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Reviews
Sin City (2005)
Artless and boring
I am sure this film will have its adherents. I am not one of them. I slept through this film which I found to be mindlessly violent and typical of the modern trend in film making where special effects substitute for a script. The acting, sadly, does not save a bad script. Yes, the visual appeal and style are unique. One can paint a great masterpiece when painting, but that alone will not make the work legendary if all you paint is a turd.
This is more of a comic book turned into a movie, and that too has been a trend in film-making. I am not sure that it is a good trend, but then audiences these days do not want or expect more from a story than a very simplistic plot line. The older audiences, who are more demanding of a film would not enjoy "Sin City".
Save your money. Burn the DVD in protest.
Yukie (1998)
A charming tear-jerker
We viewed this movie in our church, complete with Japanese sub-titles, yesterday. It is a sad little story about the effects of Alzheimer's Disease upon a couple. It makes little contribution to the story that the man is Caucasian and the woman is Asian. What matters is their love for one another. One might argue that the obstacles over an interracial marriage strengthen them as does a sub-plot surrounding the financial losses the family has had to face. Alzheimer's Disease is a long, slow goodbye. One can feel tremendous sympathy for the characters. The script is well-written and well directed. Bo Svenson, the lead, is normally associated with action adventure films, but he shows remarkable range here. You will find it hard to watch at times. Keep a handkerchief ready.