Well the Oscars are only a couple weeks away now so I need to get started with my favourite films of 2010 and maybe even some Oscar thoughts. My Honourable Mentions are just going to be listed alphabetically.
The Ghost Writer
A tense political thriller starring Ewan MacGregor and Pierce Brosnan. Roman Polanski was quite successful at pulling me in and keeping me guessing throughout this film that is supposed to be a, not so subtle, comment on Prime Minister Tony Blair.
The Kids Are All Right
This is, in my opinion, the weakest best picture nominee this year and I can easily think of about 5 much more deserving films. Despite that I do think this film has some good qualities. First, it has a very good ensemble cast. Everyone is quite good in it, even the kids(anyone who knows me knows that it takes a lot for me to say that). Mark Ruffalo is quite good and deserving of his Oscar nom, but I think that Julianne Moore's performance was better than Annette Benings. Second, I like the territory explored in this film as far as children needing a ,male, fatherly connection and influence. Do to some unnecessary graphic scenes this is not a film that I could freely recommend, nor will I likely see it again. I believe one viewing was sufficient for me to get all of value from this film.
The Other Guys
This film is growing on me but overall I enjoyed the trailers more than the movie itself. One surprise that I really enjoyed was Michael Keaton. His "inadvertent" TLC quotes were probably my favourite part.
Red
The best "old people action movie" of the year. That being said there was not really anything particularly special about this film. Just a fun action film with a couple of really cool scenes. Bruce Willis stepping out of the moving car was pretty freaking awesome.
Robin Hood
This movie suffers a lot from being too similar to Gladiator. Could you have at least given Russell Crowe a different haircut for the love of Pete. I still liked it a lot but I would definitely recommend the directors cut. The theatrical version is a waste of time.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Michael Cera is fun in this fan boy film based on the popular manga series. It's a quirky, funny, weird movie that succeeds in a lot of the same ways as Kick-Ass, just not to the same degree.
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