Showing posts with label nyc. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nyc. Show all posts
Monday, May 14, 2007
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Rental Review: Bullet
By Ryn Gargulinski
Excellent depiction of Coney Island, bloody eyeballs, a NYC graffiti artist and the stereotypical Jewish family with a couple of sons gone bad but the characters are annoying as hell.
We get Mickey Rourke with a stupid skull cap who just got out of prison with a massive heroin habit, his older brother who went schizo and thinks every day is Vietnam, a spineless yet talented younger sibling who you feel like slapping silly, an Italian stallion type who denies he is bordering on homosexuality and finds no qualms about driving around in a pink car and a one-eyed drug king who cruises town in his limo and wants to blow everyone away.
Yes, it’s a very fine and dandy mix of folks with a lot of potential but there’s one problem. We don’t like any of them.
Highlight: The bowels of New York backdrop.
Lowlight: The bowels of humanity characters.
Rating (1-10): 3.57
This movie was recommended by Nathan.
Excellent depiction of Coney Island, bloody eyeballs, a NYC graffiti artist and the stereotypical Jewish family with a couple of sons gone bad but the characters are annoying as hell.
We get Mickey Rourke with a stupid skull cap who just got out of prison with a massive heroin habit, his older brother who went schizo and thinks every day is Vietnam, a spineless yet talented younger sibling who you feel like slapping silly, an Italian stallion type who denies he is bordering on homosexuality and finds no qualms about driving around in a pink car and a one-eyed drug king who cruises town in his limo and wants to blow everyone away.
Yes, it’s a very fine and dandy mix of folks with a lot of potential but there’s one problem. We don’t like any of them.
Highlight: The bowels of New York backdrop.
Lowlight: The bowels of humanity characters.
Rating (1-10): 3.57
This movie was recommended by Nathan.
Friday, March 02, 2007
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Rental Review: Mail Order Wife
By Ryn Gargulinski
Put together to mimic a low-budget documentary set in the bowels of Queens, N.Y., and starring a fat sleazy guy who buys a bride from China, this movie works.
And works well.
At times we even forget it’s a movie and gasp at the horror the Chinese bride must endure. Like being videotaped while chained in a basement. Scheduled surgery against her will. Attempting to get used to American food with way too much ketchup.
Sick, twisted, dark and hilarious, this flick starts slow but then picks up enough to reel you into the web of deceit, lies and chicanery that accompanies this mail order bride.
Highlight: When the bride “decorates” the house with dozens of Chinatown pigs.
Lowlight: Getting so wrapped up you almost call immigration authorities.
Rating (1-10): 7.92
Put together to mimic a low-budget documentary set in the bowels of Queens, N.Y., and starring a fat sleazy guy who buys a bride from China, this movie works.
And works well.
At times we even forget it’s a movie and gasp at the horror the Chinese bride must endure. Like being videotaped while chained in a basement. Scheduled surgery against her will. Attempting to get used to American food with way too much ketchup.
Sick, twisted, dark and hilarious, this flick starts slow but then picks up enough to reel you into the web of deceit, lies and chicanery that accompanies this mail order bride.
Highlight: When the bride “decorates” the house with dozens of Chinatown pigs.
Lowlight: Getting so wrapped up you almost call immigration authorities.
Rating (1-10): 7.92
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