These are short review of two films that I saw most recently...
Rope (1948 movie)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Released: 1948
Country: United States
Main cast: James Stewart, Farley Granger, John Dall, Douglas Dick, Joan Chandler, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Constance Collier, Edith Evanson, Dick Hogan
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rating: 4 out of 5
Short review: ''Rope'' is Alfred Hitchcock's first Technicolor film. The color is brilliant, the screenplay is excellent, and the sets are wonderful. The plot is about two friends, Bradley and Phillip, who murder their friend David Kentley because they think that they are superior to him. They hide the body in a chest. Then they prepare for a dinner party. The guests are: David's father and David's aunt, David's girlfriend Janet, Janet's ex-boyfriend Kenneth, and Rupert, a teacher of Bradley, Phillip, David and Kenneth. At the party, Bradley is overconfident and Phillip is very nervous. Bradley throws subtle hints about the murder here and there, thinking that none would understand. But Rupert is smart enough; he guesses that something is wrong. James Stewart is excellent as he is always. Next, Farley Granger gives an excellent performance as well. It seems as if he brings the nervousness, guilt and fear of Phillip to life. The others give excellent performances as well. The cinematography is wonderful, and the color is brilliant. The set deserves special praise; the big window is wonderful. It is an excellent film. 4 out of 5
Because I Said So (2007 movie)
Director: Michael Lehmann
Released: 2007
Country: United States
Genres: Romantic-Comedy
Main cast: Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Gabriel Macht, Tom Everett Scott, Stephen Collins, Ty Panitz, Lauren Graham, Piper Perabo
Rating: 1 out of 5
Short review: ''Because I Said So'' is the dumbest and the worst film I have seen in the last few days. It centers around an overprotective mother Daphne (Diane Keaton) with three daughters. Daphne wants her youngest daughter Milly (Mandy Moore) to find a perfect life partner. She puts an ad at the Internet. Several men respond; she chooses architect Jason. Milly doesn't know what her mother has done. Jason meets Milly and she likes him. Meanwhile, another nice man, Johnny, whom Daphne hadn't preferred, also meets Milly, and she dates him as well. She starts an affair with both Johnny and Jason, and then... Well, I hated this movie. With the story too predictable and almost none of the jokes being funny and the screenplay being bad, I thought it was a terrible movie. Diane Keaton and Mandy Moore are amusing, but that doesn't make this movie a good one. Neither a good comedy nor a good romantic; it's a bad movie. 1 out of 5
Rope (1948 movie)
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Released: 1948
Country: United States
Main cast: James Stewart, Farley Granger, John Dall, Douglas Dick, Joan Chandler, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Constance Collier, Edith Evanson, Dick Hogan
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rating: 4 out of 5
Short review: ''Rope'' is Alfred Hitchcock's first Technicolor film. The color is brilliant, the screenplay is excellent, and the sets are wonderful. The plot is about two friends, Bradley and Phillip, who murder their friend David Kentley because they think that they are superior to him. They hide the body in a chest. Then they prepare for a dinner party. The guests are: David's father and David's aunt, David's girlfriend Janet, Janet's ex-boyfriend Kenneth, and Rupert, a teacher of Bradley, Phillip, David and Kenneth. At the party, Bradley is overconfident and Phillip is very nervous. Bradley throws subtle hints about the murder here and there, thinking that none would understand. But Rupert is smart enough; he guesses that something is wrong. James Stewart is excellent as he is always. Next, Farley Granger gives an excellent performance as well. It seems as if he brings the nervousness, guilt and fear of Phillip to life. The others give excellent performances as well. The cinematography is wonderful, and the color is brilliant. The set deserves special praise; the big window is wonderful. It is an excellent film. 4 out of 5
Because I Said So (2007 movie)
Director: Michael Lehmann
Released: 2007
Country: United States
Genres: Romantic-Comedy
Main cast: Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Gabriel Macht, Tom Everett Scott, Stephen Collins, Ty Panitz, Lauren Graham, Piper Perabo
Rating: 1 out of 5
Short review: ''Because I Said So'' is the dumbest and the worst film I have seen in the last few days. It centers around an overprotective mother Daphne (Diane Keaton) with three daughters. Daphne wants her youngest daughter Milly (Mandy Moore) to find a perfect life partner. She puts an ad at the Internet. Several men respond; she chooses architect Jason. Milly doesn't know what her mother has done. Jason meets Milly and she likes him. Meanwhile, another nice man, Johnny, whom Daphne hadn't preferred, also meets Milly, and she dates him as well. She starts an affair with both Johnny and Jason, and then... Well, I hated this movie. With the story too predictable and almost none of the jokes being funny and the screenplay being bad, I thought it was a terrible movie. Diane Keaton and Mandy Moore are amusing, but that doesn't make this movie a good one. Neither a good comedy nor a good romantic; it's a bad movie. 1 out of 5
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