The Prestige

Review: Predictable ending spoils an otherwise great plot.
Synopsis: Two magicians engage in a battle of egos, ending in vendetta. Bale is classy. Good direction and cinematography.

Blood Diamond

Review: Shocking accent DiCaprio. Moving, dramatic, moral turpitude. Awesomely presented message.
Synopsis: Diamond smuggler is indifferent. Meets girl. Opens eyes a little. Begins to value family over self. Consumerism is evil.

Transformers (2007)

Review: Awesome effects. Cool battle sequences. Shallow on story as expected.
Synopsis: Kid buys car. Tries to impress girl. Car becomes robot. Opposing alien robots battle. Kid saves the world. Impresses girl.

Amercan History X

Review: Ten words? I just need two. Mutts nuts.
Synopsis: Engaging tale of the consequences of racism and the presentation of facts to support an argument. Sickening, horrific. Real.

White Noise

Review: Awesome. Compelling. Chilling. Goosebumps. Under-explained ending. Keaton's finest?
Synopsis: Wife murdered. Contacts husband via TV static. Husband pursues. Nasty spirits displeased, bad things begin to happen.

It's All Gone Pete Tong

Review: Laugh out loud. Interesting. Novel. In your face. Loved it.
Synopsis: Frankie, an Ibiza DJ god goes deaf. He drinks. He does drugs. Things don't improve. He overcomes deafness. Honest.

Alexander

Review: If there was a plot, Stone missed it.
Synopsis: Alexander raised to be King, father murdered by mother. Alexander conquers Asia and continues East. Not necessarily in that order.

Cars

Review: Awesome animation. Nice story. Memorable characters. It's a crowd pleaser.
Synopsis: Racer is selfish. About to win the cup, gets lost en route to deciding race. Learns a valuable life lesson.

Fantastic Four

Review: Marvel at Marvel's marvelous movie. Enjoyable comic adaptation. Nice effects.
Synopsis: Five travel to space. Solar wind experience alters DNA, providing special powers. One is evil. Remedy sought whilst confrontation ensues.

Apocalypse Now

Review: Classy war flick. Sheen shines, Brando is awesome. Coppola excels.
Synopsis: Vietnam war-weary loner sent to terminate command of an out-of-control senior officer, clearly off his rocker.

50 First Dates

Review: Shaky concept well executed. A bearable Adam Sandler movie. Really?
Synopsis: Serial monogomist falls for girl. Girl's condition causes memory loss every night. Groundhog Day with a twist.

The Madness of King George

Review: Awesome dialogue. Acting masterclass. Questionnable accent, Mirren. Top drawer.
Synopsis: King goes mad, surprisingly. Son attempts coup. Kings gets rough treatment. Parliament schemes and plots.

Vanilla Sky

Review: Unbelievable twist, but clues are there. Better the second time.
Synopsis: Wealthy guy falls for sweet girl, friend (girl) gets jealous, injures guy during suicide. It gets weird. Unforgettable revelation. End.

The Interpreter

Review: Compelling, suspenseful, thrilling. Kidman and Penn own it!
Synopsis: Kidman overhears plot. Reports plot. Becomes suspect. Surprising past discovered. Plot thickens. Victim or conspirator?

Sin City

Review: Bizarre, beautiful, original, surreal, vivid. Strange.
Synopsis: Three? stories in one movie, filmed in comic-strip style. Violent, sexy, compelling. An acquired taste, for sure.

The Clearing

Review: Strength from Mirren, no effort from Redford. Disappointing plot.

Synopsis: Disgruntled employee kidnaps millionaire for ransom.

Hard Eight

Review: Plotless, poor script, worse acting. Avoid it.

Synopsis: Old-timer meets guy, old-timer educates guy, guy marries prostitute, guy kidnaps client, old-timer gets blackmailed. Pointless revelation. Old-timer kills blackmailer.

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