Homeland Season 4 Premiere, by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa - Showtime, 2014 (TVMA)

with Claire Danes, Rupert Friend, Nazanin Boniadi, Laila Robins (Concussion), Tracy Letts, Mandy Patinkin, Amy Hargreaves, Suraj Sharma (Life of Pi), F. Murray Abraham, Sarita Choudhury, Corey Stoll (House of Cards, Non-Stop, The Normal Heart), Nimrat Kaurm

Carrie Mathison is calling the shots as the newly appointed Station Chief in Afghanistan, deploying every weapon in the Agency's arsenal to fulfill her mission. But every drone strike and tactical raid comes at a cost and she soon learns the true price of power. 

Fuliginous start for Homeland with a two-episode premiere. Honestly, aside from missing Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) through Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes), his death doesn't feel like a gap in the story. We already moved on to a far more intriguing storyline. The story reflect on the reality of today's wars in the American way and the controversy of it, through drones and blind operations, as well as the question of guilt and detachment when everything is only visible through screens. On a different level, the series explores the ethical conflict of being a mother but not being able to confront the responsibility. And more... because everything is on a spinning table and we don't know anything, so much is open to possibilities. Looking forward to see where the characters of Aayan Ibrahim (Suraj Sharma - Life of Pi) and Peter Quinn (Rupert Friend) are going, and how they will put back once more Saul Berenson (Mandy Patinkin) into the action.
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Robocop by José Padilha, 2014 (PG-13)

When Detroit cop and family man Alex Murphy is critically injured in the line of duty, a robotics firm transforms him into an experimental crime-fighting cyborg, though he remains haunted by his human past in this reboot of the 1980s sci-fi classic.

I don't know... I've seen the original not too long ago, and this one might just be more current in terms of technology, special effect, political agendas and media manipulation, but in all, it is mostly an action-enhanced version of the RoboCop of Paul Verhoeven. Never the less, it is a well-shaped action movie.

with Joel Kinnaman (The Darkest Hour), Gary Oldman (The Scarlet Letter, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, The Dark Knight Rises, Lawless), Michael Keaton (Jackie Brown), Samuel L. Jackson (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Django Unchained, Jackie Brown, The Avengers), Abbie Cornish (Limitless, Somersault), Jackie Earle Haley (Lincoln, Dark Shadows), Michael K. Williams (12 Years a Slave), Jennifer Ehle (Zero Dark Thirty, The King's Speech, Michael Clayton), Jay Baruchel (Cosmopolis, How to train your dragon), Aimee Garcia

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Divergent by Neil Burger, 2014 (PG-13)

with Shailene Woodley (The Descendants), Kate Winslet (Sense and Sensibility, The Reader, Titanic, Mildred Pierce, Contagion), Theo James (Underworld: Awakening), Ansel Elgort, Ray Stevenson (Thor 2: The Dark World, Thor), Zoë Kravitz (X-Men: First Class), Maggie Q, Jai Courtney (Jack Reacher), Miles Teller (Rabbit Hole), Ashley Judd, Tony Goldwyn, Mekhi Phifer

Born into a civilization in the distant future, Beatrice is a teenager who learns that her unique cognitive skills make her useful to the authorities. Over time she discovers that she's a Divergent, and thus slated for elimination by the government.

I really wanted to see this movie. I love new ideas of how a society functions, dysfunctions, and evolves, based on rules, evolution, such as In Time, Oblivion, The Hunger Games... the movie is well made, the acting great, the story catchy... The only thing is the feeling of deja vu, with severe similarities with The Hunger Games and her main character, and somehow a little feel of Harry Potter when choosing your category. I'll keep watching anyway the sequels, and probably wind up reading the books, but felt a little deceived.

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Fast & Furious 6 by Justin Lin, 2013 (PG-13)

with Vin Diesel (Pitch Black), Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson (Get Smart), Jordana Brewster (Annapolis), Michelle Rodriguez (Avatar, Lost, Girlfight), Tyrese Gibson (Annapolis), Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Ludacris, Luke Evans (Immortals), Elsa Pataky (Don't Tempt Me - Sin Noticias De Dios), Gina Carano (Haywire)
From the director of Annapolis

Hobbs has Dom and Brian reassemble their crew in order to take down a mastermind who commands an organization of mercenary drivers across 12 countries. Payment? Full pardons for them all.

