They really should have cast Rosario Dawson as Wonder Woman. Never thought I’d be typing those words–even if it is just voice casting–but Dawson is so much better than Keri Russell, whose Wonder Woman comes off as dependent on Nathan Fillion’s male for everything down to pseudo-feminist banter. Russell’s voice defers and doesn’t suggest any […]
Entries Tagged as 'Rosario Dawson'
Wonder Woman (2009, Lauren Montgomery)
September 6th, 2009 · No Comments
Tagged: Alfred Molina· Gail Simone· Lauren Montgomery· Michael Jelenic· Oliver Platt· Rosario Dawson· Warner Premiere· William M. Marston· ★½
Killshot (2008, John Madden)
June 7th, 2009 · No Comments
It’s hard to say whether Killshot falls apart because of the filmmakers or because of the source material. Killshot changes its mind about what to deliver every three minutes. The script can’t decide on a main character–is it Mickey Rourke’s hit man or is it Diane Lane’s woman in distress or is it Thomas Jane’s […]
Tagged: Elmore Leonard· Hal Holbrook· Hossein Amini· John Madden· Mickey Rourke· Rosario Dawson· The Weinstein Company· Thomas Jane· ⓏⒺⓇⓄ
Ash Wednesday (2002, Edward Burns)
March 8th, 2009 · No Comments
Burns must have cast Elijah Wood because of Lord of the Rings, figured his presence would boost Ash Wednesday’s salability. At some point during filming, as Burns watched Wood’s useless, laughable, whiny performance… he must have regretted it. It’s not like the film’s only problem is Wood–far from it–but he’s just so terrible, so incompetent, […]
Tagged: Edward Burns· Focus Features· Oliver Platt· Rosario Dawson· ⓏⒺⓇⓄ
Death Proof (2007, Quentin Tarantino), the extended version
January 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments
The funny thing about Death Proof is the first half is excellent. With the exception of Sydney Poitier, who is awful, it’s a fantastic hour. Tarantino’s got great editing, great shots, great mood, great conversations, great everything. I had planned on going on and on about it–like, for example, how charming and scary Kurt Russell’s […]
Tagged: Dimension Films· Kurt Russell· Quentin Tarantino· Rosario Dawson· ⓏⒺⓇⓄ
Clerks II (2006, Kevin Smith)
November 19th, 2007 · No Comments
I was going to start this post with a comment about how, even with all its problems, Clerks II is easily Kevin Smith’s best film. I guess I’ll still start with some of those remarks–Smith’s editing is excellent here, not to mention the traditional romantic comedy between Brian O’Halloran and Rosario Dawson–which is incredibly movie […]
Tagged: Jeff Anderson· Kevin Smith· Rosario Dawson· The Weinstein Company· ★★★
Sin City (2005, Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez), the extended version
January 13th, 2006 · 1 Comment
When Sin City came out in the theater, three people told me to go see it. One of them had an opinion of film I respect, one had an opinion of it I–at the time–had no argument with, and one had an opinion I most definitely did not respect. But I’d read interviews with Robert […]
Tagged: Benicio Del Toro· Bruce Willis· Dimension Films· Frank Miller· Josh Hartnett· Michael Madsen· Mickey Rourke· Quentin Tarantino· Robert Rodriguez· Rosario Dawson· ★½
