Colin Farrell nails it in the remake of the 1985 cult classic "Fright Night." Overall, the film is a mixed bag. It has some genuine scares and clever political subtext, but it feels more like an action movie than a horror picture.
Lone Scherfig's "One Day" succeeds mainly due to the charms of its leads, Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess. It's an old fashioned Hollywood weepie that does not reach the heights of the director's previous effort, "An Education." That being said, the film is a likable, if somewhat formulaic, dramedy.
On the other hand, Alex de la Iglesia throws formula out the window in "The Last Circus," which is one of the most flat-out bat shit crazy movies I've seen in many a moon.
The film takes the plot of "Water for Elephants," sets its story amid Spain's Franco era and throws in a number of surrealistic set pieces that could have been directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky. Believe me when I say you've likely seen nothing like it - that is, unless, you've been privy to another movie that ends with two psychotic, machine gun toting clowns going head to head in the Valley of the Fallen.
Check out my reviews here.
This coming week, I'll most likely catch up with "Colombiana" and "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark."
And, keep an eye out for my preview of this fall's film roster. It promises to be one of the more exciting seasons of recent years.
Which of these films are you looking forward to most? Here's a list of some of the top picks: "Drive," "Contagion," "Restless," "Moneyball," "J. Edgar," "The Ides of March," "Take Shelter," "The Skin I Live In," "Martha Marcy May Marlene," "Melancholia," "Carnage," "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," "Young Adult," "Hugo," "The Artist," "We Need to Talk About Kevin," "A Dangerous Method," "The Descendants" and "War Horse."
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