The Help +++++January 28, 2012The Descendants ++++January 28, 2012Mission:Impossible- Ghost Protocol ++++January 13, 2012New Year's Eve ++January 13, 2012Tower Heist +++December 22, 2011Sherlock Holmes- A Game of Shadows ++++December 22, 2011Hugo ++++December 9, 2011The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn- Part 1 +++November 18, 2011Contagion ++++October 15, 2011 | WHAT THE RATINGS MEAN ON LCAFILMS.YOLASITE.COM! +terrible ++a bit decent +++pretty good ++++very good +++++fantastic ++++++++++masterpiece |
Not entirely deserving of all the awards (including Best Picture) it is receiving, this very enjoyable, near-silent, 4:3, black and white comedy will make you smile and possibly chuckle, but not cry like The Help, laugh like Jack and Jill or even feel as passionate a you felt about the artist George Melies when you watched 'Hugo'.
Based on the hugely popular novel by Kathryn Stockett, this beautifully made film will make you cry, laugh and want to start a riot. The actors really want to be there and are proud of what they are saying and doing. Every detail, from the costumes to the music, has been made by caring hands belonging to people who feel so passionately about the artwork they are involved in the painting of that their passion rubs off onto you, even if you watch no more than 30 seconds of the film. I urge ever... 
George Clooney shows off his acting skills with the help of some very talented kids in this sometimes funny, sometimes tragic film by Alexander Payne. Worth a watch, but only if you have already seen 'The Help'. 
Tom Cruise is back and better than ever in the fourth MI installment, directed by the genius Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Rattatouile). He is joined by Simon Pegg, Paula Patton and Jeremy Renner, who are all fantastic, for what is no doubt the BEST ACTION MOVIE OF 2011! I have even gone so far as to edit my Best of 2011 list to include this collection of wonderful action set-pieces and acting moments! The loss of star 5 is for a dull ending, but the rest is great! 
There are so many weak plotlines in this star-studded dud, that I won't bother explaining them all, but it really isn't as bad as they say. Be warned, though, you may need a sick bag when Lea Michelle sings 'Auld Lan's Ayn'. 
Brett Ratner, the man who ruined the 'X-Men' series, returns to the director's chair with this fairly enjoyable action/comedy starring average Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy, and excellent Alan Alda and Tea Leoni. 
In 2009, Guy Ritchie had a surprise hit (with critics and audiences alike) with his first action-packed Sherlock Holmes film. Robert Downey Jr, one of my favourite actors working at the moment in Hollywood, starred as a more violent version of the detective, with Jude Law as Dr John Watson. I thought that film was fantastic, and very hard to beat in a sequel, so the fact that I didn't enjoy this as much as it isn't saying much. I still loved it! Rachael McAdams (the best part of Sherlock #1) ... 
The first review I ever posted on this site was one of 'Eclipse', the previous Twilight film. I was a big fan of the books and the first film. 'New Moon' was OK and 'Eclipse' was pretty poor. This is about halfway between 'Twilight' and 'New Moon' in terms of quality. The acting is good, cinematography is good, music is good, story is well-paced, but there is SOMETHING missing! I can't figure out what! It's ok, anyway! Go see it, but it's NO Deathly Hallows Part 1!!! 
Steven Soderbergh directs a star-studded cast in this highly entertaining look at a deadly virus which takes over the world, killing 1 in 12 people on earth. A good watch