Tag Archives: Murder

The Target (2014) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : Less speedy and less efficient

Posted on May 1, 2014 by kaist455

 Judged on its technical aspects, South Korean film “The Target” is not a bad action thriller film, but I could not concentrate well on it although the movie was not as tedious as I worried. It is a competent remake, … Continue reading →

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Point Blank (2010) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Passable but efficient

Posted on April 27, 2014 by kaist455

As revisiting French action thriller film “Point Blank”, I thought about how familiar a certain thriller premise is. In many thriller films like this one, an ordinary guy suddenly finds himself being blackmailed to do something not so good while … Continue reading →

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The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : Welcome to the Wes Anderson Hotel

Posted on March 23, 2014 by kaist455

 In last year, I purchased “The Wes Anderson Collection” written by my acquaintance Matt Zoller Seitz, the book which is still looking upon me in the bookcase above my laboratory desk. I have not delved into this big, lovely hardcover … Continue reading →

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Non-Stop (2014) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : You don’t mess with Liam Nisson

Posted on March 6, 2014 by kaist455

 One thing I miss about Roger Ebert is his witty amusement with action thriller movies which are full of preposterous plot holes big enough for a Boeing 777 plane to fly through. He did not point them out just for … Continue reading →

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West of Memphis (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4): Their long way to the justice they deserve

Posted on August 10, 2013 by kaist455

What is told in the documentary “West of Memphis” is still outrageous and infuriating to watch although I have already heard and known a lot about one evil crime which shocked the whole town, three suspects who were wrongfully accused … Continue reading →

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The Paperboy (2012) ☆☆1/2(2.5/4) : A swampy coming of age story with Southern flavor

Posted on August 6, 2013 by kaist455

Once I discerned that the plot was not very important in Lee Daniels’ lurid Southern melodrama “The Paperboy”, I just observed its nice languid mood decorating its dark, pulpy melodramatic tale. Everything in the movie looks hot and sweaty, and … Continue reading →

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Pluto (2012) ☆☆☆1/2(3.5/4) : They are all expendable

Posted on July 14, 2013 by kaist455

While I went through the South Korean education system, exam scores had been always important to me and others. My teachers and parents always emphasized that I should get scores as high as possible in every exam, and I was … Continue reading →

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Hitchcock (2012) ☆☆☆(3/4) : Mr. & Mrs. Hitchcock – and “Psycho”

Posted on June 16, 2013 by kaist455

If you have some knowledge about Alfred Hitchcock, his life, and his chilling masterpiece “Psycho”(1960), “Hitchcock” will not surprise you. It mainly shows what we have known and heard about him and his personal life and his movies, and, while … Continue reading →

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Running Man (2013) ☆☆(2/4) : A running man in a hobbling thriller

Posted on April 4, 2013 by kaist455

 Ironically, new South Korean action movie “Running Man” does not run that much. It instead hobbles a lot while letting itself being saddled with many unnecessary story elements which could have been discarded without any problem, and I kept losing … Continue reading →

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Killer Joe (2011) ☆☆☆(3/4) : They had it coming, you know

Posted on March 6, 2013 by kaist455

 “Killer Joe” is an unpleasant crime movie about unpleasant people, but you may admire its no-hold-barred approach to its twisted story. I must warn you that watching it is not a pleasant experience, but it is not a dreadful experience … Continue reading →

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