I've been mulling around to create some kind of summary post for those who can't seem to wade through the number of reviews I put up here, at times quite haphazardly because some movies are watched way earlier than the rest. So to help in navigation, here's the shortlist of notable movies making their debuts this week at a cinema near you!
You can click on the movie title to read the review proper. Some of them do not have reviews yet as I've not gotten down to watching the movie, but do check back in case I do. By the way, this list might not contain all the releases, so it's not a definitive indication of the number of movies opening this week.
Now that we got the nitty-gritties out of the way...
Flick of the Week
Sometimes amongst the bigger releases, there is this gem amongst the clutter that stands out quite brightly. This week, the Flick of the Week turns its spotlight on Little Miss Sunshine. It's worth the price of a weekend ticket, and after watching it you'll understand why it was such a darling at Sundance this year. If the audience you're with doesn't react with applause and laughter, you'll probably with the wrong crowd to begin with.
BLOCKBUSTER
Jackie Chan seems to have shifted his yearly offerings to audiences worldwide from Lunar New Year to China's National Day. So while western audiences are holding their breaths to his next Rush Hour outing, Rob-B-Hood's probably gonna plunder the box office this week in Asia. With rarely seen stars like Michael Hui and Yuen Biao making appearances, and that cute baby probably stealing everyone's thunder, this movie also qualifies as The Date Movie for this week.
Acquired Tastes
For fans of Robin William and his dark characters, you might not want to miss The Night LIstener, which also stars Toni Collette and who actually steals the show with her stellar performance. But nothing too fantastic on the storyline though, as you'll see any plot twist coming from a mile away.
Football fans, check out The Game of their Lives. This is probably your father's and probably your grandfather's World Cup, during an era where the ball is still made of brown leather. Nothing fancy about the footwork ala Goal! in a drama based on historical statistics
Happy Ah Peks
Lower City stars the chick from City of God, but do we really care now? With a stripper, a love triangle and jealousy, it sounds like a niche crowd favourite already.
The VCD Pile
Stay Alive had its release postponed, until now. I think that's probably suffice to say something's wrong with the movie, but heck, it sure has quite a bit of muscle in the marketing department. Unless you're a fan of thrillers, horror and extremely bad acting, give this the skip.
The Almost Weekly Wednesday Midnight Bulletin (C) 2006
Published at A Nutshell Review http://anutshellreview.blogspot.com
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