I haven't seen the other FandF, but this one looked like a thrill and would be just that shot of adrenaline I needed. The cast with Michelle Rodriguez and Gina Carano sounded promising, and I like Vin Diesel. Well, I wasn't deceived, very cool car races (and other moving machines), combats, stunts of all kind, and an easy story to follow, entertaining. So why not, from time to time, buy in to these mainstream productions and enjoy the ride?

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Alex Cross by Rob Cohen, 2012 (PG-13)

with Tyler Perry, Matthew Fox (Lost), Rachel Nichols, Giancarlo Esposito (Rabbit Hole), Jean Reno (Margaret, Leon), Edward Burns (Man on a Ledge), John C. McGinley, Cicely Tyson (The Help), Chad Lindberg, Carmen Ejogo

Detective/psychologist Alex Cross faces off against a disturbing serial killer in this exciting action thriller based on James Patterson's best-selling novels. As the stakes keep getting higher, Cross finds himself facing his own moral boundaries.

I was wondering perhaps for the first half of the movie whether I was watching CSI Detroit, but the movie was getting a bit too long to be an episode, and the death of important characters made me realize this wasn't just an episode. Movies tend to condense the drama quite a lot. Also, I was impressed they would have such a great cast. So I kept watching, in the overhead (vintage) tv of an airplane going from Miami to New York. I guess the most interesting character is the bad guy (Matthew Fox from Lost, completely transformed), the madness of a meticulous man out of the control of money and power. I wouldn't recommend it...

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The Adjustment Bureau by George Nolfi, 2011 (PG-13)

with Matt Damon (Hereafter, Invictus, Inside Job, Margaret, The Informant, True Grit), Emily Blunt (Looper, The Five-Year Engagement, Wild Target), Anthony Mackie (Man on a Ledge, The Hurt Locker), Terence Stamp, John Slattery (Mad Men), Michael Kelly (Did you Hear About The Morgans?), Anthony Ruivivar

A congressman (Matt Damon) who's a rising star on the political scene finds himself entranced by a beautiful ballerina (Emily Blunt), but mysterious circumstances ensure that their love affair is predestined to be a non-starter. Screenwriter George Nolfi (The Bourne Ultimatum) makes his directorial debut with this romantic adaptation of Philip K. Dick's classic sci-fi short story "Adjustment Team".

I really loved the concept of a life that is not entirely of our own, where decisions are made upon a bigger scheme, with people more or less knowledgeable of what is going on, and some guy who becomes aware while he shouldn't. It felt in a way a mix between one of my favorite movie "Dark City" and "The Matrix". The acting is good, the rhythm as well. They turned the story a little bit too much into a romantic drama, but it was worth the watch.

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The Next Three Days by Paul Haggis, 2010 (PG-13)

with Russell Crowe (Robin Hood, American Gangster), Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger Games, Man on a Ledge, Our Idiot Brother), Brian Dennehy, Lennie James, Olivia Wilde (Tron), Ty Simpkins, Helen Carey (Julie and Julia), Liam Neeson (The Grey, The Other Man, Chloe), Jason Beghe, Aisha Hinds, Allan Steele, RZA (American Gangster), Daniel Stern

When his wife is sent to jail on murder charges she fervently denies, college professor John Brennan comes up with a meticulous plan for the ultimate prison escape — even though he's never committed a crime in his life.

The Next Three Days is a movie that is a bit surreal. Crowe plays the ordinary man, although there is no way the guy can actually become what he is in the movie just with preparation. So, when you pass that suspect element, the rest kind of flows, with a good suspense, good acting, good effect, good editing, we are definitely hooked. The small role of Liam Neeson helps the realism, which was definitely need in this case.

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Man on a Ledge by Asger Leth, 2012 (PG-13)

with Sam Worthington (Somersault, The Debt, Avatar), Elizabeth Banks (Our Idiot Brother, The Hunger Games), Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot), Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker), Ed Burns, Kyra Sedgwick, Ed Harris (Game Change), Génesis Rodríguez, Pooja Kumar

When fugitive ex-cop Nick Cassidy steps onto a window ledge high above a busy Manhattan street, police psychologist Lydia Anderson tries to talk him down. But soon Anderson suspects that there's more to Cassidy's stunt than meets the eye.

