Movie Notes: Married Life
Synopsis
Set in the 1940s, Harry (Chris Cooper) contemplates doing his wife Pat (Patricia Clarkson) in, so he can be with his mistress, Kay (Rachel McAdams).
Movie Notes: The World Is Not Enough
After subjecting myself to the debacle that is Die Another Day, I’d likely find any Bond film better, but The World Is Not Enough is undoubtedly a superior film, and a decent entry into the canon. In some ways it’s better than GoldenEye as the plot and directing style is certainly reminiscent of classic, Roger Moore era Bond films. However, a few crucial flaws mar the movie.
Movie Notes: Die Another Day
The fourth (and final) James Bond film to star Pierce Brosnan, sadly, is probably his worst. Die Another Day reminded me of another truly cringe-worthy sequel: Batman And Robin — where Batman went campy and the cartoony characters conversed in cliches based on their names (“have an ‘ice’ day”). Die Another Day is another obscene location for the Cheesecake Factory, serving cheese with cheese on top and cheese on the side, all due to laughably ridiculous situations, comical characters, and so-impressive-they’re-dumb computer special effects, resulting in contender for worst Bond film ever. It’s Moonraker bad.
Movie Notes: GoldenEye
This one was very entertaining. Pierce Brosnan isn’t my favorite Bond (in Tomorrow Never Dies I found him tedious) but in GoldenEye he displays a charming, youthful energy. If one smashed Sean Connery, Roger Moore, and George Lazenby together, you’d get Brosnan (note my intentional omission of Timothy Dalton).
Movie Notes: Tomorrow Never Dies
It’s not a good sign when you’re part-way into a movie and realize you’ve seen it before, but forgot. I can’t recall exactly where I first saw Tomorrow Never Dies — probably on cable or an airplane ride. Overall, it’s an entertaining flick, but not anything to write home about — and if my experience is any indication — forgettable.