Film Review: The Grand Seduction

A small glass of Irish Canadian schmaltz, please.  Thank you!

Not-so-sleepy time.
Not-so-sleepy time.

No matter how predictable, cliché, or improbable a story is, it’ll translate into a worthwhile movie-watching experience if it’s executed well (I’m ready to argue about this).  This is definitely the case for Don McKellar’s The Grand Seduction, a remake of the 2003 French film, La Grande Séduction.  The Grand Seduction is an incredibly charming film filled with great laughs, lovable characters, and a quaint story that befits the film’s soothingly calm pace.

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Film Review: “Battleship”

Taylor Kitsch and Rihanna in BATTLESHIP

starring: Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker, Rihanna, Alexander Skarsgard, Liam Neeson

written by: Erich Hoeber and Jon Hoeber

directed by: Peter Berg

MPAA: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, action and destruction, and for language

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Film Review: “John Carter”

Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins in JOHN CARTER

starring: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Willem Dafoe, Thomas Haden Church, Mark Strong, Ciaran Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy, Bryan Cranston, Polly Walker

written by: Andrew Stanton, Mark Andrews, and Michael Chabon

directed by: Andrew Stanton

MPAA: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action

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