Savvas Stavrou Reviews

Elektra (2005)

A Disappointing Failure

[5/10 · 30 January 2005]

I honestly would have been the last person to say that Elektra was a disappointment. That is so because of my love for Daredevil (I thought it was fun, action-packed and with great music -- Evanescence are my favourite band and have been for 6 years). Also because I am, probably, the only person who liked Catwoman. Seriously, I thought it was a fun, enjoyable mindless movie with unbelievably amazing visuals. So after reading that, you're probably thinking that I know nothing about the art of film. Well, I can assure you that I know as much as the critic you all rely on (without being vain, that is).

On to the review:

Elektra starts off well, in my opinion. I would have said otherwise, but as far as I recall, the opening is the best part of the film. We're introduced to Elektra as this mysterious warrior who kills her victims in very sensual ways. Her first kill was quite intriguing actually. It makes you want to know more about her.

And then we do. Oh God, yes we do. -If you want to make a movie about a 'mysterious' warrior, then you should keep her story mysterious. Even so, if you wish to show parts of her story, don't do so through flashbacks. Even if you choose to use flashbacks, the oldest trick in the book which shows no originality whatsoever, do so without slow-motion. Alas, this film's most hurtful aspect is this. Elektra's flashbacks are tedious to sit through and are incredibly boring. I, for one, never sleep in the cinema. EVER. I kept on trying to stay awake and focus on the film, telling myself that it would get better. I was so terribly wrong.

The film gets worse. For approximately 20 minutes we are treated with silence as we see Elektra walk around, do nothing, think and have flashbacks. Those 20 minutes are so useless, I can't even describe how unbelievably bad they are.

The film's plot isn't so good either. She is sent to assassinate a father and a daughter, gets to know them, only to find out that the daughter is some special fighter with some special powers and that they are hunted by this unknown society called 'The Hand' and Elektra gets to like these people and tries to save them. For 1 and a half hours. The screenplay never bothers to explain what this society is, how it operates, what these special powers are, where they come from, and why the exist. We are completely left in the dark and the result ends up being sheer stupidity. The story, in very blunt English, is rubbish. It is pointless and never gets anywhere. Even the 'surprise'-ending is absolute rubbish.

Not everything was bad though. Jennifer Garner showed off her incredibly fit silhouette and her fighting abilities, as well as her incredible acting ability. She is great. She WAS Elektra. But that didn't save the movie. As for the rest of the acting, there wasn't anything worth noting about. The young girl failed to capture the sympathy needed in order to care what would happen to her character. Whenever she was captured, I honestly hoped that they should have killed her so that the movie would end. I couldn't care less. As for Goran's character: completely useless. He was in the movie for what? Half an hour? And he was the 'love interest'? He did absolutely NOTHING. Completely pointless. Another question that comes to mind was why the film didn't really revolve around Elektra but was really about the young girl. Stupid.. stupid.. stupid...

Kudos to the special effects team that worked on the film. All SFX were very well done. The evil characters were truly awesome, with their powers and everything. Too bad they didn't get the chance to properly show off. With characters like those, they could have made a very good film. But.. the action wasn't that good either. Each fight scene lasted for about 2 minutes. And there were approximately a total of six fight scenes in the whole film. You do the math. Not very impressive for an action film, is it? Still, they have their good points. Some of the editing is pretty neat, and the camera work was very good, as well as the choreography. Other than that, everybody's seen better in Spidey 2.

The cinematography was quite good, giving off the beautiful colours of the landscapes and locations. The bad thing about this was that the lighting is so poor, it's unbelievable for a feature blockbuster film. In some scenes, it's so bad that you can't even properly see the actors' faces.

Finally, to all those who heard the soundtrack (not score), should have a big complaint with the movie. The soundtrack is better than Daredevil's. I was really looking forward to seeing some of my favourite songs in the film. Not a single one. I mean, what's the point of having a soundtrack full of amazing songs, if you're not even gonna use them? And.. what kind of idiot has the rights to an Evanescence song and doesn't include it in the final cut??? Evanescence in a film = Big $$$. Daredevil proved that. I kept on waiting for 'Breathe No More' to start playing in the slower scenes. I was so disappointed.

All in all, a very big disappointment. I was expecting so much more. This film had a very interesting premise. Too bad it was all ruined by a crap screenplay and bad action scenes. I was very angry at the end of it, because I wasted 4 pounds on it. I watched and watched in agony that it would get better and have this mind-blowing scene that would make me love it. Nothing. What a failure.

