American Gangster and Eastern Promises

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godstar
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Thanks to Srs. Scott and Cronenberg for a couple of great experiences at the movies recently.
It's a good thing there are still great directors alive and around. True cinema.

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thoughtpolice
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I'd agree with half of that. Eastern Promises is likely Cronenbergs best ever, and produces a truly chilling and complex villain in Viggo Mortensen. Armin Mueller -Stahl was also very good. Well worth seeing- at the theater.

American Gangster left me kind of..... blah. I know Denzel Washington is a Big Marketable Commodity now , but it just didn't grab me at all. It's not terrible mind, but I'd wait for the rental.

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jamjari
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i'm just back from seeing the last James Gray movie, can't remember how it's called, but it's very very good.

i found Cronenberg's last film sort of empty. i expected something more catching. Acting is OK, not particularly great either.

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micolett
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It is called We Own the Night. I plan to see it very soon...

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