While I haven't read it, I heard from good sources that the script for Salt was great. Of course, the script being evaluated had Salt written as a man, not a woman like in this weekend's release. After finding Knight and Day fairly lackluster, I'm curious to see if I like Angelina Jolie in the role, or if Tom Cruise made the wrong decision to walk away. I guess it could be both. Thanks, as always, to The Playlist, my trusted source for reviews.
Go see:
Hollywood Studios:
Salt - Sony - PG-13
For the next ninety minutes or so, we watch as she dashes, ducks, climbs out of buildings, detonates bombs and engages in high-speed pursuits, all in an incredibly guilty-looking attempt to clear her name...read more.
Independent:
Life During Wartime - IFC - Unrated
The picture brings a solid critique of society, but Solondz is smart enough to do it comically. What could've been extremely dry and preachy is actually a very well made comedy that actually has something to say...read more.
Foreign:
Valhalla Rising - IFC - Unrated
Slow-burning, meditative, eerie and putting a premium on atmospherics before narrative, Winding Refn's 7th feature-film proves he's still one of the most exciting new directors working today even if he doesn't feel the need to thrill audiences with style, fast-pace and camera-moving conceits...read more.
Documentary:
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno - Flicker Alley - Unrated
History is littered with films that could have been special had they, you know, been made. And "Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno" is a fascinating peek at a potential masterpiece by the French Hitchcock...read more.
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