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Into the Wild (2007) [R]-- W.I.P. Scale™ Rating: $13.75
Review-lite: Emile Hirsch literally breathes life into the ghost of Christopher McCandless in this biographical story of one young man's journey into the true heart of darkness. Directed by Sean Penn from his own script based on Jim Krakauer's book, Into the Wild, traces Chris's journey from the abandonment of his family and all creature comforts to his eventual demise in a crazy little bus in the middle of the Alaskan frontier. Mr. Penn failed to capture the awe of the West that so inspired and awed Chris and shot the story out of order reducing the impact of the climax. Still, he created an astonishing character study of a guy who surely lived life the way so many of us dream it could be. (click for full details and complete review)
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Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007) [G]-- W.I.P. Scale™ Rating: $11.00
Review-lite: Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, the film as well as the store, lacks the right stuff to really sustain interest let alone entertain young let alone adult audiences. This is odd considering the writer / director, Zach Helm, delivered 2006's most unsung dark comedy, Stranger than Fiction. In any case, despite a worthy cast including Dustin Hoffamn and Natalie Portman, the character development lacked the depth required by the actors' skills. Eventually, leaving too little to enjoy other than the toys which often failed to be more magical than things one really might be able to find at FAO Schwarz. (click for full details and complete review)
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My Kid Could Paint That (2007) [PG-13]-- W.I.P. Scale™ Rating: $13.75
Review-lite: Documentary filmmaker, Amir Bar-Lev exhaustively explores the rise and fall and re-birth of a four-year old painter whose sudden fame and subsequent misfortune stuns her naïve working class parents. Challenging the notions of what constitutes abstract or modern art, the film forces a near reconciliation between the world of those who do and do not know what art really is. The result is a fascinating film in which Mr. Bar-Lev must also confront his own role as a filmmaker to expose the truth in an objective fashion—something which one may not be able to do well if drawn in too closely to the subjects. (click for full details and complete review)
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Things We Lost In The Fire (2007) [R]-- W.I.P. Scale™ Rating: $13.00
Review-lite: Halle Berry plays Audrey Burke, a newly widowed mother who has to cope with the death of her husband while guiding her two young children, Harper and Dory. Her dead husband's childhood best friend Jerry (Benicio Del Toro) resurface into her life testing her faith in her husband and herself. Susanne Bier directs this emotionally engaging drama so called, because the family had previously lost most of their keepsakes and belongings to a fire. Her style is very artistically engaging with long pauses and still shots that reveal the depth of the heartache of the central characters in a a profoundly moving way. (click for full details and complete review)
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The Ultimate Gift (2007) [PG]-- W.I.P. Scale™ Rating: $9.75
Review-lite: Basically, this is a contrived story designed to teach us 12 lessons regarding the true values in life. This is done in a fairly cliché way, young spoiled rich kid, Jason Stevens (Drew Fuller) was born with a silver spoon in his; and, through challenges and tasks his recently-deceased, eccentric billionaire grandfather, Red (James Garner) deliver him via videos, he turns over a new leaf, sort of. Unfortunately, the film comes across as preachy, the acting was mini-series worthy, and some of the dialogue was ludicrous. the life lessons the film aims to teach are invaluable, but the film as a way of driving them home did not ring quite true. (click for full details and complete review)
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