biseel Reviews

A History of Violence (2005)

One of the most Poetic Action Films Ever!

[9/10 · 29 August 2006]

This was by far one of my favorite films ever. I don't know if it's due to the amazing acting by the entire cast (and I'll include the goons who have two lines before getting their butts kicked), the great direction and graphic novel feel, or the crushing moments of action. The film took on a very unique feel, and remains in your mind long after you've finished watching it! The ending, poetic and brilliant, blew me away. Many people I know hated the ending, and frankly I now question their intelligence, because it is as innovative as it is real.

This movie has an odd feel of reality, and a draws out the viewers emotions. Worth a 9/10 certainly!

Zoom (2006)

Painful

[1/10 · 24 August 2006]

It was nothing short of painful.

I took an 11 year old to see this movie, and he was actually sore at me for suggesting the movie.

The way I see it Peter Hewitt owes me $20 for the movie tickets and 3 hours of my life back (1.5 hr for the movie, 1/2 hr for the drive, and 1 hr for all the time I spent bitching about how awful it really was)!

From the boom mic in the shots, to the five minute fight scene at the end, to the terrible acting by the team as a whole, to the total lack of understanding behind the conflict with Chevy Chase and Rip Torn and the team, to Tim Allen's lack of understood emotion, to Courtney Cox's most painful character to date - the movie was just plain awful.