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A decent gangster film, but not as entertaining and action-packed as Carlito's Way. I missed a better cast here, except Robert de Niro, who was not even the main character. Ray Liotta is a B-movie actor, so I shake my head in confusion at the director's choice of the main character, but I’ve seen worse. There is not much action, the film is suitable for one viewing only, also because of the overblown running time, but fortunately I was not bored. The story is interesting, but unfortunately it didn’t pull me in. Martin Scorsese's direction, however, is perfectly fine.75%

A Perfect Murder is another exemplary thriller from the 1990s, the only ones that modernity today can't top. Above all, the film impresses with a great acting trio of Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow and Viggo Mortensen, and a solid plot that may sound simple at first glance, but really isn't. Douglas deserves an Oscar, and I was pleasantly surprised by his performance as a very intelligent and imaginative money man. A solid affair. I love these films! 80%!

Awesome, and I regret putting this film off for so long. Crimson Rivers is a very intelligent, chilling and suspenseful thriller led by the excellent Jean Reno and Vincent Cassel. Those who like movies where the killer is only revealed at the end will not regret it. The resemblance to David Fincher's Se7en is almost palpable, but not offensive, instead competing strongly due to the very impressive treatment of the corpses. 80%

You can't expect a bad film from Olivier Marchal. Department 36 is an excellent French crime thriller focusing more on rivalry and backstabbing between cops, but all this is so gripping that the film won't let you breathe a sigh of relief, and all this accompanied by an excellent cast (the film has all the stars from France, only Vincent Cassel and Jean Reno are missing). I've never seen a better police story. Very good. 80%.

An excellent, thrilling, smart and gritty survival drama with an intelligent man-eating swine! Anthony Hopkins steals the whole film for himself, he is smart and resourceful as always, but he also delivers his wisdom and ideas, which are far more interesting than a "how to survive in the wild" manual. Alec Baldwin is a good partner to him, but only a shadow in terms of acting. 80%.

A solid cannibal survival drama involving a very intense plane crash and the stranding of several members of a rugby team in very cold and freezing weather. Courage and ingenuity follow us throughout the film and the film also beautifully illustrates the fact that only the strongest individuals survive in the wild. I liked most of the members and I was rooting for them. A well-deserved four stars. 75%

A decent actioner from Dante Lam with an excellent Andy On in a villain role. What I wasn't too pleased with was the story, which I found either strangely overdone or not interesting enough to draw me in, but it's all made up for by the high budget and numerous action scenes, mostly shootouts and explosions, but the occasional close-quarters fight is also nice, so in terms of action, actors and pacing I'm satisfied. The slow motion bullet shot was over the top. 70%.

I was looking forward to wronging the film, to lynching it!! Well, surprisingly, that's not going to happen, because Annabelle is the scariest film of 2014. It takes Oculus, Deliver Us from Evil and The Babadook for breakfast, not to mention parodies like Jessabelle and Ouija. Right from the start the film sets a fast pace, a solid soundtrack, a nice retro look and plenty of scares, yes I got scared twice and had a decent twitch three times. The elevator scene was absolutely breathtaking!! Chills and goosebumps are inevitable. Annabelle is a solid old school horror film and a tribute to all things 80s and 90s, even though it goes on and on, this form suited me. Considering the aversion I have for ghost stories, this one was a pleasant surprise and I'm not afraid to praise it. 70%

This made me happy! Not counting The Hobbit, I haven't seen better fantasy in years, and Sergei Bodrov has a similar affinity for creatures as I do, so the flawless art kept me entertained from start to finish. The form is impeccable, the content weaker (the film features all the clichés that belong to the genre), but what do you expect from a fairy tale right ? Fine popcorn flick. 75%.

The premise is decent, but it didn't get interesting until the last half hour before the end, which is a shame. Nicole Kidman was very unlikable here, so I wasn't rooting for her. The film is also sorely lacking in complexity, more twists and turns, and more suspense wouldn't hurt. It had more potential. A fairly bland and ordinary affair. 55%