Film Thoughts

As promised I will give you a run down of what I thought of the movies I watched this week. I watched Julie & Julia, RED, and The Fighter.

Julie & Julia has two of my favorite actresses, Meryl Streep and Amy Adams...so a definite good bet, right? Well I wasn't terribly disappointed by the film, just mildly irritated. I think that the two actresses were amazing at truly losing themselves in the character, but the script was a bit lacking for me. I felt like the whole movie was leading to a climax of the two meeting, and when that didn't happen I felt robbed and like the movie had no purpose of telling the two stories parallel to one another. I also feel because there were two stories being told I didn't get enough character development out of either story. The actors did what they could...I mean come on they are Meryl Streep and Amy Adams, but the movie didn't pull me in completely.

RED...let me start by saying that I am not a huge fan of action movies. I always feel like there is little to no character development, and let's just be honest character development is what interests me most. This movie was no exception to my normal feeling on action films. I didn't know what the point or plot of the movie was until at least 45 mins in. I didn't feel like Mary Louise Parker had a believable character, not because of acting choices, but again because of script. I am sorry but even if I did want to travel the world, if some guy kidnapped me and people were trying to kill me I think I would have more of a crawl up into a little ball on the floor and cry reaction than a "hey let's join in on the game" mentality...that might be just be my reaction, but it wasn't working for me. It was somewhat amusing at parts, but not enough to make up for the fact that I really didn't care if the characters died...which is sort of a problem.

Last but not least is The Fighter. I heard amazing things about this movie. I actually really enjoyed this film. This is a character driven story...my favorite, and I think the plot as well as the characters were very intriguing. Christian Bale...OMG amazing fantastic job. I really thought he was a crack addict. Amy Adams...I love you, and admire how beautifully you became so raw. Wonderful character development here. The plot kept me interested, I at no point wondered how much longer the movie was going to be. This would have to be my favorite out of the three.

I am by no means a film critique...but I do enjoy watching films and studying them. I feel it is important as an artist to study my craft, the good and the bad. So, here is my humble opinion on these films...hope not to offend anyone!