June 2010 Movies

I saw 5 films in June. It is getting hotter and going to a cool movie theater is a pleasant way to spend a couple of hours. Generally, I was really lucky this month and enjoyed all of the films that are listed below. If I have to pick a favourite I'd say An Education. Carey Mulligan is so very good. Definitely an actress to watch.



17) Precious: Based on the novel "Push by Sapphire - Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Mariah Carey, Paula Patton (June 28, 2010)

A harrowing, well acted drama about a girl who lives in the depths of hell and the struggle by those around her to get her out. Precious lives with her abusive mother, is pregnant with her second child and cannot read or write. She is sent to a special programme where her teacher tries to reach her and help her.

In so many ways, Precious is the complete opposite of Jenny in An Education, yet they both have to work for what they want in life.

Precious is a difficult movie to watch, it is unrelenting and sad, but on the whole, well worth the effort.



16) An Education - Carey Mulligan, Alfred Molina, Peter Skarsgard, Dominic Cooper(June 27, 2010)

An amazing true life story of an intelligent 16 year old who falls in love with a much older, worldly man. Carey Mulligan is luminous as the lead. It is refreshing to see a girl take control of losing her virginity and worry about things like pregnancy, instead of throwing caution to the wind. Also nice to see a movie where the daughter and parents have a good relationship! This is a movie to be on the lookout for.


15) Iron Man 2 - Robert Downey, Jr, Gywneth Paltrow, Sam Rockwell, Don Cheadle, Mickey Rourke (June 20, 2010)

A fun follow up to Iron Man. This one has Tony Stark under fire from the government as well as from a Russian physicist. It does have quite a good story although there are places where it is hard to follow just what is going on. Sam Rockwell shines as a business rival of Stark. It's nice to see a "comic book" movie that doesn't take itself too seriously. If you liked the first one, you'll most likely enjoy this too.


14) The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus - Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer,Colin Farrell, Lily Cole, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Andrew Garfield (June 16, 2010)

Terry Gilliam's interesting look at fantasy and a man who made a pact with the devil. The movie looks as beautiful as Gilliam's always do, and the story manages to hold together until the end. However, knowing that Heath Ledger died during the film makes me wish that there was a little more substance to the film. Still, enjoyable and not as difficult to understand as some of Gilliam's other work.


13) From Paris With Love - John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers (June 2, 2010)

I'm not sure why I liked this movie so darn much. I dislike John Travolta, don't enjoy dumb action flicks, yet I found myself carried along with with this movie. Basically it tells the story of a young Embassy employee(Rhys Meyers) who is marginally in the spy business. He asks for more responsibility and gets much more than he expected. He is partnered with Charlie Wax (Travolta) who leads him on a wild ride against drug smugglers and terrorists. Once the action starts it rarely lets up.

This isn't going to win any awards for acting or writing, but as a pleasant time waster...it's fun. Be warned that it is rather violent. If violence bothers you, don't bother with this film. Check your brain at the door and enjoy a little Paris vacation.


2 comments:

Unknown said...

hahaha.... same goes to me... this June 2010, i have been wacthing many movies...

Helen said...

What have you seen?

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