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Mazaný Filip (2003)
Not so bad at all
Well, I don't know the original play the film is based upon so I can't compare, but the film surprised me very much. I didn't expect much amusement (after many critical reviews), on the contrary - I was a little worried. You know, many many Czech films tend to be something more then they really are, but the result is often awkward and you as a viewer are ashamed, instead. But, I'm happy to say it: Mazaný Filip was funny! And I definitely cannot agree with those who say that the performances were bad! (especially Vilma Cibulkova as the diva Velma was super - as in every movie of hers) and the art direction got me as well. Compared with majority of Czech film production, Mazany Filip is without a doubt one of the best made ones and who says it isn't, they probably belong to the above mentioned category of pseudo-intellectuals. It's definitely worth seeing.
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
What a disaster!
One of the biggest disappointments this year. After all the buzz and 5 Oscars I expected some really huge impact on me & a very strong story. Well, right from the beginning I was asking myself "Oh my, this is REALLY the best movie of the year???"... Maybe I'm dull, but I cannot see anything new in the film, on the contrary. God, we've seen so many scenes so similar to this, that I couldn't believe that "such a director" as Clint Eastwood directed it! Why did Hilary win the prize? She did nothing, again, but some boxing, speaking with Southern-American accent and lying in bed!!! Is this worth an Oscar? You know, I'm quite convinced that if it hadn't been for Eastwood sitting on the director's chair, all the critics would have been very negative and no-one would have appreciated this film. For me it's nothing but cliché plot and dialogs seen thousand times before, with no profound meaning or message. Sorry guys.