Reviews of Recent Netflix

Flirting With Disaster (1996) : B, Pretty good comedy/drama.

Easier With Practice (2009) : B-, A peculiar topic delivered pretty well.

Deliver Us From Evil (2006) : A-, One of the more disturbing films I've watched in years.

Rear Window (1954) : B+, A classic that didn't quite meet "classic" expectations.

Hunger (2008) : A-, A wonderful documentary about a hunger-strike in Ireland.

American Heart (1993) : C+, Meh.

The Hurt Locker (2009) : B+, Quite good.

The Vicious Kind (2008) : D, Not good.

A Woman Under the Influence (1974) : B+, Quality Cassavetes.

I Love You, Man (2008) : D, Quite crappy.

Sugar (2008) : C+, Not nearly as good as the reviews suggest.

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2006) : B+, Love.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Would you care to expand on your thoughts regarding "The Vicious Kind?"

Thanks,

Tim

Chris Campbell said...

I thought the script was over-the-top and bordering on ridiculous. Adam Scott, who I normally like, was beyond annoying and the way he developed as a character was just silly. I normally love small-family dramas like this, but I found this one to be pretty terrible.