Savvas Stavrou's Rating: 4/10 - For cinematography, special effects, Jennifer Garner, and because I feel sorry for it (when I really shouldn't).

Catwoman (2004)

Excellent (considering the genre) - Visually Stunning

[10/10 · 20 August 2004]

From the very start, ever since I heard that they were making a Catwoman movie, I was like: WOW! That sounds nice, recalling the scenes of Michelle Pfeiffer in Batman Returns. Then I found out that Halle Berry was cast as Catwoman. So I said to myself: OK, let's at least give it a try. The rest of the cast was revealed later on and I thought: Sharon Stone as the baddie? A former cosmetics model? Right... I still decided that I would give it a try when it was released and see how it was like.

I love any movie that is big, dumb and entertaining. I'm a guy who gave Van Helsing a 10/10. That was how much I was entertained. I'm not one who listens to critics. Not for these kind of movies anyway. BUT, so that you don't think I'm some dumb 16 year old who has absolutely no idea about film-making, check out my IMDb profile and see my Top 10 movies. I'm sure you'll find it ... interesting.

Nevertheless, the trailer was released. I thought it looked really good. It was of the likes of Spider-Man and Daredevil. Something between the two. Then I made the mistake to visit the IMDb message boards. These people just don't know when to quit. It's a movie. If you don't want to watch it, then don't. You don't have to diss it so much. Catwoman got negative reviews from the users even before it was released! How could you possibly know whether it would be good or bad? The thing with them is that they're stubborn and nothing can change their minds once they set their thoughts into motion.

When I went to the cinema to watch it, I was expecting to at least say it was OK. I came out being COMPLETELY swept away. I simply loved it. Yes, so what if the story could have been written by a five year old? So what if some of the dialogue was cheesy? It's an action movie. About a woman who gets supernatural cat powers. How wise and life-changing could this movie be? Does anyone judge Spider-Man or X-Men for having ridiculous story lines? No... But the point is that they're superhero movies! Since when do superhero movies have to be clever? It's fantasy. It's action and adventure. It's even comedy! And with the case of Spider-Man 2, it's drama.

I'm not saying that Catwoman is in any way better than Spider-Man 2, but I enjoyed it anyway. I thought it was creative and different. You people just keep on trying to make yourselves look wise by pretending to be critics when frankly, you're not. And what do critics know anyway? They've given hundreds of movies bad critiques when these movies deserved much better.

POSITIVE ASPECTS OF CATWOMAN: These are even more than the bad aspects. But then again, this is my opinion.

-Editing: I simply LOVED the editing! It's the best I've seen since Moulin Rouge! was released. Many of the people said that they lost track of what was going on because there were too many angles being switched to or it was too fastly paced, but that was the whole point. When you're a cat, EVERYTHING is fast paced. The editing have the effect it needed and it successfully did it with me and a bunch of other friends I took along to watch it. We were put INTO the movie, and that's the whole point of fast-cuts like these - to put you INTO the movie. My friends actually didn't even want to watch Catwoman and two of them hate Halle Berry, saying she's untalented, but after watching this, they adored both the movie and the poor actress who's been slashed into pieces by all you 'critics'. The action scenes were edited greatly! The scenes were cut appropriately according to the music or song. I even loved the infamous Basketball Scene, even though I'm not a fan of Mis-Teeq at all, and for one, I hate their song Scandalous. But it all worked perfectly! The action scenes keep you in suspense, even though, yes, they are predictable.

-Camera Work: It was fantastic! The mixture of the camera work with the special effects and the editing have Catwoman a unique style and look. From sweeping camera movements into twirling angles and fast-switching close-ups, you really get to feel the movie. The scene at the Ballet was beautifully shot. It gave different perspectives into an action scene and really made you say: WOW! I'm sure most of you didn't even go that far. You were too swept away by your own thoughts of hatred towards the movie.

-Music: Klaus Badelt created an amazing score. It was really something unique, ranging from Egyptian style melodies to action-suspense scenes that along with the editing and camera work put you into the movie and raise the hairs on your back. Even the songs in the movie were good! Everything was all twisted together perfectly. I can't wait for the soundtrack.

