Jûsan-nin No Shikaku (13 assassins)
Crit
This is like Seven Samurai/The Magnificent Seven as written by John Webster and directed by Tarantino, assisted by Michael Bay for the pyrotechnics. In case that sentence doesn't make it clear, yes, I really liked it: beautifully choreographed and shot, sometimes funny, and with memorable heroes and an indelibly nasty villain.Hmm . . . John Webster . . . about time to watch Shakespeare in Love again?
Bridesmaids
Crit
OK, two questions: how does Kristen Wiig pronounce her name? And is Saturday Night Live this good again? 'Cause if it is, I'm gonna have to make some adjustments to my schedule and find room for it. Brutally funny film written by Wiig and Annie Mumolo (who has a cameo as a nervous plane passenger) and directed by Paul Feig. So if a man directed, and the comic riffs include the results of food poisoning, is it really a chick flick? Who gives a shit in the sink?Also of note: great soundtrack (anything that starts with Blondie's "Rip Her to Shreds" is halfway to seducing me already, and if you add Wanda Jackson . . . ) and (sigh) Jill Clayburgh, her last role, I gather.
Trailers
- Larry Crowne--Tom and Julia, killingly cute.
- Don't Be Afraid of the Dark--Well, maybe: written and produced by Guillermo del Toro.
- What's Your Number?--Ooh, makes me sad to see that Anna Faris felt the need to get boob & face work.
- One Day--Anne Hathaway and My Future Wife Patty Clarkson with Brit accents?
- The Change-Up--Ah, the old identity swap never gets old, does it? Oh, wait: it does?
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