Mini-Review: Somehow I seemed to find something in this film the rest of the world didnt. Honestly, I thought it was both beautiful and harrowing with an impressive cast, and an original storyline and presentation. I can see how some people had problems with the rapid changing in tone, but I thought it struck a perfect balance and I was never distracted from the gut-wrenching tale of human loss. I guess I must be wrong, but I have to stay true to my personal impressions of the film which were very high.

Mini-Review: A powerfull and moving drama driven by a strong performance from Cruise and an unforgettable performance from Dustin Hoffman. The film itself was rarely boring and I grew to like and care for both of the characters despite Cruise basically playing an asshole, his character arc is fun to watch and forms the main plot of the movie. My favourite scenes are definately those that take place in the casino, although the rain man revelation is very nicely done too.

Mini-Review: Tom Cruise plays yet another cocky and arrogant, but highly skilled hotshot, this time taking on the world of NASCAR. Tony Scott does a good job of directing the race scenes, which are used very liberally to the point of getting slightly monotonous. The film also count possibly follow a more cliche 80's action movie structure including the unnecessary and awful romance. Despite all of this I mostly enjoyed the movie, solid entertainment for when you're not feeling too clever I guess.

Mini-Review: As a film this is outstanding, the cast and the directing are superb, although the very indie production style took a while to grow on me. The interweaving storyline's where a great idea and allowed for the war on drugs to be explored from many different angles, at the same time this does mean some problems arise from an unequal representation, for instance all the kids taking drugs where in my opinion unlikable idiots. Still I was very entertained, so all in all a fine movie.