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Where its genre brothers (for instance, 12 Monkeys or Donnie Darko) in their complexity are just starting to warm up they’re wheels of logic, The Butterfly Effect with its “plot based and time paradox" line are still standing at a red light. Even so, it’s still a good movie, especially in the first half. After that the screenwriters (and, because they also directed it, the directors too) start running out of breath and ideas, while Kutcher runs out of talent. The whole movie starts to sink into the waters of mediocrity, with one cliché after another, and only thanks to the timely ending it didn’t sink even lower.

If there had been greater consistency in the “storytelling", this could have been a perfect piece. This way it is merely interesting and, in places, a really amusing insight into today’s world of advertising. Surprisingly, the weakest part is the ending, with the actual “opening" of the Czech Dream. Conversely, the preceding parts when we look behind the scenes at the preparations for advertising campaigns are wonderful. Certainly a fascinating example of a documentary that provokes considerable controversy although, surprisingly, it isn’t controversial at all.

“Well, that’s the ice age for you..." Dr. Emmet Brown might have said. The Day After Tomorrow is a success in terms of special effects and completely empty in terms of ideas. Lots of clichés and lameness. On the other hand, it has a pretty solid storytelling pace. If you’re looking forward to a popcorn movie where you have a few laughs at the expense of the creators and don’t fall asleep due to pure boredom, The Day After Tomorrow is just the movie for you.

Clooney proves that he can direct and that he holds a lot of promise to the future. The powerful visuals are one of the main aspects building the atmosphere of this picture, while the long running time is one of the main minus points here. The screenplay by Kaufman is excellent as always, and is supported by outstanding acting performances. A nice surprise here is a solid performance from Drew Barrymore after years of nothing and so it is easy to let yourself be sucked into the biographical fantasy of this at first sight ordinary drama.

Unfortunately I can’t award twelve stars for the 12 Monkeys, but that changes nothing about the fact that this is not only the zenith of Gilliam’s works, but also the best sci-fi movie ever. And therefore is one of the best works of world cinema. The screenplay is flawless to the T and the ending, which you will comprehend only after watching it several times over and the optimism of the elating message (not the obvious one, but the one hidden under the surface), is just unbeatable. And that’s all I intend to write about this picture - if you have already seen it, you know how powerful and what genius these monkeys hold inside them. And if you haven’t, then you’ll understand when you see it.

One of the many generic teen comedies that rode the wave of success of American Pie, but unlike the others, it's also quite funny. Quite.

Compared to Zoolander, it is less witty, less absurd and less funny, but at the same time more accessible and overall much more "cinematic". Reliable entertainment that stands on the concept, the actors and a few "killer jokes".

If Sergio Leone had made a buddy action B-movie in a 1990s style, it would have turned out something like this. And I’m not speaking only about the opening scene.

At the top of the page here, it says that xXx comes under the following genres: “Adventure / Action / Thriller", but for me it is first and foremost a fairytale. Where else could you possibly see capable Czech cops? And in the heart of the action, too, and not just parked under a tree in a side-street where nobody can see them napping? That’s right, nowhere. And add to that divine Asia (Argento, not the continent) together with an elephant dose of tongue in cheek (I hope I’m right and it isn’t meant seriously), I must say that I not only survived, but I even had a good time watching it at the movie theater. Too bad that the action scenes weren’t a little better and it wasn’t a little shorter. Then it could perhaps have really been that pull out all the stops adrenaline ride that it aspires to being.

The red lobster is one of the largest crustaceans in existence. An adult specimen can weigh up to 17 1/2 lbs. The high score I gave here is mainly for the lobsters and (literally) a couple of good jokes. The second half is quite good because it is so deranged that... Well, you know, lobsters. But the first half is desperately boring and lame.