Reviews by doudouce55

I find this is one of the best films ever shot in Africa. The landscapes are simply awesome and mind-blowing.

This isn’t the only reason the film won an Oscar for Best Picture. Meryl Streep and Robert Redford’s performances are simply amazing and unforgettable.

The true gems though are Sydney Pollack’s direction and cinematographer David Watkin’s marvelous frames.

This is also one of the best screen adaptations of a book ever.

The film combines the worst features of 1940s British bureaucracy, 1950s American paranoia, Stalinist totalitarianism, and the ills of the 1980s, all set “somewhere in the 20th century”.

The screenplay is written by director Terry Gilliam with Tom Stoppard, making the film a more dramatically-engaging film than it would have been if Gilliam had written it alone. The black humor and bizarre visuals exist alongside a credible and horribly fact-based depiction of a regime which charges its victims for the electricity and labor that goes into their own torture.

This is truly the most bizarre, yet the most typical film ever directed by Terry Gilliam, who is at his best here; definitely his masterpiece.

A lot of people may not know that this was directed by Spielberg. I know I didn’t, when I watched it, so I was surprised.
However, I’m not surprised that he would pull off such a great direction with then relatively unknown actors like Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover and Whoopi Goldberg; their performances are impressively emotional.

This film proves that Spielberg doesn’t just direct blockbusters; he does take risks and I now respect the man for that.

This is probably *the* plane movie to watch, simply because of the impressive flight scenes.

Yes, Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis are also good reasons to watch the film, especially considering Cruise’s performance here, which turned him into a megastar.

A hit soundtrack and young actors (Meg Ryan, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tim Robbins, Adrian Pasdar) are worth mentioning.

Possibly one of the best original scripts out there, it has complicated plotting, macho repartee, Bryan Singer’s remarkable direction and an astonishing male cast: Gabriel Byrne, Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Chazz Palminteri, Pete Postlethwaite, Kevin Pollak, Benicio del Toro and Giancarlo Esposito.

This is truly of the best thriller movies about blackmail and betrayal.

A visually inventive, exciting movie, it is also surprisingly original, despite its very simple plot.

The writer-director, Tom Tykwer, is simply brilliant: he used animation, color and black-and-white film, music video effects and camera tricks to tell Lola’s adventures – an imaginative way to convey a movie’s story.

The film has funny moments, but it is mostly the breathless excitement that makes it a film worth watching.

This is my favorite of all times – amongst the foreign pictures :)

This Argentinian film tells the story of two swindlers who meet by pure luck, or is it really? and they set up together a scam surrounding the Nine Queens stamps.

Director Fabian Bielinsky has a passion for Wilder and Mankiewicz’s films, and more precisely for their elaborate double-crossing deceits, as is obvious in this film.

The movie is a true gem that is most unfortunately forgotten because of all the blockbusters; it should definitely be on everyone’s list to watch as the ending is quite surprising.

At first you’ll be wondering why you’re watching this, because it lingers a lot. But if you give it enough time, you’ll fall in love with the characters and discover a movie about … friendship and more.

The characters create an offbeat, charming film with real emotional depth that avoids becoming overly cutesy.

Jack Palance and Marianne Sagebrecht star in Percy Adlon’s no-deaths, no-funerals, no-car-chases, no-love-scenes, no-murders, no-suicides, no-explosions, no-deaths, no-births movie.

The finest piece of literature (Umberto Eco’s eponymous book) gave birth to one of the best thrillers ever directed.

Sean Connery’s performance confirms why he is such an astounding actor. Christian Slater in, I believe, his first role shines here.

But most importantly, the cinematography and set are sublime (and trust me, I am not biased because I personally knew Tonino Delli Colli), it is truly sublime.

Four children move in a new house, and soon the youngest discovers a new world, Narnia, behind a wardrobe. What follows is an enchanting story between Good and Evil.

This is quite a nice adaptation to the big screen. It has everything needed for a great family time: imagination, fantasy, lovely children, and that magical feeling. The CGI is extremely well-done, the actors are splendidly directed and give truly outstanding performances, especially Georgie Henley. Simply amazing.