Mini-Review: Completely and utterly forgettable. And this from someone who owns a five-movie boxset of Aniston films (and likes four!).
Mini-Review: Pat Shortt is revelatory in this low-key, low-budget, powerful tragi-comedy. It's a movie that deserves much more attention; if you're into character studies, you really should give this a shot, as I've never really seen anything quite like it. It's unusual, but by no means quirky; and it's slow-paced, but the inevitable climax still comes as a shock.
Mini-Review: Above-average kitchen-sink drama with some emotional moments
Mini-Review: The Tree of Charlie Kaufman
Mini-Review: The fight scenes are phenomenally choreographed and executed; the story is imperfect, but that's largely irrevelant
Mini-Review: It's not a wall-to-wall success, but when the jokes hit, they really hit hard
Mini-Review: Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale are phenomenal in this tense, emotionally fraught character study. The boxing scenes are engaging and powerful, the stakes are ever-high and ever-present. I did marginally prefer The Wrestler, as comparable films go (it's in my top 50), but The Fighter is almost as strong.
Mini-Review: I do love me some rose-tinted nostalgia. This was a little more forgettable than I'd hoped, but it was a pleasant watch.
Mini-Review: Strong coming-of-age story. Warning: nigh-on impenetrable Irish accents. (the UK DVD lacks subtitles, too)
Mini-Review: (minor spoilers) The transition from black-and-white to colour and back is supremely well-judged. The tone is one step from despair. But still, they cling, for hope in the face of adversity, and innocence in the face of corruption. I hope they make it.