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Waterproof (2000)
A bit much on religion, otherwise a good story
Not a bad story, but if you don't buy into the heavy Christian message the movie goes a bit stale. Burt Reynolds is good, but for movie buffs, Deliverance was better. It all seemed a bit put on, to be truthful. This reminded me of a story you would see for some TV special.
Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
Better than expected
I had read many reviews basically trashing this movie. I found it to be quite entertaining. The criticism centered around Brad Pitt. I din't find his performance all that bad. Was he believable? Yes. Was the story believable? Yes, in fact, how much do any of us think about Tibet and the struggle their citizens endure? Is this the greatest movie I have seen? No. But it did register "yes" on my only true test..."Will I see this again?". "Yes" movies have a story told in a congruent manner. The experts trashed the story, while I found it to be interesting. I have a suspicion the author's Nazi past had something to do with the negative reviews, though the Nazi part has little to do with the story.
Swordfish (2001)
So, have you had enough?
While watching this flick I realized I had reached a milestone. No more can I watch a movie where the lead character is so omnipotent that he or she can't be touched our out-thought. I know these are fun-action flicks, but please, just a little realism? While analyzing the scariest movies for Halloween, I realized my choice, "The Exorcist", was scary because it had a basis in reality. Travolta's character in this flick had no basis in reality. He is too smart, too slick, etc. etc. Neither is Hugh Jackman's, or for that matter Halle Barry. Barry is there to reveal her assets, and little else. The modern quick-edit style leads to a shallowness this movie simply can't erase. I have a measure whether a movie "makes it" for me. Will I see it again? In this case, the answer is no.