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Gangster Squad 2013
The cast are solid, if unspectacular. The only performer I would single out for ridicule is Ryan Gosling, who sounded like he was going in to audition for the Three Stooges movie and walked into the wrong office on the day.
The actors are all talented stars, they were just never given anything to get their teeth into, as the films is pitched at a level that felt a little too detached from reality. Not that strict realism is called…
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A Good Day to Die Hard 2013
When a film makes you nostalgic for the days when Len Wiseman directed the franchise, you know something's fucked up.
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Away We Go 2009
Sam Mendes reels back his usual visual flair, after the stylish but emotionally vacuous Revolutionary Road, and gives us a more stripped down, sincere character drama.
Away We Go is easily one of his best films because he trusts the beautifully simple prose of Dave Eggers' script and his game cast can do the heavy lifting. No pretense, just people.
