Bridge of Spies (2015) Spille Streaming

There's no reason to spoil what follows except to say that even by the standards of both Alfred Hitchcock and science fiction, it's nonsensical.. Spielberg's best film since Saving Private Ryan.. Hanks has never seemed more like a modern Jimmy Stewart, drink in hand, just looking to get home to his bed, as the script leans into its cavalcade of slightly bizarre negotiations with Eastern European goons.. Deep under the skin of this shrug of a movie is a solid metaphor rooted in an appealing fanta...

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The Best of Me (2014) Spille Film

The sunlight is golden, the accent's rural (this one's set in Louisiana), people die, sagacious letters are read aloud.. We've seen this story told in similar fashion so many times in the past. I only wish we could have had it delivered in a fresher, less cliche-filled package.. The best time I've had at the movies all year.. "The Best of Me" to actual romance what pro wrestling is to actual sports: A loud, overdone mix of sweaty clinches and implausible events leading to a conclusion you knew w...

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Interstellar (2014) Se Streaming

After the first hour, with its poignant depiction of humanity's decline, Interstellar always seems to be rebuilding its momentum, offering plenty to think about but little to hold on to.. This is one of the most beautiful films I have ever seen.. It's a mass audience picture that's intelligent as well as epic, with a sophisticated script that's as interested in emotional moments as immersive visuals. Which is saying a lot.. The film conceals as much as it reveals, and its beauty is that it prete...

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Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) Spille Streaming

This is the first portrayal of God I've ever encountered who looked like he could use a good spanking.. Music perfectly fits with the movie, the story can't tear myself away from the screen for hours. Really GREAT movie!!. Music perfectly fits with the movie, the story can't tear myself away from the screen for hours. Really GREAT movie!!. "Exodus" is an exercise in visual trickery that reaches for nothing beyond the obvious.. A movie can have a superb story, amazing cinematography, and mesmeriz...

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The First Time (2012) Se Streaming

Herniated whimsy -- straining, as labored as those poor Brits who stuff their mouths with grits and try to talk like Southerners.. For me, a Will who wishes she were an Edward, the movie inspired by the Daniel Wallace novel is a minor classic.. There is much to like here, a sense of nuance and nonjudgmental emotional openness, yet Kasdan's teenage miniaturism never quite blooms.. Offers its audience a long and winding road, with refreshing pauses. And it proves that mega-budgets have not spoiled...

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Mystic River (2003) Fuld Streaming

Solid, rarely showy performances, meticulously recreated detective work and moments of pure unadulterated grief accent this whodunit, a movie that will have those who haven't read the book fooled for much of its length.. Works as a straight-up detective story, and the acting is often breathtaking.. It is an impressive movie masquerading as an important one.. Barely a year after the release of Mystic River, Clint Eastwood delivers a second consecutive drama that fearlessly probes the shadows of h...

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Love Actually (2003) Spille Film

There's enough that's right about Love to compensate for what's wrong with it.. There are no fewer than nine interlocking and overlapping love stories in Richard Curtis' deadly epic sprawl of a romantic comedy, Love Actually. By the end of the movie, that's nine too many.. [Curtis] is nothing if not capable of creating merry, madcap romantic comedy, and he punctuates the purposely hackneyed developments and labyrinthian structure with sly wit and sprightly pacing.. It's too busy with too many st...

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