Django Unchained (2012) - Adventure | Drama | Western

Django Unchained (2012) - GOOD MOVIE

  The film played truly to Tarantino's style and with the use of good music, I felt it was a 'Tarantino film'. Let's start off with the actors, most of the cast did a great job performing. However, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L Jackson, Leonardo Di Caprio and Kerry Washington stood out the most! When you have all of them in one scene, you know its gonna be a good one! Jamie Foxx did a great job as Django, but didn't shine like the others.

  The plot was more complex than it sounds, it's not just 'A slave gets revenge on a plantation owner who has his wife'. There are many other paths the film goes into. The film was longer than most Tarantino films and you start to think, 'Mabye a couple of scenes should have been taken out'. But then it's hard to think of a scene to cut out... 

  'Django Unchained' is not for everyone. Regardless, if you are a fan of Tarantino, DiCaprio, and/or western pictures, you will most likely find yourselves in for a great treat.

Dead Europe (2012) - Drama

Dead Europe (2012) - BAD MOVIE

   I haven't read the book this is based on, so I can't comment on it's adaptation. 'Dead Europe' explores themes involving death, family secrets, the ghosts of the past shaping the present, the inherent racism and anti-Semitism of Europe, the nature of guilt, and the sins of the father being visited on the son. None of the characters have been fleshed out - a glaring weakness by the writer and the lead, Leslie, delivered a frustratingly one note performance. There is only so many times one can deliver the 'F' word in a performance. Overall, a very disappointing film. 

Cloud Atlas (2012) - Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Cloud Atlas (2012) - GOOD MOVIE

  The acting, the cinematography, the settings and the plot are just mind blowing. I had no idea how amazed and touched I would be by seeing this movie. The plot is six very loosely connected stories throughout human history; some in the past, one in the present and some in the future. Each story is completely different from the others in theme, feel and and even genre. This movie will make you laugh, cry, and cringe as it takes you on an exploration through the decisions people make and how those decisions make ripples throughout space and time. This is like no movie you've ever seen before. Just watch it.