Recent Movies

[Moozik: Kraftwerk - Chrono]

I know I've watched more movies over the past couple of weeks but I'll be buggered if I can remember what they were. So, three that I do remember then.

Relative Strangers. Well, it looked amusing from the previews and had a relatively decent cast. I think in hindsight I've been giving Ron Livingston a free pass because of the brilliance of Office Space and if this movie is any indication, I should probably think twice about that from now on. So, in short, it had potential and was a nice idea but was ultimately let down by a horrible script. Best avoided.

The Guardian. It's been a good while since I've seen a Kevin Costner movie that I've actually liked. I think, hmmm, probably Wyatt Earp in fact. So I was quite pleasantly surprised when I watched this. A little slow in places and the ending was slightly disappointing but overall an enjoyable couple of hours. Sshh, and Ashton Kutcher actually doesn't do a bad job. I know. I'm shocked too ;-)

The Departed. I had been looking forward to watching this for ages. In fact I was pretty sure that I'd end up being disappointed because I'd read so many good things about it and it looked really good in the previews. I mean, it couldn't be that good right? Well, I shouldn't have worried. One of the best movies I've seen in quite some time. Amazing casting. Jack Nicholson was good as always. And great performances from Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Ray Winstone. This is one of those movies where you don't even realize that a couple of hours have gone by and you find yourself glued to the screen. Thoroughly recommend. Go watch it. Really.