Unless you are an Ed Norton fan..."Down In the Valley" can be ignored. The film is billed as a modern day western. I disagree with that tag-line. The story takes place in modern day Los Angeles. Harlan, a twenty-something drifter, thinks he's a cowboy. He wears a cowboy hat, cowboy boots and carries lasso rope with him. He woos a young woman with his simple cowboy ways. Her father disapproves of their relationship on the basis that he feels that Harlan is nothing buit trouble.
There is a slight plot twist midway through the movie that made it interesting. If you decide to watch "Down In the Valley"...ask yourself..Who is the bad guy? You might be surprised in the end. I give it a "6".
Friday, January 26, 2007
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
KICK START HIS HEART
CRANK
CRANK either has one of the most interesting plots ever...OR one of the dumbest. A hitman, played by Jason Statham, is poisoned. The only way he can stay alive is by staying "adrenalized". While kicking ass through the streets of L.A. the hero is forced to (while going way over the posted speed limit) stand on a motorcycle, take part in a public sex act, and takes huge amounts of cocaine...Anything to keep his heart pumping.
My wife and I laughed several times through out the movie...the problem? CRANK isn't a comedy. The plot tries too hard to come up with creative ways for the hero to get his heart crankin'. In one scene he kick starts his heart with a defibrillator. Near the end of the film he jumps out of a helicopter without a parachute.
CRANK has a death wish. Surprisingly my heart rate didn't increase once while watching. CRANK gets a "4".
I've always liked Jason Stathan. He would have been my choice to be the next James Bond. Check out his best three films:
Cellular
The Italian Job
The Transporter
CRANK either has one of the most interesting plots ever...OR one of the dumbest. A hitman, played by Jason Statham, is poisoned. The only way he can stay alive is by staying "adrenalized". While kicking ass through the streets of L.A. the hero is forced to (while going way over the posted speed limit) stand on a motorcycle, take part in a public sex act, and takes huge amounts of cocaine...Anything to keep his heart pumping.
My wife and I laughed several times through out the movie...the problem? CRANK isn't a comedy. The plot tries too hard to come up with creative ways for the hero to get his heart crankin'. In one scene he kick starts his heart with a defibrillator. Near the end of the film he jumps out of a helicopter without a parachute.
CRANK has a death wish. Surprisingly my heart rate didn't increase once while watching. CRANK gets a "4".
I've always liked Jason Stathan. He would have been my choice to be the next James Bond. Check out his best three films:
Cellular
The Italian Job
The Transporter
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