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The Half Life of Timofey Berezin (2006)
Disappointing blend of tragedy & slapstick
There were 2 possibly-good movies in there, but the filmmakers unwisely chose to combine them into a whole that is much less than the sum of its parts. The tragic plight of the nuclear worker and his family should have been in a different movie from the hilarious criminal enterprises of the Russian thugs. And poor Shiv-- bouncing between them-- I didn't know whether to laugh or cry during his scenes. I half-expected the gun at the end to fire a BANG sign. 3 stars for the acting of the nuclear worker, his wife, and the Mutt and Jeff thugs, but minus 7 stars for putting them in the same film. What a disappointment. Shame on HBO.
I Am Legend (2007)
Lame, Lame, Lame. Charleston Heston is rolling over in his grave.
Lame, lame, lame. Where do I start? The ending? Will Smith's phoned-in acting? The CGI monsters? The babe & the kid? The script? The dialogue? Seriously, I am a big fan of "The Omega Man", and have enjoyed Will's earlier sci-fi films (e.g., "I, Robot"). But this turkey just lays there. The "empty NYC" was cool, but it could have been Racoon City for all it mattered; the viral-vampires was done much better in "28 Days After"; the end-of-the-world was done much better in "Children of Men". No laughs. No thrills. No real emotion. Charleton Heston watching/singing-along-with the Woodstock movie in "The Omega Man" was real emotion. I felt his pain. "I Am Legend" has no pain. Thumbs down.