-Directing: Many of you criticize Pitof for either being French or not known in he business, but just look closer and see that the man knows his stuff. I haven't seen his other work, but from what I've heard, it's visually impressive. So is this movie. Pitof directs his actors, camera men, lighting and editors to combine everything together in such a beautiful way that it is a treat to look at. It's really Eye Candy. Even the special effects were good, even if they were more obvious than some other superhero movies. But come on now, could you really have Halle or any other stunt woman jumping around and doing flips in the air like that? That's where the special effects come in. All of you claim to say how rubbish they were. They looked absolutely fine to me. Didn't see what was wrong with them. Even the 3D landscapes used to swish the cameras back and forth in were good.

Halle's coming back to life scene was extraordinary! I was simply swept away. Visually brilliant and scored amazingly, that scene is one of my favourites ever filmed. And I've seen a great deal of good movies.

Also, she had her take on showing off her acting skills, and managed it very well. The scene when she is trying to explain to Benjamin Bratt's character why she is Catwoman, was very believable and if you look at the whole movie together, she is a very believable Catwoman. Sharon Stone was brilliant as the evil one and you really do get to hate her. She was a good choice.

NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF CATWOMAN: Judge me all you want to, this is my opinion.

-Plotline: Yes, it wasn't very smart was it? But I believe it was enough for a Catwoman movie. The ending wasn't really what I thought of it, and as predictable as many thought it would be, it never fails to be entertaining like any other movie. Of course, make-up that makes your face rock hard is just plain stupid, but you don't really think of that while watching the movie. Yes it is dumb, but come on, it's a superhero movie!

-Screenplay: The dialogue was cheesy. Now that's said, the comic relief put into Patience's best friend was good. Her relationship with the doctor was quite refreshing and her gay friend made almost everyone in the cinema laugh out loud. I was, though, pretty angry when no blood was spilt by all those punches Catwoman gave. They seemed pretty hurtful and nothing happened. Nevermind, it's quite understandable for the PG-13 rating. Also, some dialogue like: "You died, but you were reborn", was just plain pathetic; and I must say that Halle's prologue was quite pathetic as well: "That is me, dead". They could have at least changed it a little, before having everyone in the cinema laughing their heads off.

But the movie as a whole overshadows these bad aspects.

I for one enjoyed myself a lot. I would watch it again and again and I would even buy the DVD. I fully support this movie. Hell, it's no Godfather. It's no Lord of the Rings. But it's one hell of a good superhero movie! Doesn't beat Spider-Man 2, but what other superhero movie does? It's useless to compare the two.

Just to p*** all of you off and show you how I love this movie, I've given it a 10/10. I know that one person's 10 won't make a difference but my recommendations in my community are respected and I'm sure to recommend this movie to almost anyone I know.

Savvas Stavrou's Rating: 10/10 - This pussy definitely purrs for me.

Torque (2004)

Impressive Visuals... HATE everything else...

[4/10 · 9 June 2004]

OK. I'm just going to cut through.

I don't care if the best critics says this is crap or good. I'm tired of critics judging movies. But that doesn't make me say that this is a 'modern day masterpiece' like some idiot on the board started saying - he probably hasn't even watched any other movie in his life besides these rubbish 'biker' flicks.

Anyway, so I just wanted to make an acknowledgement. All you people, who supposedly say that it's the worst movie ever, bla bla bla, DO NOT deny that the visual impact of the movie isn't at least FASCINATING. I mean, when I rented the movie, I simply KNEW that I was about to see something crap. BUT, I was greatly impressed when I watched the first quarter of the movie. The cinematography, direction, special effects and editing are VERY impressive. You have to admit, the movie is gorgeous to look at. Beautiful people, shiny cars and motorcycles, colourful cinematography and colours all over, fast-paced edited action scenes, camera work very skillful capturing different angles, special effects extraordinary (not very real-looking though - doesn't matter!); heck, even the music and songs were good (shame to hear Nickelback's 'Someday' in rubbish like this, but anyway).

The screenplay is *beep*. I couldn't believe what I was hearing when the first words jumped in. The one-liners were simply pathetic. I would sit there, enjoying the imagery when their mouths would just go on and on and on, and I would sit there and just nod in disbelief. Sure, the action scenes weren't that enjoyable since there is absolutely ZERO character development, therefore you don't actually give a damn if a character dies or not. Alas, the visuals made up for it and made it a tad bit of entertaining. The story is absolutely horrible. Plot holes are all over the place, for example: You don't know where these people actually got the motorcycles from and never find out; or you never get to find out how these motorcycles can actually speed so amazingly; or even what the hell those little yellow liquid bottles are. LOADS of plot holes. When the movie DOES end though, you feel as if you have just watched the biggest waste of money on CGI and cinematography. I'm still in disbelief.

