Be Kind Rewind

I have to tell you that I was really looking forward to this movie. Michel Gondry is one of my favorite directors. I really enjoyed the Science of Dreams, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. This movie was kind of dissappointing. I think it was a little too much an homage to the US and stuff that Gondry is interested in, like pop culture, instead of an excursion into love, relationships, and the human mind. Interesting story about how I saw this movie. My ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend went to see the same movie at the same time. Have no idea if it was his idea or hers, just know I was waiting in line to buy a ticket and they came stolling in. Probably pre-paid for their ticket online or some crap like that. I think I even sat down right behind them in the theatre accidentally, so I had to move, so, I wouldn't sit their thinking about their bullshit. This may have colored my take on this movie, so maybe I should watch it again on DVD to see if it improves in a different contex.

Juno

This was an intersting movie, well written and the funny lines well delivered. I liked the soundtrack too, good choice of music. It was very similar in style to a Wes Anders movie, like Rushmore, or Bottle Rocket.

Everyone seemed a bit nice though, which is a little unrealistic considering the subject matter of the movie, but all in all it was a good, entertaining movie. I especially liked the casting because all of the people in it are amazing actors.

There Will Be Blood

Very interesting movie. Set in California during the turn of the century Californian oil boom, which I never new about. Adapted from the Upton Sinclair novel called Oil. I actually bought the book and started reading it after the movie.

I especially enjoyed the clash between a pragmatic business man and a man of faith. And the ending was shear brutality.

Daniel Day Lewis's character was really interesting. I would compare this movie to Orson Wells' Citizen Kane, with the main character's son being the "Rosebud" of this movie. Daniel Day Lewis's character was kind of a dispicable fellow, yet likable as well. He seemed to be over competitive and always wanted others to fail while he succeeded. An interesting view of humanity.