“Families are always rising and falling in America.” Hawthorne’s words
aptly apply to Dean (Ryan Gosling) and Cindy (Michelle Williams) in
Derek Cianfrance’s “Blue Valentine.” The film is a tempestuous glimpse
into the psychosexual disintegration of a once rock-solid and blissful
union. From the moment Dean laid eyes on Cindy, he knew that he was
meant to be with her. She was his soulmate and nothing was going to
get in the way of them being together. After winning her over with his
unrelenting charm, an impenetrable bond was forged. However,
six years later the relationship had decayed beyond repair. The once
madly in love couple had devolved into two individuals who were nothing
more than strangers to one another. (more…)
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“Blue Valentine” (2010)
24 Feb“The Mechanic” (2011)
10 FebJason Statham, the poster boy for short, balding men is at it again; George Costanza would be proud. Statham is his usual badass self, this time starring as Arthur Bishop, the silky smooth yet cold-hearted assassin whose every “i” must be dotted and every “t” must be crossed.
Statham’s assassin portrayal lies somewhere between Winston Wolf (Pulp
Fiction) and Anton Chigurh (No Country For Old Men). Arthur Bishop is a man that is a master at his craft and makes the killing business look easy. However, things get a lot more complicated after Arthur is forced to kill his long-time mentor (Donald Sutherland) and take on the apprenticeship of the deceased’s loose-cannon son (Ben Foster).
