Movie review

CAPOTE


Pronounced correctly as ka-poe-tay … the whole movie drags at a pace I cannot last, it just keeps testing my patience, but I guess that’s what it is. It’s about this writer who doggedly pursues live convicts to find inspiration for his works. He has some voice problem, which makes the lead actor, Mr. Seymour Hoffman sound girly (quite unlike his role as the twisted baddie in MI3) … which the girly voice gets to my nerves (not being too open to diversity these days myself). Conclusion? If you like biography styled movies going for the slow, nitty gritty details of a 70s author’s life, with very slow pace & girly voice, then go for it cause you’ll savour every moment of the movie. If you want some fun, something to perk you up after a long week of work, this movie will bore you to death. Absolutely. And I wonder how this actor got the Oscar? Must be cause he lasted with the girly voice for the whole movie, quite a feat.

For acting, FOUR STARS.

For entertainment, NEGATIVE ONE STAR. As far as I'm concerned, this movie is KAPUT-LEH

DERAILED


Another movie by Clive Owen, this time with Jennifer Anniston … so what about it? I think it’s a cool movie with a twist … started off with an ordinary salaryman (Owen) in a tight lifestyle, who meets this charming commuter on the train (Anniston) … which becomes an affair (on the 2nd time they met, now that’s fast). But it’s an affair which never happened and went wrong, when some guy breaks into the room when they were making out? The mugger seems to have the best of all worlds, he rapes JA, whacks out Owen … then continues to blackmail Owen days after the agony. And the story gets more interesting. Something worth your time.

I recommend it, give it a FOUR STARS