Major Update 2

I’ve seen nine more movies since I made the last post a couple of days ago, so I feel like I might be fighting a losing battle, but I’m going to stick with it and try to get completely caught up. Also I’ve decided that a few of the films are deserving of full length reviews, so they will have their owns posts scattered in.

Sunshine Cleaning

Director:
Christine Jeffs

Writer:
Megan Holley

Cast:
Amy Adams as Rose Lorkowski
Emily Blunt as Norah Lorkowski
Alan Arkin as Joe Lorkowski

Released: 2009
Studio: Overture
Box Office: $12,062,558

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 72%
IMDB Score: 7.1

Format: DVD

Here is an average film about two sisters who start a crime scene cleanup business. It features strong performances by all the leading characters. It was fairly funny and kinda sweet. I don’t really know what else to say about this film.

Favorite Performance:
Alan Arkin as Joe Lorkowski

Favorite Quote:
Lynn: How’d she die?
Norah: It was sorta a do-it-yourself thing?

Grade:
B-

Memento

Director:
Christopher Nolan

Writer:
Christopher Nolan

Cast:
Guy Pearce as Leonard
Carrie-Anne Moss as Natalie
Joe Pantoliano as Teddy Gammell

Released: 2000
Studio: Newmarket
Box Office: $25,544,867

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
IMDB Score: 8.6

Format: Blu-ray

One of the more confusing films I’ve ever seen. It’s about a guy with a short-term memory problem who is trying to find his wife’s murderer. But the story is told backwards, from the end to the beginning, so the story can be hard to follow. Each scene is about the length of one of his memories, and the end of a scene corresponds with the beginning of the previous scene. Christopher Nolan, who also directed Batman Begins and The Dark Knight is one of my favorite directors.

Favorite Performance:
Guy Pearce as Leonard

Favorite Quote:
Leonard Shelby: I have to believe in a world outside my own mind. I have to believe that my actions still have meaning, even if I can’t remember them. I have to believe that when my eyes are closed, the world’s still there. Do I believe the world’s still there? Is it still out there?… Yeah. We all need mirrors to remind ourselves who we are. I’m no different.

Grade:
A-