Lodger's
Reviews of Oscar Nominated Films 2001!
Monster's
Ball - Is steeped in a sorrow and a weariness
that it practically drenches the audience.
Black
Hawk Down - Gritty, realistic and frantically
paced.
Gosford
Park - Witty, involving and full of delightful
images, stories and characters.
Amelie
- Rather sadly, we've seen most of it before.
The
Royal Tenenbaums - This is not "Rushmore," it's
Rush-less...
A
Beautiful Mind - A Beautiful Movie!
Kate
and Leopold - It does exactly what you expect
it to with no apologies and certainly no real effort.
Vanilla
Sky - Every
frame of this film is gorgeous.
In
the Bedroom - Is worth seeing. The first 2/3 of
the film are marvelous.
The
Man Who Wasn't There -This
is perhaps the most beautiful black and white film
to be made in English since "The Elephant Man" or
"Raging Bull."
Monsters,
Inc. - Isn't just one of the best cartoons ever,
it's one of the best films to be released this year.
Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Fans of the
books may have something to delight in here but all
I saw was a wasted opportunity for true creativity
and a marketing ploy almost unrivaled in it's bold-faced
audacity.
Mullholland
Drive - Lynch creates a world as corrupt and frighteningly
disturbing as his other film and TV realms. Here,
Hollywood is dark and jaded and full of conspiracy.
Moulin
Rouge - Is so amazing, so unique, so fresh and
so astounding that I don't think mere words could
ever adequately illustrate the impact it has upon
the viewer and, indeed, cinema itself.
Bridget
Jones's Diary - Hooked on cigarettes, booze, food
and sex, she just can't seem to get her act together
and find the right guy....Jesus Christ - is this a
film about me?
Sexy
Beast - One of the best damn films I've seen all
year.
Shrek
- Fear not, the film is hilarious. Hilarious! The
dialogue is sharp and witty and the modern play on
storybook characters and themes is downright revolutionary.
Ghost
World - A coming-of-age story told in black.
Memento
- The device of telling a story in reverse chronological
order. It is a screenwriter's gimmick. But the story
that unfolds here is so unique and so engrossing,
the device accentuates the piece.
A.I.
Artificial Intelligence - Yes, Stanley Kubrick
is spinning in his grave.
Pearl
Harbor - World War Boooooo!