The director seems to be skilled, but he also seems to have stigmata with crappy little scripts like this one. Fast and the Furious was one of the WORST movies I've ever seen. Seriously now. And I've even watched it three times. Just to make sure. Then comes XXX - a not-so crappy movie, but still one of the worst. And finally SWAT, the biggest waste of police costumes I've seen on film. Another horrible movie. Too bad... Joseph Kahn has a lot of potential and a unique vision. Let's hope in the future he gets better screenplays to show off his visual qualities with. Oh and let's not forget: the acting was horrendous. Of course, it isn't the actor's fault that the screenplay is stupid, so they just have to tag along and say whatever their stupendous characters say. They seem to be made up of models. Everyone is so nicely dressed and made up throughout the movie. Absolute waste of talent. What talent? I'm sorry, there IS no talent here.

So, overall, I give this movie a 4/10. The four is to show how much I enjoyed the visual work. Oh and if you think I'm too strict/lenient, remember: I'm a guy who have both Charlie's Angels movies a 10/10, along with Van Helsing 10/10, and also Troy 10/10 - but I gave a movie like Casino a 7/10. That was because I enjoyed them all and, didn't enjoy them so much... So, in the end, Torque gets 3 points above Fast and the Furious and XXX, that got 1/10 (my lowest ratings ever), and 1 point above SWAT that got a decent 3/10.

Savvas Stavrou's Rating: 4/10 - Watch it for the visuals, nothing else.

Donnie Darko (2001)

A Breathtaking, Thought Provoking Classic

[10/10 · 26 July 2003]

Donnie Darko. If you just read the name of this amazing movie, you can understand that it's dark, and by dark, I mean seriously DARK. It is a very nice change to see a teen movie that isn't brainless and stupid, although Donnie Darko is no teen movie. Donnie Darko is one of the most mind-twisting movies there is. One can even compare it to the one and only Mullholland Dr., though it is not as complicated. Donnie Darko is one of those classic small masterpieces that didn't get enough recognition as it deserved.

Having an in-depth story of a teenage boy going through different changes in his life, Donnie Darko also focuses on the arts of philosophy, psychology, and time traveling. The movie starts off with Donnie having a hallucination of a strange insect-like bunny who predicts the end of the world. By taking this information, Donnie automatically takes responsibility into his hands. This insect-like bunny is then said to be one of Donnie's many hallucinations for he has mental problems and visits a psychiatrist, to which he explains what he is feeling through hypnotism. On the way to his comprehension of what the bunny tried to say, Donnie meets Gretchen, another teenage new girl at his school who's mother has been abused by her father and so was forced to change school and town. Donnie mixes his feelings about her with all the other strange feelings he starts having about the people in his life. One of these, a depressed overweight Chinese girl called Cherita, who likes Donnie but refuses to say anything and who is constantly teased. At the same time, his school features a lectures by a 'feeling-expert', who tries to show these teenagers how to divide their anger from their love. As the story evolves, the days become numbered until the so said, end of the world and Donnie searches and finds a banned book featuring Time Travel. By using this element, Donnie tries to stop the dreadful event from happening and at the same time tries to prevent a tragedy in his private life from revealing.

Jake Gyllenhaal gives a spectacular performance as the trouble-filled Donnie. The young actor unfortunately has been very underrated with his acting ever since he played in Bubble Boy, a dumb and very silly comedy. His portrayal of Donnie is very convincing and makes you feel compassion for the character. Gretchen is played by the rising star Jena Malone, who first played in the Julia Roberts hit Stepmom and the tear-jerker Life As A House. Jena's Gretchen is an amazing character which makes you fall in love with her. Amongst the cast are also Drew Barrymore who plays Donnie's literature teacher and who once again gives an excellent performance.

Richard Kelly's direction is simply brilliant. Mr. Kelly fixes up such an atmosphere as to actually scare the audience. Some of the scenes with Donnie's insect-like bunny hallucinations are quite freaky. Richard Kelly has successfully captured the essence of filmmaking by creating this hell of a film, which is also his first feature length movie.

