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Movie Review: Envy (2004)
Despite it's 2 mega comedy stars (Jack Black & Ben Stiller) this movie barely made it to a US theatrical release and then bombed when it did. It was only the success of 'School of Rock' which led to it's eventual release. Later, Jack Black would publicly apologize for this movie. It's the story of two neighbours; Stiller plays a hard working but by the books guy while Black is an underachieving dreamer. Black's character comes up with a silly idea for a spray to do away with animal poop that winds up making him fabulously wealthy. Stiller becomes envious and a series of mini-disasters ensues. The whole premise of this movie contains enough to fill about a 10 minute SNL skit so this 90 minute movie goes on far too long. 6/10
Movie Review: Identity (2003)
John Cusack and 9 strangers are trapped in a motel in the middle of nowhere. A storm has wiped out the roads and the phone lines are down too. On top of the meteorological problems somone is killing them 1 by 1 too. I figured this would just be a remake of the Agatha Christie story 'Ten Little Indians' but luckily this is not the case. This is a clever suspense film with a twist ending that explains away all of the apparent inconsistencies within the main movie. Any film that kills off Jake Busey is also a winner in my book. 7.5/10
Movie Review: Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
Another film by director Stephen Frears, the talent behind such classic films as 'My Beautiful Laundrette' and 'Prick up your Ears.' This is a compelling drama about an illegal Nigerian immigrant in London. He is trained as a doctor in his country but is forced to work as a taxi driver and a hotel concierge to survive. His roommate (Audrey Tatou from 'Amelie' fame) is breaking the rules of her visa and a couple of immigration officers are looking for her. The Nigerian doctor is cleaning up a hotel room when he discovers a human heart stuffed down a toilet. This sets off a chain of events where we get to see the hardships immigrants endure to stay in London. The characters also get some serious payback at the end. Highly recommended. 7.5/10
Despite it's 2 mega comedy stars (Jack Black & Ben Stiller) this movie barely made it to a US theatrical release and then bombed when it did. It was only the success of 'School of Rock' which led to it's eventual release. Later, Jack Black would publicly apologize for this movie. It's the story of two neighbours; Stiller plays a hard working but by the books guy while Black is an underachieving dreamer. Black's character comes up with a silly idea for a spray to do away with animal poop that winds up making him fabulously wealthy. Stiller becomes envious and a series of mini-disasters ensues. The whole premise of this movie contains enough to fill about a 10 minute SNL skit so this 90 minute movie goes on far too long. 6/10Movie Review: Identity (2003)
John Cusack and 9 strangers are trapped in a motel in the middle of nowhere. A storm has wiped out the roads and the phone lines are down too. On top of the meteorological problems somone is killing them 1 by 1 too. I figured this would just be a remake of the Agatha Christie story 'Ten Little Indians' but luckily this is not the case. This is a clever suspense film with a twist ending that explains away all of the apparent inconsistencies within the main movie. Any film that kills off Jake Busey is also a winner in my book. 7.5/10Movie Review: Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
Another film by director Stephen Frears, the talent behind such classic films as 'My Beautiful Laundrette' and 'Prick up your Ears.' This is a compelling drama about an illegal Nigerian immigrant in London. He is trained as a doctor in his country but is forced to work as a taxi driver and a hotel concierge to survive. His roommate (Audrey Tatou from 'Amelie' fame) is breaking the rules of her visa and a couple of immigration officers are looking for her. The Nigerian doctor is cleaning up a hotel room when he discovers a human heart stuffed down a toilet. This sets off a chain of events where we get to see the hardships immigrants endure to stay in London. The characters also get some serious payback at the end. Highly recommended. 7.5/10
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