Letterboxd — Your life in film

I suspect I’ll like this a lot more after a rewatch.

Sometimes Stephen King’s short stories or novellas are a great length to be adapted into feature films. This is not one of them. It would have been a solid Creepshow segment but this is about an hour too long. They do their best, though, and it’s a fun film, even if it becomes a bit repetitive after thirty minutes or so.

The first Best Picture Oscar winner. Worth it for the excellent battle scenes, not so much for the story.

Somewhat entertaining but the constant hand-held camerawork really gets in the way of a good story, which is only really interesting when football or Derek Luke are on screen.

Beautiful but rather dull. I suspect it would improve on a second viewing, but I'll probably never know. Julianne Moore is great.

A dull film saved only by the presence of Tommy Lee Jones and the climactic vote scene. The rest of it made me sleepy.

A family film which isn't made like one. Wonderful. Rooney is great, giving one of those performances which isn't showy but still excellent. His Oscar nomination was very deserved. Odd that Deschanel's cinematography and Coppola's score missed out on nominations though.

First time watching this and I adored it. Instant entry into my all time top 10, and I suspect it might become my favourite film after another viewing. A must-see if you like comedies and you're not a jerk.

Yes, I can hear the people singing, and they go on and on and on. A good film, but a dull midsection and a drawn-out finale stop it from being better. Jackman and Hathaway are great, of course, but don't believe the haters: Russell Crowe is very good as well, even if his lack of vocal range wears thin after a while.