Now
is good
Now is
Good follows the story of Tessa, who has been diagnosed with terminal stage
leukemia. She compiles list of things she'd like to do before passing
away. When she finds herself falling in love with Adam in the process, things
get a lot more complicated. This movie is a must-see, I guarantee you’ll be
crying while watching it, if you’re sensitive. Plus, Dakota Fanning and Jeremy
Irvine make a cute, credible couple.
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Last Vegas
The movie tells the story of four old-buddies, reunited
in Las Vegas, for a bachelor party. Billy (Michael
Douglas), a millionaire notorious for
resisting matrimony, finally decides to marry his 30-year old girlfriend. His gang
includes Archie (Morgan
Freeman), who recently suffered a
mild stroke, Sam (Kevin
Kline), depressed by his loss of lust
for life, and Paddy (Robert De
Niro), a widower who sits at home all
day long. I must confess that if it wasn’t for Robert De Niro, whom I am very
fond of, this movie would not have tempted me at all. I actually found myself
fast-forwarding through it several times. It is not exceptional, although it
has a few funny moments. Worth watching you you’re a De Niro fan, like me.
Gravity
A
medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after an accident
leaves them adrift in space. Featuring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, this
is an interesting movie, with lots of special effects and a few dull,
conversational moments.
12 Years a Slave
In the
antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New
York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Northup is then sold
from master-to-master, and has his resistance brutally hammered until he learns
to keep his words about freedom to himself. It takes him twelve years to find
freedom, through the kindness of a Canadian carpenter named Bass and an old friend
from Saratoga, where Solomon was a skilled fiddle-player by profession. Solomon
is played by Chiwetel Ejiofor and Bass is Brad Pitt, who also produced the
movie. 12 Years a Slave is a brutal,
realistic tale of extremely unjust times for those less-privileged.
The
Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug
The dwarves, along with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the
Grey, continue their quest to reclaim Erebor, their homeland, from Smaug. Bilbo
Baggins is in possession of a mysterious and magical ring. The second part of
the Hobbit trilogy came as a surprise to me, being much better than its
predecessor. It could either be because of the Elves (including Legolas), who
are back in action, of the dragon Smaug himself, menacingly voiced by Bennedict
Cumberbatch with a mixture of humor or the newly-added Luke Evans as Bard- all
contributed to enhancing the level of charisma and the quality of the action.
Worth watching!
American Hustle
Ok, so I love to save the best for last! In short, the
movie’s plot is this: a former convict, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his
seductive British partner, Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI
agent, Richie DiMaso. DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers
and mafia. Definitely a character-driven movie, American Hustle is built on the
American dream idea that you can always reinvent yourself, live a fake
existence and become somebody else, to please others. A true masterpiece, with
many unexpected action twists and turns, benefiting from the huge charisma of
some remarkable actors (Christian Bale, Robert De Niro, Jeremy Renner-need I
say more?). A clever, sophisticated and slick movie that you definitely should
not miss!
