Mini-Review: This movie can be so funny sometimes. And it has Bradley Cooper sans shirt. All of that good stuff is in the first half of the movie when it took itself seriously. Then a completely new film comes out halfway through where pure crazy exists and parody fills the void. This new film isn't fun, it's not funny, has no heart and is painful to watch. This movie only scores in the forties because the first half is everything the second isn't. There's a line between silly and stupid that was crossed.

Mini-Review: This isn't a terrible film. It's completely watchable, with strong direction and incredible action sequences that flow well with the pace of a movie. But why have characters in this action when I don't care about these characters? They're all entirely 2-dimentional cutouts from a number of similar films. The entire concept of "the chosen one" has been worn out and this film does NOTHING new. A good game would be to hang out with film fans and drink every time you spot a cliche.

Mini-Review: With a coming-of-age story that takes a near cliche and makes it unique and authentic writing, it's hard for me not to really like Dare. But the fact that the mediocre Johnny's acting is the best we get is really upsetting. At least the dialogue was fantastically written and the camera work helped you dive into the characters' world, never being obtrusive. The second half was generally odd, and the movie is good because of its story. Overall good, with potential and I hope to revisit it someday.

Mini-Review: I've slowly come to realize two things about documentaries. One, they're just like all other films in that their mission is simply to tell a story. Secondly for it to be interesting and informative / thought provoking it must be holistic. Fortunately this documentary is that and so much more. Besides being wonderfully entertaining, it gets quite personal into the mind of an intriguing icon and what it's like to work with and around such a commanding and controlling figure. Simply Fabulous!