Every so often there comes along a little indie film that makes attempts at gravitas that is far beyond it’s reach, but, at the very least, allows its leads to shine. Like 2003’s Monster, or 2006’s Sherrybaby. These films themselves fail, their only saving grace being outstanding performances by Charlize Theron, and Maggie Gyllenhaal. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Michelle Monaghan'
Trucker
October 27th, 2009 No Comments
Tags: Benjamin Bratt · James Mottern · Michelle Monaghan · Nathan Fillion · Trucker
Eagle Eye
October 1st, 2008 2 Comments
Remember, in the trailer, when Rosario Dawson’s character in Eagle Eye quips, ‘What if it’s a decoy, to distract us from something fifty times bigger?’ In the same vein, this film distracts the viewer with explosions, car chases, Shia LaBeouf’s facial hair, and computers with artificial intelligence, so we don’t notice the bigger issue: this [...]
Tags: Billy Bob Thorton · D.J. Caruso · John Glenn · Michelle Monaghan · Rosario Dawson · Shia LaBeouf · Steven Spielberg · Travis Wright
