CinemaRatty :: Craiger's Cinema Corner
Featured Articles :: Michael Clayton (2006) - As an ode to the morally complex and ambivalent genre films of the 1970s, MICHAEL CLAYTON is a searing and evocative politica :: We Own the Night (2007) - James Grays WE OWN THE NIGHT overcomes its predictable and routine story and logical loopholes with its decent performances :: Eastern Promises (2007) - David Cronenbergs EASTERN PROMISES is a strong and powerfully mounted drama that revels in the directors trademark esoteric :: In the Valley of Elah (2007) - Despite its preachy and oftentimes heavy-handed approach to its themes and story, Paul Haggis IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH cap :: The Heartbreak Kid (2006) - Although not achieving the high, gross out hilarity of THERES SOMETHING ABOUT MARY and KINGPIN, the Farrelly brothers reve :: Good Luck Chuck (2006) - With a one-joke, sitcom-worthy premise, an unsympathetic and unlikable male lead, and an utter lack of decent laughs, GOOD LU :: Shoot 'Em Up (2006) - SHOOT EM UP is a joyless, heartless, and soulless action spectacle that squanders the talents of of its two male lead actors and :: 3:10 to Yuma (2005) - Director James Mangold fosters strong and evocative performances in his remake of 1957s 3:10 TO YUMA, but the film suffers from :: The Brothers Solomon (2007) - Monumentally juvenile and moronic sight gags and jokes - not to mention teeth grating performances by the two leads - ma :: The Brave One (2007) - Stylish and effective direction by Neil Jordan and brilliant performances by Jodie Foster and Terrance Howard cant overcome the