Wrecked- A really straightforward slow paced film with really no satisfying conclusion. You get your answers as to how Adrien Brody ended up in his particular predicament, and it's always nice to get that info… but the final moments either should have went for something happy for the viewer or sad. Instead, it ops for happy but without a hint of what will become of him in the future, so it's also kind of sad. He lives, well, he better live after I just watched him for 90 minutes climb up a damn hill army style, but does he get together with his wife/fiance/girlfriend/whatever by the end, or does that even matter, since he's so screwed up from the car accident that he may never recover. On another note, I enjoyed the ways this film confuses the viewer with the events that have occurred in the woods. In 127 hours, it allowed you to watch the protagonist, Aron Ralston, from more of a third person view. From the camera you were able to decipher when Ralston (James Franco) was acting insane or when he was facing real situations. In this film, outside from the mentioning of the non-existent dog (which I totally called early on in the film), this film allows you to view the horrid survival story from the victim, and when the audience sees events, and he has no idea if they are real or part of the obvious illusions that he witnesses such as his wife/girlfriends/fiance/whatever, the audience feels the same way. Enjoyable for one viewing, but most people would probably grow bored of this if they watched it in a crowd (Kind of like Coppola's 'Somewhere' in that way).
The Lincoln Lawyer- The second viewing didn't really change my impression from when I saw it in theaters. Good, not great. It would be a real solid episode of 'Law and Order' but since it's a feature film, it doesn't really do much for me. A good performance from McConaughey but that doesn't warrant it as hollywood entertainment. This is purely a rental. Which is how I saw it this time, so I guess it was better considering it is only one buck on redbox. The film is a bit long and has a real awkward way of concluding, but I guess since just about everything raps up nicely, it's appropriate.
- Jeff Bassin
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