Opus Archives: Movie Reviews: 2007
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“5 Centimeters Per Second”
Makoto Shinkai’s latest is an hour-long exploration of nostalgia, longing, and unrequited love. And like his previous films, it’s quite lovely and affecting. But it explores those themes so fully, that one can’t help but wonder where his career will go from here.
“Appleseed Ex Machina”
In the end, Appleseed Ex Machina is primarily disappointing because it squanders so much of the depth and potential that existed in the original Appleseed movie.
“Stardust”
Stardust is a wonderful story—in the book, at least. And the filmmakers get it wrong on nearly every count, removing every bit of wit, cleverness, subtlety, mystery, and sadness that exists in the novel, and all so they can have a big, bad-ass, pyrotechnics-filled—and utterly generic—Hollywood fantasy film.
“No Country For Old Men”
The latest film from the Coen Brothers bears many similarities to their previous films. But arguably, they’ve never done anything this unremittingly bleak. Not even Fargo with its wood chipper wanders this far into the wasteland.