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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-lli_wright Recent reviews written by member lli_wright en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_491572203140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lli_wright - I have just seen the best movie of the year.    There is a reason why "This is it" is the highest grossing concert movie and still in theatres beyond its limited run:  it's great.  I was a  skeptic when a friend called and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491572203140 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:18:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491572203140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488590184068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lli_wright - I saw the movie, Precious Based on the Novel PUSH by Sapphire having not read the book, but I have read the film fests reviews and everyone gives high marks to the movie.  Some think it's the sleeper "Slum dog"...I think -- Not so fast.This... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488590184068 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:06:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488590184068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_481469828740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lli_wright - District 9 is unlike any sci-fi movie in recent memory.  The last time I was wowed by sci-fi was the Matrix.  Good sci-fi only only comes around so often and like the Matrix, what Peter Jackson (the producer)  has done is make the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~481469828740 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:33:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_481469828740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477419572868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lli_wright - Have you ever loved someone more than they loved you?  or vice versa.  Then you know the breakup has to be handled delicately, especially if one of you doesn't have a clue that it's over.    500 Days  slowly, sluggishly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477419572868 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:54:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477419572868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475827441284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lli_wright - There is a line in Public Enemies that is straight out of today's headlines.  It is when FBI Agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) is assigned to the Chicago Bureau because "Chicago is the center of the crime wave".  As a Chicagoan, we badly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475827441284 Wed, 1 Jul 2009 01:23:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475827441284?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475115916932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lli_wright - Woody Allen’s latest “Whatever Works” is a study in humanism.  The main character Boris (Larry David) would  disagree as he often does throughout and say it’s a study in free love.  Now late in life, Woody himself... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475115916932 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:54:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475115916932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474417434244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lli_wright - Tetro is short for Tetrocini (Vincent Gallo), is short for Angelo Tetrocini, an artist in exile away from his family and a complicated dysfunctional life in America.    He’s the son of a famous symphonic writer and conductor,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474417434244 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:41:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474417434244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474131041924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lli_wright - Sandra Bullock is at it again, pretending to be in love with someone she's not.  If you recall we met Bullock in While you Were sleeping as the fiancé of a comatose man who was really in love with his gorgeous brother.    One... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474131041924 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:48:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474131041924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473877614212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lli_wright - Any Eddie Murphy movie these days is met with skepticism; however, Eddie Murphy movies continue to make money.  There is seemingly an Eddie Murphy niche audience out there and they will like Imagine That, a cute family- and kid-friendly movie... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473877614212 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:49:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473877614212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469942570628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lli_wright - Why wasn't Cadillac Records a bigger hit movie?  Why wasn't Jeffrey Wright nominated for a supporting role?  Who dropped the ball on one of the best musicals to come out in years? If you want to know the history of the blues and the men... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469942570628 Sun, 10 May 2009 20:43:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469942570628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_468994920068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lli_wright - Somehow I stumbled across the NPR radio podcast of Matthew Birkbeck's interview whereby he summarized his investigative book about Sammy Davis, Jr.  It was a Sammy Davis we never knew, although his friends and family knew this complex man.  The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~468994920068 Sat, 2 May 2009 08:09:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_468994920068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_457364573828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lli_wright - It was after the radio hosts raved about The Wrestler that I took the plunge and saw it.  I was hesitant because at one time Mickey Rourke was one of my fave actors.  "Body Heat" "Johnny Handsome" "Angel Heart".  He was the generation's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~457364573828 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:38:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_457364573828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_455621578372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lli_wright - Let's get the whole Tom Cruise and  Valkyrie controversy out the way.  Some months ago in 2008, a still photo appeared of Cruise costumed as a Nazi soldier with an eye patch.  The movie Valkyrie was the 2nd project from his failing studio... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~455621578372 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:18:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_455621578372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_453050928772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lli_wright - Within  the 1st 30 minutes of Slumdog Millionaire Danny Boyle has shed light on the "why" of Mumbai's terrorist attack of November 25.   He not only makes a political statement but he injects a sweet teen love story.   At times... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~453050928772 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:35:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_453050928772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441435917956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lli_wright - In order to enjoy Tropical Thunder, you should believe in the silly and believe in the movie within the movie unfolding before your eyes. You also have to like Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Brandon Jackson, Matthew McConaghey and Tom Cruise. Especially... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441435917956 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 01:31:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441435917956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436424707716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lli_wright - I am in love with Wall-E the robot and not so much the Wall-E movie. Sure, this is another knock-out animated feature from the Pixar guys and they have an adorable lead character. But when Wall-E (Waste Allocation) robot leaves earth for the newly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436424707716 Mon, 7 Jul 2008 23:56:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436424707716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436097289860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lli_wright - Starring: James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman No one can say Wanted does not start with a bang. Within the first 3 minutes the dead body count reaches six. It packs enough wallop to be deemed excessive over-the-top grotesquely violent... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436097289860 Sat, 5 Jul 2008 08:07:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436097289860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_426485517956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author lli_wright - 88 Minutes stars Al Pacino as forensic psychiatrist/professor Jack Gramm. That is really a big stretch and a role he has not played before. It is a role he should leave behind. Please Mr. Pacino, do not turn this into a franchise! 88 Minutes is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~426485517956 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:39:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_426485517956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_423462735492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lli_wright - Could Flawless be that rare gem of an almost perfect movie? Could it be the first &#147best&#148 picture of 2008? Could it be the resurrection of Demi Moore&#146s acting career, showing at last she is a better actress after all? You betcha. And if... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~423462735492 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:34:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_423462735492?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_421216489092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lli_wright - It is good that Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (from a short novel) has vibrant professional actors like Frances McDormand and Amy Adams as the leads or else this would be just another TV movie. The script has its moments but the story leads nowhere... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~421216489092 Fri, 7 Mar 2008 15:08:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_421216489092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_421176512132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lli_wright - Ken &#150 Brendan Gleeson Ray &#150 Colin Farrell Harry &#150 Ralph Fiennes The running joke in &#147In Bruges&#148 is that Bruges, Belgium is a hell-hole, a nowhere place for nobodys. Dull. Boring. Unscenic. At least according to Ray (Farrell),... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~421176512132 Fri, 7 Mar 2008 08:36:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_421176512132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_416470830724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lli_wright - The stars of the Spiderwick Chronicles are not Freddie Highmore or Mary Louise Parker; not even Oscar noms Nick Nolte and Joan Plowright who make a pleasant but small appearance. No the stars are the goblins, the ghouls, the ogres, the creatures, the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~416470830724 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:58:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_416470830724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413859090052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author lli_wright - I am happy that black filmmakers have found an opening in the hard-as-nails Hollywood and are riding a wave of film successes. But does &#147First Sunday&#148 deserve to be e in the same class with the others? At The Screening: Producer and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413859090052 Tue, 8 Jan 2008 22:57:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413859090052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_411518340740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lli_wright - There is a reason Will Smith is the number one box office draw in Hollywood. He is smart and he chooses good vehicles. But for some reason, critics are lukewarm towards Mr. Smith and his movies, and I admit for awhile I was with them. My first Will... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~411518340740 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:28:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_411518340740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_410761989764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lli_wright - The most unlikely pairing of actors &#150 Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler &#150 actually works in P.S. I Love You. I know I know &#150 Hilary is that tom-boyish trailer trash actress who won two Oscars, and Gerard is that sexy beast from 300. She is not... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~410761989764 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:13:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_410761989764?linkin_id=8003929