Articles in European Movie Reviews
Amelie (2001) Movie Review
On more than one occasion in writer/director Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Amelie a character leaves his motorpad unattended and unlocked for long periods at a time, but it’s always there when he comes back for it. In another scene, the heroine witnesses a corner grocer browbeating his helper and she wants to fight back with a witty [...]
February 3rd, 2002 | Nix | 1 Comment | Read MoreBrotherhood of the Wolf (2001) Movie Review
I will be the first to admit that my history is not as sharp or as extensive as I would like it to be, but I am reasonably sure neither the French nor the Native Americans knew martial arts in the 18th century. Mind you, I could be wrong, but I’m quite sure I’m not. [...]
January 18th, 2002 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read MoreSnatch (2000) Movie Review
I have only seen two Guy Ritchie movies (he’s made 3 so far) and I can reasonably determine what the third movie will be like: 1) It will have a multitude of characters, some of which comes and goes at the whim of Ritchie, who is his own writer, and thus he’s his own creative [...]
January 13th, 2002 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read MoreEssex Boys (2000) Movie Review
My knowledge of England and all of its districts, ‘burbs, provinces, or whatever they call them over there, is as extensive as my knowledge of, say, particle physics — which is nonexistent. So, as I sit down to watch Essex Boys, a movie that takes place in Essex, which I assume is a town or [...]
January 11th, 2002 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read MoreBandits (1997) Movie Review
Bandits is a German movie about a rock band made up of 4 different women with only one thing in common — they’re all currently serving sentences in prison. The band is led by vocalist and anti-social Luna, a gifted magician and songwriter with aspirations of becoming a rock star; Angel, the flirtatious and happy-go-lucky [...]
January 11th, 2002 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read MoreLock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels (1998) Movie Review
Barrels concerns the problems of 4 British buddies who owe a big shot mobster name Hatchet Harry $500,000 English pounds and must get the money together in one week. The problem came about when the four buddies saved up $25,000 each in order to deal their friend, a card shark name Eddie, into a high-stakes [...]
January 8th, 2002 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read MoreVidocq (aka Dark Portals, 2001) Movie Review
The French film “Vidocq” is an interesting failure. It is breathtaking in its visuals, has an interesting narrative, but its execution is so erratic that I am left to wonder if one-name director Pitof is auditioning to direct a Nine Inch Nails music video instead of trying to make a coherent film. The movie, a [...]
January 1st, 2002 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read MoreThe Crimson Rivers (2002) Movie Review
Credits are a strange thing. The credits that roll after the stars’ names have flashed are inconsequential to the moviegoing public. Hence, most people have no idea who, or what, a “Line Producer” is. A Line Producer, in short, is the man who controls the purse strings of a movie’s budget. It is the LP’s [...]
December 24th, 2001 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read MoreDancer in the Dark (2000) Movie Review
First let me congratulate Bjork on her first and (according to her) last performance as an actress in a motion picture. Bjork was seemingly born for the role of Selma, a mousy, even childish woman who, surprisingly actually has a son to care for, even though it’s a miracle she can care for herself. Catherine [...]
December 5th, 2001 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read MoreThe Messenger (1999) Movie Review
It’s somewhat ironic that I’ve just finished reviewing an excellent period adventure movie in Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai” and now I’m about to royally trash another period adventure movie. To begin with, let me state that I am big fan of Luc Besson, whose “La Femme Nikita” (which he wrote and directed) and “Kiss of [...]
December 3rd, 2001 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read More
Your a racist cunt.Brand can be funny but your a yank shithead with a chip on your shoulder.F.o.d! 
hmmm... bella can be a bit stubborn
at times but shes alright i suppose.
but when reading the book i kind ...
i don't know why some1 is complaining about the ending. it's pretty predictable ending... In fact, I can't ...
this movie really rockz!!! 
lalala love 
