I befriended a young lady at the club I work out at. Our conversation began because she brought to the club Kit Kat candy, which I spotted while she was on a treadmill. I will refer to her as Dr. Kit Kat for the purpose of these reviews. While at medical school at Ohio State University she contracted hepatitis. She was given a shot to protect against hepatitis prior to coming down with the disease. The shot failed to protect;…
Under Suspicion I really prefer action drama movies so approving this movie is an attribute of sorts. As I watched this movie I kept thinking that the script was targeted for the live stage as the location changes were infrequent and the dialog was superb. The interplay between just a few actors was live stage to me. Put another way, the script was just a delight, a wonder. My second thought of this movie was how wonderful the director did. …
Uncommon Valor Watching this movie, with headsets, I found the audio an annoying distraction. I got the distinct impression that no live audio was recorded and if it was, never used. The sound effect treatment was anything but realistic much of the time. It seemed that no live Foley work was done but rather sound effect library was the source of sounds. The dialog, all or most, sounded like ADR, which came across as unrealistic a lot of the time….
Bad Company was a jewel of a find. I just could not believe that a comedy and spy movie could be put together with so much success. I lost my self in this movie which is a good indicator that it worked. Anthony Hopkins being in this movie was a bit of a shock. I think of him as being a serious actor. He is a serious actor in this movie which is a wonderful counter to Chris Rock. I…