Cloud Atlas may well be the most disappointing movie of the year. I’ve had the book on my to-read list for several months, and in the lead-up to the release of the movie I had numerous friends tell me this was one of the best books they’d ever read.
Obviously with any book-to-movie adaptation there will be some changes, and the results will be mixed. But I can’t imagine anyone, having read the book or not, will be satisfied with this film.
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“So, this is my life. I want you to know that I’m both happy and sad, and I’m still trying to figure out how that could be.”
Every decade has a handful of coming-of-age stories that define a generation and tap into an emotional nostalgia of youth that becomes hazy as time passes. This decade’s coming of age story focuses on a high school freshman whose awkward, shy demeanor has become defined by the heavy past he’s trying to recover from. Like films of years past, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a success at capturing the emotionally challenging rite of passage in our confusing teenage years.
For any doubters of the film, here’s my look into why this film is worth giving a chance…
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The first film adaptation of Judge Dredd, a British comic book set in a dystopian wasteland, is described on Wikipedia as “a critical and commercial disappointment.” If you appreciate a high body count, Rob Schneider’s comic relief, and cyborg cannibal mutants (plus that air of gravitas a Max Von Sydow cameo affords), as I do, you might find that assessment somewhat harsh. But the fact remains, Judge Dredd (1995) was a cheap attempt to commercialize the complex world created in the comic strip.
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“I almost got killed today because you kidnapped the wrong dog”
What do you get when you mix seven psychopaths, a supporting role by an expressionless Shih Tzu and over-the-top Tarantino-esque violence? You get a sharply penned script with killer dialogue and grade-A talent hysterically meshed together. But more importantly, you get Christopher Walken.
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Courtney Young
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