The visuals are outstanding. As I noted before, Richard Kelly creates an atmosphere with his breathtaking visuals. The cinematography is excellent giving us a rather dark and mysterious movie. The editing is very special, but it manages to capture the whole idea of the movie's symbolism which is actually pretty good. Since the movie is based on the 80's, you can expect good music, and this good music is edited quite well with the scenes and simply 'hits' you and so you have a desire to watch the movie over and over again.

Overall, Donnie Darko is an instant modern classic that needs to be recognized more by the rest of the movie audience. A movie that gives us a blend of horror, psychology, symbolism, comedy and drama, Donnie Darko is a fantastic movie.

Savvas Stavrou's Rating: 10/10 - A Modern Classic

Moulin Rouge! (2001)

Moulin Rouge!, A Masterpiece

[10/10 · 23 July 2003]

The bad commercial campaigns of the best movie of all time failed to give Moulin Rouge! worldwide recognition, but alas, this happens with many great movies (e.g. Requiem For A Dream, Donnie Darko). The whole comparison between this and the new musical blockbuster Chicago is useless since they are both great movies but not the same. Still, Moulin Rouge! remains in the first place on the Best Movies list. This musical, comical, dramatical and action packed hell of a movie will satisfy the whole audience. It just needs to be given a chance. Never have I seen an audience stand up and clap, with tears in their eyes, at the magnificent movie they have watched.

The story is very simple but very complicated at the same time, giving enough music, action and laughs for everybody's taste. The characters are very easy to relate to and the edge-of-your-seat directing gives edge to this masterpiece. Christian, a young writer arrives in Paris, against the will of his father, to seek a career as a writer. He meets a group of bohemians who are planning to set up a musical play at the famous club Moulin Rouge and they invite him to rewrite the story of their play but at the same time to lure the famous courtesan Satine as to star in their play. Satine confuses Christian with the Duke, who on the contrary is expected to sleep with Satine to finance the upcoming play. The confusion continues and finally Satine and Christian convince the Duke to accept to finance the play. As the play is made, Christian and Satine fall in love, but the Duke's rights to the play also count for the body of Satine. She is his. And so the lovers try to keep their love a secret before everything is lost. On the way, jealousy, betrayal and trust is needed for their love to be contained.

Satine is portrayed by the beautiful Nicole Kidman who delivers an astonishing performance. Her character has so much life inside her which makes you fall in love with her. Nicole was truly the one for Satine, for her beauty and character match like no other. She did, in fact, break two ribs during the making of Moulin Rouge! Ewan McGregor, one of the finest young actors on the Hollywood A-List, plays the writer Christian with success. Christian is a three-dimensional character with feelings and compassion. Both of these excellent actors' singing and dancing skills help in the portrayal of their characters.

The direction is simply amazing. With the best director there is, what can someone expect? Baz Luhrmann shows us his creative and brilliant ideas through his direction, cinematography, editing and camera work. All of these factors give you a dazzling effect. The editing gives you enough to be kept at the edge of your seat and also to feel those small goosebumps running up and down your back. The music is absolutely fantastic. The idea of mixing old songs together and forming this huge masterpiece is just amazing. The original music created by Craig Armstrong, one of the finest, also has atmosphere and is truly brilliant.

Mr. Luhrmann also takes us comprehend the importance of the visual world of movies with Moulin Rouge! The whole movie is a visual attack, giving you enough colours to come back begging for more. It dazzles you amazingly and twists you around. The costumes are excellent and the sets are simply fantastic. The mixture of all of these given to you by the editing will leave you speechless and coming back to watch it over and over again.

Moulin Rouge! is a movie for the people. It has something everyone can relate to. It has been an instant classic ever since it came out in the cinemas. The more you watch Moulin Rouge!, the more you get addicted to it and the songs can even make you sing along. Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor show off their acting and singing capabilities and at the same time director Baz Luhrmann mixes them together and forms his finest masterpiece up to date. Moulin Rouge! makes you proud for who you are and will make you fall in love with it. This is a movie about Truth, Beauty, Freedom and above all thing, Love...

Savvas Stavrou's Rating: 10/10 - A True Masterpiece

Treasure Planet (2002)

Heart-warming and Unique

[10/10 · 23 April 2003]

I hate to see other people writing bad things about movies they don't like. Why write them at all? Why bother? The only reason people should comment about movies is to inform others how good the movie is. Now, to get to my point, why does everybody trash this film so much. Is it because it's a cartoon? Or is it because these people think that Disney acquired their ideas from video games and other forms of entertainment. Well, yes. Maybe they did get some of their ideas from that stupid video game but this doesn't stop them from making a good movie. All of Disney's movies are so original and unique, especially the Classic ones. How can someone even trash the classic movies? It's unacceptable! And no. I don't agree with Disney making sequels to the classics but that's how it is. They need money. The poor company's movies gets lowered down by second class movies like 'Ice Age' and 'Jimmy Neutron'.