I am getting convinced that American producers are really skills in creating amazing tension, set, visual effects, action driven movies. I believe this one has achieved those goals. The cast is really good, although their capability are far more extended than what we can see in this movie. It is a good action thriller, with no mental exercise to do, simple, straight to the point, with character you can define with two words, no subtlety, but if you are not expecting more than that, than you might actually have a good time watching "Man on a Ledge"!

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Face/Off by John Woo, 1997 (R)

with Nicolas Cage, John Travolta, Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola, Gina Gershon, Dominique Swain, Nick Cassavetes, Harve Presnell, Colm Feore, CCH Pounder, Tommy Flanagan, Thomas Jane

An anti-terrorism agent goes under the knife to acquire the likeness of a terrorist and gather details about a bombing plot. When the terrorist escapes custody, he undergoes surgery to look like the agent so he can get close to the agent's family.

Do you remember this movie? Long time, 1997, fifteen years! This was one of the good action movies of that year, with an interesting concept of swapping identity, with physical transformation, to the limit of science fiction. But the most interesting is how we relate to the characters. We get trapped in what is the inside of the character, even tho it is still played by the same actor, in other words, a great performance from John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. The director, John Woo, manage to create the ambiguity, play with how fast we accustom to the new face of the character, and how fast the other characters start believing as well. Aside, the movie got a little bit old, and in a way, the general plot is more or less the same, a bomb is about to explode, and we have four days to stop it. Still, very much worth seeing!

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Out of Sight by Steven Soderbergh, 1998 (R)

with George Clooney (The Descendants, Michael Clayton, Up in the Air), Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle (Traffic), Catherine Keener (Please Give, Peace Love and Misunderstanding, Simone), Dennis Farina, Steve Zahn, Albert Brooks (Drive), Luis Guzmán (Traffic), Isaiah Washington

Florida bank robber Jack Foley (George Clooney) plays a genteel game of cat and mouse with Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez), the stunning federal marshal he meets in the trunk of a getaway car, in this Steven Soderbergh-directed film that shows off his trademark nonlinear storytelling. Out of Sight received Oscar nominations for both its crack editing (Anne V. Coates) and its brilliant adaptation (Scott Frank) of Elmore Leonard's novel.

My favorite Soderbergh so far, although I really like his movies in general. George Clooney is sexy, Jennifer Lopez's performance in perfect as a US marshal, I think I prefer her in this kind of roles than the typical falling in love girl she is since (I recommend "The Cell" as well). Anyway, the soundtrack is really good, the actors are all well chosen, even Catherine Keener that I finally recognized (after perhaps seeing this movie about five times) in a role she never takes. The storyline is great, deconstructed, original, with a dark great sense of humor, and did I already mentioned I really like Elmore Leonard's writing, Jackie Brown, Get Shorty, Bandits...

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The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor) by Niels Arden Oplev, 2009 (R)

with Michael Nyqvist (MI4: Ghost Protocol), Noomi Rapace (Prometheus), Sven-Bertil Taube, Peter Haber, Lena Endre, Peter Andersson, Marika Lagercrantz, Ingvar Hirdwall, Björn Granath, Ewa Fröling

"Forty years ago, Harriet Vanger disappeared from a family gathering on the island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger clan. Her body was never found, yet her uncle is convinced it was murder and that the killer is a member of his own tightly knit but dysfunctional family. He employs disgraced financial journalist Mikael Blomkvist and the tattooed, ruthless computer hacker Lisbeth Salander to investigate. When the pair link Harriet's disappearance to a number of grotesque murders from almost forty years ago, they begin to unravel a dark and appalling family history. But the Vanger's are a secretive clan, and Blomkvist and Salander are about to find out just how far they are prepared to go to protect themselves." IMDB

April 25, 2010: The characters are very good. At first, you feel very detached from them. There is this distance due probably to this rough aesthetic of the movie, with high contrast, very few colors around the blueish. And the ambient is as cold as the color, with a violence that goes beyond the acts of violence. The background of the story is dark, and stay dark until the end. With an inch of dark humor. Little by little the thriller takes over the characters and perhaps, the shortcuts that the movie had to make to fit in the length of the movie makes it a little bit surreal. This is where you get a chance to detach yourself a little bit from the story. Too bad. The ending makes it a perfect story and you realize that you may want to read the book. Instead.

