Blue Valentine: Happily Ever After
"Opposites Attract" is a standard theme in romance stories, from Romeo and Juliet to whatever movie Kate Hudson is starring in this month, and it's at the centre of Blue Valentine: Cindy (Michelle Williams) is a smart, scholarly girl aiming for med school. Dean (Ryan Gosling) works for a moving company, and isn't particularly career-minded. She's reluctant to open up to his advances, but eventually accepts that he has no ulterior motives: He only wants to make her happy. They overcome the obstacles in their way and live happily ever after, until they become completely and utterly miserable.
Fair Game review
Fair Game never quite decides what sort of movie it wants to be. Is it about government corruption and the abuse of power? Is it about intelligence and the search for WMDs in Iraq? Or is it about a marriage under stress?
TIFF2010: I Saw The Devil review
I Saw the Devil is a pretty dumb movie. It’s also insanely compelling, and one of the most intense films you’re likely to experience.
Inception: A Smart Movie for Dumb People
Inception wants so badly to be an elegant, intelligent, and emotional film, but Nolan buried it under crushingly clumsy exposition, meaningless big-budget action sequences, and an egomaniacal desire to make sure everyone understands how elegant, intelligent, and emotional his film is.