VAULT: D
Movies that start with the letter D, that me & my sister, T, have seen, rated & commented on.
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- DirectorSean AndersStarsWill FerrellMark WahlbergLinda CardelliniBrad Whitaker is a radio host trying to get his stepchildren to love him and call him Dad. But his plans turn upside down when their biological father, Dusty Mayron, returns.The pratfalls of Farrell's "Brad" is more cringe worthy than funny.
mine - *1/2 T's - **1/2 2017 - DirectorSean AndersStarsWill FerrellMark WahlbergMel GibsonHaving finally gotten used to each other's existence, Brad and Dusty must now deal with their intrusive fathers during the holidays.Really, the only saving grace from this movie is that Wahlberg & Farrell plays so well off each other. Gibson can just go away. His performance just leaves a bad taste in one's mouth.
mine - ** T's - ** 2019 - DirectorJean-Marc ValléeStarsMatthew McConaugheyJennifer GarnerJared LetoIn 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with the disease.As much as I am not a fan of "Big Pharma" , this movie treated them like they were the Nazis. McConaughey's character was not a hero. He was just a desperate man trying to live and to stay alive.
mine - **1/2 T's - *1/2 2022 - DirectorLars von TrierStarsBjörkCatherine DeneuveDavid MorseAn Eastern European US immigrant with a love for musicals has to cope with the gradual loss of her vision.A gut-wrencher. Sema (Bjork, in an impressive debut) escapes her bleak life by escaping into a colorful, song filled world until life catches up to her and demands all of her attention. The film maker juxposes the bleakness and magic wonderfully together and leaves the viewer wishing that fantasy could win just once.
mine - *** T's - ** 2017 - DirectorPeter CareStarsKieran CulkinJena MaloneEmile HirschA group of Catholic school friends, after being caught drawing an obscene comic book, plan a heist that will outdo their previous prank and make them local legends.Rather disappointing. Foster's character was rather weak to be taken seriously as "Nunzilla". And the situations were really bad. I mean would anyone really read William Blake's "The Tyger" at a funeral of someone mauled by a Puma? The animation part was the only redeeming part. "Stand By Me" did this story much better.
Mine - *1/2 T's - *1/2 2011 - DirectorSidney LumetStarsTimothy HuttonMandy PatinkinLindsay CrouseDaniel Isaacson attempts to determine the true complicity of his parents Paul and Rochelle Isaacson, who were executed for espionage in the 1950s.Intriguing. Hutton did a good job. Sad to see what people will do to each other in the name of right.
mine - ** 1/2 T's - **1/2
2001 - DirectorTom HooperStarsEddie RedmayneAlicia VikanderAmber HeardA fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.With the engaging performances of Eddie Redmayne and especially Alicia Vikander, this humanly empathetic movie slowly reveals the butterfly hidden within the caterpillar.
mine - **1/2 T's - ** 2017 - DirectorLiam O'NeillStarsEloise BroderickDenis ConwayMargarita MurphyA young girl wants to please her dad by learning to play "Danny Boy" on the violin, but her lack of musical talent becomes a problem.Amaturishly made but, still a touching story.
mine - ** T's - n/a 2019 - DirectorFrancesco BertoliniAdolfo PadovanGiuseppe de LiguoroStarsSalvatore PapaArturo PirovanoGiuseppe de LiguoroLoosely adapted from Dante's Divine Comedy and inspired by the illustrations of Gustav Doré the original silent film has been restored and has a new score by Tangerine Dream.There were grand set designs but, the layout of the story did not work for me. It was pretty much a picture book. You read the story and then they showed you the scene.
mine - ** T's - n/a 2015 - DirectorAlex ProyasStarsRufus SewellKiefer SutherlandJennifer ConnellyA man struggles with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems to wake up from.the premise was intriguing. but the end let me down. also I really didn't care for any
of the characters.