Now, to make my point. This movie has been so badly criticized and has been a bomb at the Box Office for no apparent reason. It was a funny, clever and quite sad movie. I actually admit that tears came to my eyes between the loving moments of the characters. Now that is a movie. I mean not even movies like 'Gladiator' make me cry. This was something special. I can also say that I would put it in the same category as 'Spirited Away'. That was also a brilliant movie.

The story is very easily explained by the rendering of the wonderful 'Treasure Island' story into a futuristic animated classic. The scenes that mostly captured me where the ones when our hero - Jim (played by the talented Joseph Gordon-Levitt) - came into a special friendship with a kind of father figure that he never had. Disney actually shows us the scene when Jim's father leaves him and his mother. This is something they have never done before and it is quite successful (it brought tears to my eyes).

The rest of the cast was also very talented and funny. Especially the cat-like female captain. A surprise really to see females as heroes in a cartoon. I think Disney is trying to increase the female heroes in their cartoons to raise up the young girls' spirits. I can admit that I'm quite fed up with seeing male heroes all over the place.

David Hyde Pierce was very successful as Doctor Doppler. He was quite funny actually and sometimes revealed a father-like attitude around Jim which added to the whole atmosphere. Morph, that little bubbly thing was incredibly cute. I found myself awing its greatness quite often throughout the movie.

Overall, this was one of those brilliant Disney classics like 'Lilo & Stitch' that make you feel their warmth when you go home and think about them. The animation was excellent - the first time you see 3D landscapes mixed so well with classic Disney animation. I would recommend this over those stupid and cliché cartoon movies like 'Ice Age' and 'Jimmy Neutron'. This is definitely a classic amongst cartoons and sits on the same shelf as 'Spirited Away' in my mind. I just can't wait for the DVD.

Savvas Stavrou's Rating: 10/10 - An easy one.

Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998)

Desire, Defy, Escape

[10/10 · 1 April 2002]

Ever After is a wonderful classic with an all-time favourite cast including Drew Barrymore as the charming Danielle and Angelica Huston as her wicked stepmother. The story is based on the Cinderella story with a few twists that will make you laugh from the beginning till the end.

The first time I heard about the movie, was in the cinema when I was watching the preview. the film looked excellent through the romance and action adventure of the trailer but when I started to watch the real movie, it hit me that it was not what I had expected and longed for. The action is very mild, but the adventure is quite interesting since it involves different historical figures, e.g Leonardo DaVinci. All these can be ignored for the beauty in this movie is the romance.

Defying all laws, the prince loves the commoner whom he thinks comes from a noble family. the tragedy in the movie make you cry and the delightful humour will make you laugh and remember even afterwards when you go home and have a cup of coffee.

This adventurous romantic comedy drama will make you want to laugh, cry and feel the only greatness that the power of the movies can give you; you will fall in love with Ever After. It is not a regular and boring Cinderella story and it is not a 'chic flick'. As a matter of fact, it has many interesting and funny bits that will keep you going from beginning till end.

Savvas Stavrou's Rating: 10/10 - A true classic.

Angela's Ashes (1999)

Deserved Best Picture Nomination! A true tear-jerker!

[8/10 · 9 February 2002]

This movie has captured my heart. When I first watched it, I thought that it would be some cheesy old TV movie but it is not at all. It is a brilliant movie that has changed my life and way of looking at things. The sad childhood of this man is nothing more than my deepest non-desired thing as he has past many obstacles and yet accomplished his point. People can live their lives no matter how they live them or how they spend them.

After watching this movie I couldn't stop thinking about it. It indeed gave me some horrific nightmares which were worth the hassle. During my first watching, I was crying non-stop and by the end of it, I realized how lucky I really am. Since then, I offered this movie to more than 50 people who fell in love with it too and I have watched it over 10 times. Once again I tell you that it has changed my life. If I had the chance I would award it for a Best Picture Academy Award. Watch it because it might even change YOUR life today!

Savvas Stavrou's Rating: 10/10 - Excellent. Must see.