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Sunday, January 09, 2011

Weekend movies

Watched a couple of good-not-great movies this weekend on video:

Invincible - Watched this with Caleb.  I liked the first half better than the second half; overall it as very cliche and Disneyfied, though I loved the Philly setting.  Stupid title too.  Not as involving as some other sports movies, like Rememberthe Titans, but worth watching.

Stolen (2009) -  I watched this solely on the basis of Jon Hamm's presence.  I really liked the first half; it's very emotional and mysterious.  But I thought they gave away the mystery too soon, and the "answer" was improbable as hell, and kind of spoiled the movie, IMO (what on earth was this guy's motive?)  It felt very Lifetime Movie Channel at the end, especially the way the movie preys on parents' obsessive fear of having their child taken by a stranger, something that just doesn't happen that much.  A bit disappointing, but not a waste of time; great cast, with Josh Lucas and a bunch of other people, as well as JH.  And, bonus, brief appearance by Morena Baccarin, who played Inara in Firefly.

On the Stolen disc, there were a bunch of interesting previews, including these two, starring favorite actors of mine:

Swedish Auto (2006) - with the wonderful Lukas Haas, and, bonus, January Jones, looking luminous, no surprise.  Described in imdb user reviews as "slow" - clearly arty, but still looks worthwhile.

Uncertainty (2009) - with Joseph Gordon Levitt, who I'll watch in anything.  Described as in imdb user reviews as "experimental," it's compared with Run Lola Run, which I didn't love, but this still sounds worth watching. 

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