** 1/2 - mine
* - T
5/02 - DirectorMarc SingerStarsMarc SingerA cinematic portrait of the homeless population who live permanently in the underground tunnels of New York City.Film maker did a good job of realistically showing these people and their stories without judgement or sickly sentimentality.
mine - **1/2 T's - ** 2014 - DirectorShi-Zheng ChenStarsYe LiuAidan QuinnMeryl StreepBased on actual events, a Chinese university student responds violently when his chances for a Nobel Prize are dashed by school politics.It just kind of plodded along and did not do a very good job of telling the story.
mine - *1/2 T's - **1/2 2014 - DirectorSimon KinbergStarsJames McAvoyMichael FassbenderJennifer LawrenceJean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix, causing the X-Men to have to decide if her life is worth more than all of humanity.A real disappointment. The X-Men pretty much stood around while everything focused on the Dark Phoenix. And, Sophie Turner does not have the acting chops to carry this whole movie. mine - ** T's -2022
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsJohnny DeppMichelle PfeifferEva GreenAn imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection.The movie starts so alive and exciting, and then, like a vampire, all of the life is sucked out of it. Too bad, the talent that was involved - this movie should have been funner.
mine - ** T's -** 2013 - DirectorNikolaj ArcelStarsIdris ElbaMatthew McConaugheyTom TaylorA boy haunted by visions of a dark tower from a parallel reality teams up with the tower's disillusioned guardian to stop an evil warlock known as the Man in Black who plans to use the boy to destroy the tower and open the gates of Hell.This movie started real well and I was excited to see where it would go. Unfortunately, the magic dies a third of the way in.
mine - ** T's - ** 2020 - DirectorEdmund GouldingStarsBette DavisGeorge BrentHumphrey BogartA young socialite is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, and must decide whether or not she'll meet her final days with dignity.Kinda sad, it was not so much a victory as the two main characters were caught up in denial.
mine-**1/2
2003 T's-** - DirectorTodd HaynesStarsMark RuffaloAnne HathawayTim RobbinsA corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.Informative, shocking & oh so depressing because this is based on a true story. The betrayal by Dupont, scientists & government officials are so egregious it's sickening but, the sacrifice & heroic courage gives hope for humankind.
mine - *** T's - 2022 - DirectorJaume BalagueróStarsAnna PaquinLena OlinIain GlenA teenage girl moves into a remote country house with her family, only to discover that their gloomy new home has a horrifying past that threatens to destroy the family.Horrible movie - never explained anything and had people acting just plain dumb.
mine-*1/2
T's- bomb
2005 - DirectorFrank PerryStarsKeir DulleaJanet MargolinHoward Da SilvaTeenager David Clemens develops a hysterical fear that he will die if he comes into physical contact with another person. Perturbed, David's overbearing mother places him in a home for mentally disturbed young people.Middle of the road take on mental illness and how easy it is to overcome it. The two leads weren't bad, though.
mine - ** T's - n/a 2013 - DirectorJon ElseStarsHans BetheHolm BursomHaakon ChevalierScientists and witnesses involved in the creation and testing of the first ever atomic bomb reflect on the Manhattan project and its fascinating leader, J. Robert Oppenheimer, who upon completion of his wonderful and horrible invention became a powerful spokesperson against the nuclear arms race.An important look at history and the realizations & ramifications of the people who were involved. Unfortunately, like a high school history lesson, it was rather dry.
mine - ** T's - n/a 2018 - DirectorJean RenoirStarsSylvia BatailleJane MarkenGeorges D'ArnouxThe family of a Parisian shop-owner spends a day in the country. The daughter falls in love with a man at the inn, where they spend the day.I can find more depth of storytelling in a Pierre Renoir(the father) painting than in this Jean Renoir (the son) movie.
mine - ** T's - * 2021 - DirectorRobert WiseStarsMichael RenniePatricia NealHugh MarloweAn alien lands in Washington, D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.It depressed me. Mankind is still going down the same road. Well done though.
mine-***
T's-*1/2
2004 - DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsKenneth BranaghEmma ThompsonAndy GarciaA woman who has lost her memory is taken in by a Los Angeles orphanage, and a private eye is enlisted to track down her identity, but he soon finds that he might have a past life connection to her that endangers their lives.some places slow, but a lot of interesting twists & turns.
mine-***
T's-***
2005 - DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsNicole KidmanSam NeillBilly ZaneAfter a tragedy, John Ingram and his wife Rae are spending some time isolated at sea, when they come across a stranger who has abandoned a sinking ship.Started slow-then got good & then had a ridiculous ending.
mine-**1/2
T's- **
2005 - DirectorTim RobbinsStarsSusan SarandonSean PennRobert ProskyA nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.A well done movie. Sarandon was her stellar self but, I feel Penn didn't measure up to the hype.
mine-***
T's-***
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