West Liberty Salem vs. Central
Presidential debate in Tenn.
Windstorm aftermath
Home > Blogs > Sir Critic on Cinema > Archives > 2008 > July > 01 > Entry
Today’s DVDs: Drillbit Taylor, Vantage Point
Today’s DVDs bring us two flawed but decent spring entertainments.
Drillbit Taylor: Widely regarded as the clunker in the Judd Apatow factory, the movie does take too long to get going, because at firt it doesn’t realize the kids who need protection from a bully are the real stars, not the less funny adults. When the kids move front and center and start cracking the jokes, the movie works, if only just so. Full review: GRADE: B-
Vantage Point: This gimmicky thriller that covers an assassination plot from several points of view gets a touch too frenetic, and the more frenetic it gets, the more ridiculous it gets. Even so, there’s enough energy in the movie to make it a solid programmer that doesn’t aim too high, but still scores. Strong editing from Stuart Baird (the first two Lethal Weapon movies; Casino Royale) helps a lot. GRADE: B
Permalink | Comments (1) | Post your comment |
Comments
By Kim S.
July 2, 2008 10:02 AM | Link to this
I noticed this week’s slate isn’t as bad as the last few weeks have been. Have you picked up “City of Men” - the sequel to “City of God”? That was my must see this week. I’m also interested in “My Blueberry Nights” and “Persepolis”. I watched “Meet the Browns” last night and though it was still entertaining, it wasn’t anywhere near as good as “Why Did I Get Married”. Not to mention my television seasons that were released. Any thoughts on any of the smaller releases?