Update August 2012: David Fincher made an American remake since that simplified the emotions to the essence, missing the point of the character of Lisbeth Salander. I really recommend you to watch the original Swedish version!

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Enemy of the State by Tony Scott, 1998 (R)

An Homage to Tony Scott with two of my favorite movies, Deja Vu and Enemy of the State.



with Will Smith (Men In Black I, II, III), Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Lisa Bonet, Regina King, Stuart Wilson, Laura Cayouette, Loren Dean, Tom Sizemore, Barry Pepper, Gabriel Byrne, Jake Busey, Jason Lee, Scott Caan, James LeGros (Mildred Pierce)

Hotshot lawyer Robert Dean becomes a victim of high-tech identity theft when a hacker slips an incriminating video into his pocket. Soon, a rogue National Security agent sets out to recover the tape — and destroy Dean.

This is an intelligent movie, that goes into a race of impossible exit. The cast is really impressive, where bad guys are on top of technology, in a way that in 1998 was visionary, since this technology is as of today absolutely accurate, in a big brother way. The dialogues and the political intrigue are intelligent, the races are harassingly breathtaking (which actually reminds me of the race in "Anthony Zimmer" that I recommend strongly). Lisa Bonet is a great character that didn't take to my opinion enough space in the movie, you definitely want to know more about this character, she is amazing. Finally, the movie is very well edited, it was a pleasure to watch.

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Déjà Vu by Tony Scott, 2006 (PG-13)

An Homage to Tony Scott with two of my favorite movies, Deja Vu and Enemy of the State.



with Denzel Washington (Unstoppable), Paula Patton (Precious), Val Kilmer (The Saint), James Caviezel, Adam Goldberg, Elden Henson, Erika Alexander, Bruce Greenwood, David Jensen, Jennifer Weston, Lara Grice

ATF agent Doug Carlin finds himself dogged by feelings of déjà vu as he investigates a bombing on a New Orleans ferry. Should he shrug off the unsettling sensation, or can it help him unravel the clues he needs to save hundreds of innocent people?

I don't know why but every time a woman is introduced in a movie of Tony Scott, I have to fall for her, Paula Patton and Lisa Bonet are some of them... He had a certain talent in making women look extraordinary, special, strong and at the same time sensitives. Then I have a special connection with movie who are on time travel and time discontinuity. This one was a treat, I really loved the logic behind the succession of events. It is wrapping up beautifully in a perfect look, which I don't mean to spoil... The acting is excellent, of course, and the action is smartly driven with excellent rhythm and combined with an emotional journey that Denzel Washington handles with excellence.

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The Bourne Legacy by Tony Gilroy, 2012 (PG-13)

with Jeremy Renner (Avengers, The Hurt Locker), Rachel Weisz (Agora, Dream House, The Whistleblower, Constantine), Edward Norton (Primal Fear), Joan Allen (Pleasantville, Face/Off), Albert Finney, Stacy Keach, Oscar Isaac (Drive, Agora), David Strathairn (The Whistleblower), Scott Glenn (The Virgin Suicides)
From the director of Duplicity and Michael Clayton

Following the Jason Bourne debacle, the CIA finds itself dealing with a familiar threat when another estranged operative surfaces. Jeremy Renner stars alongside Edward Norton, Rachel Weisz and Joan Allen.

I cannot be fully honest about that one. We went to the movies and watched it in a large screen, like an action film is best watched. But instead, we got a tiny screen, and the sound equalizer was set on sound effect and soundtrack, instead of a normal equalizing which would also allow to hear the dialogues. So there I was missing most of the dialogues, since if not covered by the sound design, definitely really low. Nevertheless, the action is breathtaking, the acting excellent (I was amazed by the cast, really impressive), the dialogues I understood were rising the level of action movie, with an intelligent plot, spy of course. Now I wonder how much freedom they took on the books of Ludlum, but it was definitely an interesting development.

