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Rails & Ties (2007)

Fine performances by all the main cast. Hollywood shows that it can do it right. This movie is a definite winner, a real emotional masterpiece, going straight to your heart. It has been a while since I was moved to tears so often and with such intensity.

My Movie Rating:

9 / 10

Ransom (1996)

Great thriller. I particularly liked Gary Sinise's sly and cunning character. How he adjusted his plan to the changing circumstances by eventually shooting his own associates was simply shrewd. The conclusion did have a happy end though - as almost any movie of this genre seems obliged to have - but I was still thrilled by the setting, the revelations and the psychic duel between Gibson and Sinise. Brawley Nolte plays a minor role, but did a good job.

My Movie Rating:

8 / 10

Ratcatcher (1999)

Ratcatcher utterly surprised me. Not because of the talking, which I hardly understood at all (I'm Austrian), but because of the surprising scarcity of dialogues. I doubt that there was a single situation where any of the protagonists talked for more than five seconds in a row. That's why the movie wasn't that difficult to grasp, as most of the plot was primarily carried by images and stunning shots of William Eadie's character. I guess that there were minutes where no-one actually said a word for a long time - which makes this movie maybe the movie with the least words spoken I've ever seen.

Concerning its plot - it's very much reminiscent of Kes. You get a first-hand insight into the bleak and dull existance those kids in Glasgow have to endure. James is suffering from thorough disillusion. The sequences when you actually see him smile - which are two or three maybe - are thus real highlights of the movie. He is the one who bears the emotional burden of the movie. I particularly liked the scene when he was lying on the sofa and his young sister places herself next to him. The other highlight was when he took the bus and found this solitary house and the grain field, where he experienced some kind of relief from his tough life. The ending was ambiguous. I suppose he actually did drown himself - and the last image show his dreams of his family moving away from their bleak existance towards a brighter future - a future he thinks is only possible without him. Just think of the young girl holding the mirror towards the sky - and then you see James' face. And you see him drown again right when the credits start.

My Movie Rating:

8 / 10

Reach for Glory (1962)

My Movie Rating:

8 / 10

Real Steel (2011)

What a beautiful performance by young Dakota. The Must Watch is for him, and he deserves it.

My Movie Rating:

8 / 10

The Reflecting Skin (1990)

It's hard to spot a message, a good theme or golden thread. The leading boy did a pleasant job. Plotwise, however, I was lost. The dialogues and characters were just as weird as the story :/

My Movie Rating:

3 / 10

Return to Innocence (2001)

See my review at BA Reviews.

My Movie Rating:

8 / 10

Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991)

A very average movie, really not something you should bother too much about. The only scene that I can remember as interesting was the contest between the boy and the shark to determine the dominance at the reef.

My Movie Rating:

4 / 10

Richie Rich (1994)

Nice story. Nothing lasting though, there are many similar movies out there. Macauley is good, still he could have done better.

My Movie Rating:

5 / 10

The Rifleman (1958-1963)

My Movie Rating:

9 / 10

The Ring Two (2005)

My Movie Rating:

7 / 10

The Ring (2002)

David Dorfman is awesome in both Ring movies, even more so in the second. The story is wonderfully scary and something you have to see. The basic concept behind it is very imaginative. I liked it. Still, it's not more than a horror movie, but a good one.

My Movie Rating:

7 / 10

River of No Return (1954)

Very decent western.

My Movie Rating:

7 / 10

The River Wild (1994)

Good one! Fine cast, great acting, thrilling suspense, nice twists. Entertaining, but not too demanding and sophisticated. Mazzello, as always, shows how good he is.

My Movie Rating:

7 / 10

The River (1984)

See my review at BA Reviews.

My Movie Rating:

7 / 10

Road to Perdition (2002)

Oh yes, a great movie. I love the cast - ol' Paul Newman is perfect in his role, as is Tom Hanks and the perfidious Jude Law. Tyler Hoechlin - well, I was stunned by his performance. He has a substantial role in the movie and bears the emotional and psychological burden. It's a movie dealing with fathers and sons, with justice and injustice, with retaliation and atonement. The setting is outstanding, the depiction of the genre and the contemporary atmosphere needs to be applauded. You feel like being there, in the dark, gloomy 30s.

I like Paul Newman's line: "This is the life we chose, the life we lead. None of us will see heaven."

My Movie Rating:

9 / 10

The Road (2009)

My Movie Rating:

7 / 10

Romulus, My Father (2007)

I enjoyed this movie a great deal. Kodi's performance is at least worth 9 out of 10 stars. The cast is magnificent, Eric Bana is mature and rock solid as Romulus Gaita, a hard working man who (if I remember correctly) originally comes from Romania. He left Europe some time ago with his German wife Christina (Franka Potente) and settled in Australia with two Romanian brothers, obviously his best friends from back home, to establish a new life. Then things just go wrong, Christina has a thing for other men and eventually falls for one of the two brothers, Mitru, and moves in with him. She occasionally returns to see Rai (Kodi Smit-McPhee). Hora, the other brother, is the central figure for me, a character who is always there when Rai needs him. He takes care of him after Romulus has an accident, he introduces him to philosophy, he is a wise and loyal friend to Romulus and in the end, as it turns out, the only person who never lets Rai down. The main story is about the family falling completely apart. I won't go into details here, but it is real tragedy that ensues, and everything is seen through the boy's eyes. He is a natural charmer, a smart kid with one endearing smile and character. The father-son bond is the strongest theme in the movie, because it is central in almost every moment. There are heart-breaking moments, never too melodramatic to spoil the gritty realism of the story. You get a wonderful Australian countryside, a setting in the early 60s, and an almost classic family story about coming to terms with love, courage and the enduring promise of hope. I found all performances to be extremely honest and mature, and with Kodi's character guiding you through the various tragic events with heart-breaking innocence, boyish opportunism and with complete devotion to his mother and father, the story attains a fine level of quality and a huge emotional undertone, where depression and inspiration are never far apart.

My Movie Rating:

8 / 10

Rookie Of The Year (1993)

Come on, guys, it's not that bad.

My Movie Rating:

7 / 10

Roseanne (1988-1997)

I could never make much of this series. Depends on your taste I guess.

My Movie Rating:

4 / 10

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