I had no idea Heather Graham was ever a lead in such a high profile project. I knew she was in From Hell, but she’s got a lot to do–and with an Irish accent. I suppose it’s the best performance I’ve ever seen her give, maybe because her character isn’t a twit and Graham tends […]
Entries Tagged as 'Ian Holm'
From Hell (2001, Albert and Allen Hughes)
August 23rd, 2009 · No Comments
Tagged: 20th Century Fox· Alan Moore· Albert Hughes· Allen Hughes· Eddie Campbell· Ian Holm· Johnny Depp· Rafael Yglesias· Terry Hayes· ★½
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984, Hugh Hudson), the extended version
October 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Greystoke ought to work. From the opening, it really seems like it might. It survives a massive narrative hiccup–switching perspective from young Tarzan to explorer Ian Holm. It establishes people in ape costumes as believable, sympathetic, feeling characters. It’s got beautiful cinematography, Hugh Hudson’s a fine director, and John Scott’s got one great score for […]
Tagged: Edgar Rice Burroughs· Hugh Hudson· Ian Holm· Michael Austin· Robert Towne· Warner Bros.· ★½
The Fifth Element (1997, Luc Besson)
October 8th, 2007 · 1 Comment
The last time I saw a Luc Besson movie and thought it was really good, I tried watching Joan of Arc. Then I stopped exploring his filmography. This time, therefore, I’m prepared. I haven’t seen The Fifth Element in years and I’m not sure why. Considering its cast, it’s something of a breath of fresh […]
Tagged: Bruce Willis· Columbia Pictures· Gary Oldman· Ian Holm· Luc Besson· Milla Jovovich· Robert Mark Kamen· ★★★½
Ratatouille (2007, Brad Bird)
July 2nd, 2007 · No Comments
While Ratatouille features Pixar’s finest three-dimensional CG, it also features their worst two dimensional characters. The problem’s apparent from the start–the main character has one conflict and it turns out to resolve itself quite easily in the end. There are other conflicts in the film, but they’re all external to the main character, Remy–whose name […]
Tagged: Brad Bird· Brian Dennehy· Emily Cook· Ian Holm· Jan Pinkava· Jim Capobianco· Kathy Greenberg· Peter O'Toole· Pixar Animation Studios· Walt Disney Pictures· ★★
Lord of War (2005, Andrew Niccol)
April 23rd, 2006 · No Comments
Lord of War fails on quite a few levels–I suppose some of the direction is interesting and some of the puns are funny–but it still surprised me when it attempted to be civic-minded in the end. I should have seen it coming, but I was a little distracted by the end. The last scene and […]
Tagged: Andrew Niccol· Ian Holm· Lions Gate Films· Nicolas Cage· ⓏⒺⓇⓄ
Kafka (1991, Steven Soderbergh)
April 6th, 2006 · No Comments
I wonder how the producers sold Jeremy Irons on the film. It was his first major role after his Oscar and it immediately followed, so he probably hadn’t won when he started filming Kafka… however, imagine if they’d advertised the film as “Academy Award Winner Jeremy Irons running through the empty streets of Prague.”
Kafka’s Soderbergh’s […]
Tagged: Alec Guinness· Ian Holm· Jeroen Krabbé· Lem Dobbs· Miramax Films· Steven Soderbergh· ⓏⒺⓇⓄ