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Total Recall by Paul Verhoeven, 1990 (R)

with Arnold Schwarzenegger (Terminator), Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox, Michael Ironside, Marshall Bell, Mel Johnson Jr., Roy Brocksmith, Ray Baker, Alexia Robinson, Mark Carlton, Debbie Lee Carrington, Robert Costanzo, Marc Alaimo, Anne Lockhart
From the director of Robocop.

Based on a Philip K. Dick story, Paul Verhoeven's violent, Oscar-winning sci-fi adventure follows construction worker Douglas Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger), who discovers a memory chip in his brain during a virtual-reality trip. He also finds that his past has been invented to conceal a plot of planetary domination. Soon, he's off to Mars to find out who he is and who planted the chip. Sharon Stone co-stars in this mind-bending thriller.

Nothing compares to the 2012 version of Total Recall. I didn't remember the movie well so I watched again. I was surprised by the esthetic of the 1990s, not very accurate in terms of futuristic vision, quite gore and in a way, a bit cheap (specially since it is the same director as Robocop and Robocop looks much more modern) and with a kitsch Schwarzy, but nevertheless, a far better version of the K. Dick story. It has a great sense of derision, the intrigue is better hang on, the action is more scenario driven white the new one has perfect fights, special effects, and not much of acting and story. I got really hooked, and funnily, I felt watching the new version that they had made really significant changes to the script, but the reality is they kept everything of the structure and pretty much the same "Jokes".
Read review of the new "Total Recall".

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Total Recall by Len Wiseman, 2012 (PG-13)

with Colin Farrell (In Bruges, Dead Man Down), Kate Beckinsale (Underworld), Bryan Cranston (Argo), Bill Nighy (Wild Target, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Girl in the Cafe, Rango), Jessica Biel (Playing for keeps), John Cho, Bokeem Woodbine, Will Yun Lee

In this futuristic action-adventure inspired by the hit 1990 film, factory drone Doug Quaid (Colin Farrell) suspects that he's actually an elite spy whose memory has been wiped clean. But he's not sure which of the world's warring superpowers he's working for.

Hum... Big changes since the original version by Paul Verhoeven from 1990. Technology is amazing in this version, great ideas of transportation, communication, even in the way people handles their surrounding objects. But funnily, it all comes back to basic combat and guns, same old fights that have explosions that look all the same, same technique to put down a man, its creativity doesn't go beyond the usual. Also, the city they portray in this film is a mix of "The Fifth Element" and of course "Blade Runner" which for the second didn't surprise me since the original story was written by K. Dick. I just assumed that would become part of the same vision. Anyway, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston and Bill Nighty are very convincing, but Colin Farrell and Kate Beckinsale are absolutely terrible actors in this genre. Colin Farrell is at his best when he plays uneducated Dublin kid but not smartest governmental agent. Kate Beckinsale was good once in "Shooting Fish" but since America chose her to play in "Pearl Harbor" and finally "Underworld", she became great stunt and forgot about acting... Anyway, please, go see the original 1990 Total Recall, not this movie (Read review of the old "Total Recall")

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Tell No One (Ne le dis à personne) by Guillaume Canet, 2006

From the director of Little White Lies and Blood Ties

Eight years ago, pediatrician Alexandre Beck (François Cluzet) was the prime suspect in his wife's murder. He's put all that behind him, but now that two dead bodies have been found near his home, he's suspected of wrongdoing once again. The case takes an unexpected turn when he receives an anonymous e-mail showing his wife alive -- and eight years older -- instructing him to "tell no one."

This movie is great: interesting, intelligent, with an amazing cast including the best actors of french cinema, and not too french either, with a rhythm that reminds me more of American cinema. It is well structured, creating a great suspense, with an outcome that is unpredictable. All we expect from a thriller.

with François Cluzet (Little White Lies - Les Petits Mouchoirs, Paris), Marie-Josée Croze (Le Scaphandre et Le Papillon, Korkoro - Liberté), André Dussollier (On connaît la chanson - Same Old Song, Aïe, My Worst Nightmare - Mon Pire cauchemard), Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient, The Horse Whisperer, Bel Ami, Salmon Fishing In The Yemen, Partir, Sarah's Key - Elle s'Appelait Sarah, Nowhere Boy), François Berléand, Nathalie Baye, Jean Rochefort, Marina Hands, Gilles Lellouche (Anthony Zimmer, Little White Lies - Les Petits Mouchoirs), Philippe Lefebvre, Florence Thomassin, Olivier Marchal, Brigitte Catillon, Samir Guesmi (Anthony Zimmer, Granny's Funeral - Adieu Berthe ou l'enterrement de mémé) 

