Sunday, January 5, 2014

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

Rated: PG - Runtime: 116 min
tesg's Rating: Two and one half stars (out of four)

Here's the thing...I figured out immediately where the negative was.  So I spent most of the movie silently yelling "YOU IDIOT!" at the screen.

But it was beautifully shot and most of the performances were good, so we'll call it a nice piece of cinema fluff.

Friday, January 3, 2014

Saving Mr. Banks (2013)

Rated: PG-13 - Runtime: 125 min
tesg's Rating: Three stars (out of four)

Not quite "Finding Neverland", but I'll take it.

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Rated: R - Runtime: 179 min
tesg's Rating: Three and one half stars (out of four)

Now THIS is Scorsese.  Top to bottom, beginning to end, just freaking great.  You may start thinking about comparing it to "American Hustle", but ten minutes in you'll have completely forgotten "American Hustle" and will be comparing it to "Casino".