearing masks to hide their true identities. Unfortunately for them, Keesey saw Coughlin's tattoo on his neck. After they released her in a shore, she's been interrogated by FBI. But she didn't say anything about the tattoo, afraid of what the robbers might do to her if she talk.

The complication arised as they found that that girl lives just four blocks away from their neighborhood. MacRay began to stalking on Keesey, to make sure she kept her mouth shut and that she didn't have any clue about them.

But, as the opposite of Stockholm syndrome, wherein hostages express adulation and have positive feelings towards their captors, MacRay found that he had fallen in love with this Keesey girl.

What I like about this movie is that they can mix crime, violance, and love story altogether in a perfect composition. Yes, it's an action flick with men and guns and fire, but without the we-are-cool-so-let's-just-walk-away-in-slow-motion-from-the-blown-up-car-on-the-background cliche.

Affleck showing his best in 'The Town.' He skilfully acts, writes, and directs the movie. As for Renner, in another case, I've always had this thing about this guy. He has such a badass material, that makes him a perfect actor to play the role of the villain. And he's a musician too! *drooling

I won't be surprised if this movie becomes one of the Oscar contenders. Good job, Mr. Affleck!

'The Tourist' (2010): Just Another Pretty Faces

No Fear of Heights 

Song by Katie Melua

I never walked near the edge
Used to fear falling
I never swam far from shore
Never tried the secret door
But when you give me love
When you give me love

I have no fear of heights,
No fear of the deep blue sea,
Although it could drown me
I know it could drown me

I didn’t wander in the woods
Used to fear the darkness
I didn’t like getting deep
I was scared of what I couldn’t keep
But when you give me love
When you give me love

I have no fear of heights,
No fear of the deep blue sea,
Although it could drown me
I know it could drown me
No fear of the fall
No fear if it’s with you that I fall
‘cause nothing could break us,
No nothing could break us, now

I wish I could write something as romantic as this one above. But I just couldn't. Well, it's obviously because I've never met someone who could make feel that way. I've never met a guy with whom I won't fear of falling.

This song, I first time hear it when I watched 'The Tourist' (2010), an action-comedy flick directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. It's from the scene when Angelina Jolie dropped Johnny Depp in the dock. Not my favourite movie after all. But I really like the ending tho. I think it's a bit unpredictable, in a confusing way.

Jolie, as charming as usual, portrayed Elise, an elegant yet mysterious woman, who seduce one shy American tourist, Frank Tupelo (Depp), whom she met on a train trip to Italy. This poor man fell head over heels for her. But Elise just using him so she could find her long lost lover, Alexander Pearce, who's on the run.

She trapped Tupelo into a false-identity scam to keep interpol off the track of her boyfriend. What a cruel woman, eh? Anyway, as the story goes, Elise realized that she had fallen for Tupelo. And then, you can watch the rest of the movie by your self.

Beautiful sceneries, pretty faces, amazing clothes, flawless makeup, tolerable story. All in all, it's a moderate action-comedy.