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Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame by Hark Tsui, 2010 (PG-13)

Original Title: Di Renjie / Detective D

with Andy Lau, Bingbing Li, Carina Lau, Chao Deng, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Richard Ng, Teddy Robin Kwan, Lu Yao, Jinshan Liu, Jean-Michel Casanova

When unexplained spontaneous combustions kill a pair of dignitaries in 7th-century China, the nation's first female emperor, Wu Zetian calls upon the trusted Detective Dee to solve the mystery in this stylish action epic.

This movie was comparing itself to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", hum... The story is good, no doubt, the action is well choreographed, the landscapes and decors impeccable but my goodness, the acting... I wouldn't say Dee and the girl are bad actors, but the rest is like watching a children series on bad tv, the Spaniard is speaking as if he was a bad translator, the old people need to be so wisely outspoken it is risible, stereotypes of characters with little subtlety, moments with the voice of narration that feels completely overdone, conversation that almost go such as "I really love this house" to "Yes, the weather is nice", so at that point, you just make jokes of the rest of the film. Sad, because it is actually based on a Chinese tradition that would deserve much more respect...

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Haywire by Steven Soderbergh, 2011 (R)

with Gina Carano, Michael Fassbender (Prometheus, Shame, A Dangerous Method), Ewan McGregor (Amelia, The Ghost Writer, The Men Who Stare At Goats, I Love You Phillip Morris), Bill Paxton, Channing Tatum, Antonio Banderas, Michael Douglas, Mathieu Kassovitz, Michael Angarano, Anthony Brandon Wong

Mallory Kane is a highly trained operative who works for a government security contractor in the dirtiest, most dangerous corners of the world. After successfully freeing a Chinese journalist held hostage, she is double crossed and left for dead by someone close to her in her own agency. Suddenly the target of skilled assassins who know her every move, Mallory must find the truth in order to stay alive. Using her black-ops military training, she devises an ingenious—and dangerous—trap. But when things go haywire, Mallory realizes she'll be killed in the blink of an eye unless she finds a way to turn the tables on her ruthless adversary.

From the director of Erin Brokovich, Ocean 11, 12, 13, Out of Sight, Contagion, Traffic, The Informant!, a very strange mix of excellent films and over the tops, but he is a machine, very prolific. I really liked this movie for making the risky choice of choosing for main character a mix martial arts figure, turning her into an actress, a believable one. The cast that surrounds her is excellent, with heavy weight actors, not usually chosen to do action movies, more text actors. It balances the movie into not having a 100% action thriller, but also a nuanced film with great performances. The balance is also well done in making an action and character driven film. The cinematography is similar in many ways to the one of traffic, with very defining lighting for each scene, quire saturated, with a lot of post-production filters, which sometimes take over the flow of the movie (I found it disturbing when she runs over the roofs of Dublin, or the neon light corridor when Banderas discusses the interest of the transaction with Douglas. Nevertheless, I really enjoyed the movie.

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Surrogates by Jonathan Mostow, 2009 (PG-13)

with Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, Boris Kodjoe, James Cromwell, Ving Rhames, Michael Cudlitz, Anya Monzikova, Jack Noseworthy, Devin Ratray, Helena Mattsson

Based on Robert Venditti's graphic novel of the same name, director Jonathan Mostow's sci-fi thriller is set in a futuristic world in which humans hibernate at home while living their lives vicariously through robot surrogates. When a series of mysterious surrogate murders occurs, FBI agent Greer (Bruce Willis) ventures out into the world for the first time in years to investigate.

The concept in interesting, if you didn't have to be yourself to interact with the others, how would you choose to be. And would you accept this surrogate to be able to mimetize as much as your life and death? Beyond this point, the movie explore, a little bit, the idea of projection, and the lack of humanity that sometimes remains between a husband and a wife living life through their surrogates. The main purpose of the movie is to be an action thriller, so the intellectual questioning stops there. Nevertheless, it is an interesting vision of the future that I enjoyed exploring.