Beatrice Prior, a teenager with a special mind, finds her life threatened when an authoritarian leader seeks to exterminate her kind in her effort to seize control of their divided society. From: IMDb.com
Directed by: Neil Burger
Starring: Kate Winslet, Shailene Woodley, Theo James and others
Beatrice Prior, a teenager with a special mind, finds her life threatened when an authoritarian leader seeks to exterminate her kind in her effort to seize control of their divided society. From: IMDb.com
Directed by: Neil Burger
Starring: Kate Winslet, Shailene Woodley, Theo James and others
In a future world people are divided into factions based on personality, a teenager is warned she is Divergent and will never fit into any one group. When she discovers a conspiracy to destroy all Divergents, her life is threatened. From: IMDb.com
In a future world people are divided into factions based on personality, a teenager is warned she is Divergent and will never fit into any one group. When she discovers a conspiracy to destroy all Divergents, her life is threatened. From: IMDb.com
Directed by: Neil Burger
Starring: Shailene Woodley, Kate Winslet, Miles Teller and others
There have been plenty of movies that focus on the 'villains' and there
also have been plenty of movies that focus on both the good and bad
guys equally, often too emphasize the rivalry and duality. Yet, there
hadn't been- and still isn't a movie that did this all quite as well as
"Heat".
Key reason why this movie works out so well is because of its two lead
characters and actors portraying them. Al Pacino and Robert De Niro are
of course more than worthy adversaries but thing the movie does
specifically well is that it doesn't ever pick sides with any party or
person. You can root for either the Pacino or De Niro character, or
even for both of them, at the very same time. Both are two individual,
flawed, human beings, operating on the opposite sides of the law and
yet they have a lot in common. Both do the only thing they know to do
well in life and there also is a mutual respect between the two of them
because of that. This provides the movie with some interesting dynamics
and clashes between its two main leads, who for the very first time
also shared a scene together in a movie.
I think that history has proved by now it's not the classic scene many
people made it out to be but still it remains a great scene of course,
only surpassed by a handful of even greater and more effective moments,
in this movie.
Thing you also have to remember and realize about this movie is that it
got made in a time when the more realistic, raw, gritty and subtle kind
of action/thrillers weren't all that popular and common yet again. You
could therefore also say this movie was a bit of a trend-setter, that
took a realistic and raw approach to the genre, by providing the movie
with some more layers, to both its story and characters.
There is truly plenty happening in this movie, also since there are
quite a few characters in it. Yet it never becomes too much or gets too
hard to follow. Because the story and characters are all engaging ones,
the drama also works out exceptionally well within the movie.
All of this is of course also thanks to its cast and not just its two
main leads. The movie is filled with well known names, who besides all
suit the parts well. This movie also once more make you realize what a
shame it was Val Kilmer's career rapidly went south, not too long after
this movie. He had a bit of a weird career, that started off with big
hits and just when he was ready to proof and show to the world what a
great actor he actually was as well, his career rapidly declined,
somewhere in the mid-nineties. Somehow it seems that still Kilmer is
mostly to 'blame' for this, since he always comes across as a person
who doesn't really care and has no interest in being a big star and
receive awards, or star in big movies, with well known directors.
With this movie, director Michael Mann, most definitely established his
names as a director. He further more developed and perfected his own
style with this movie and showed what a great storyteller he is. He can
turn the most dry drama into something tense, involving or exciting, as
he all clearly demonstrates within this movie as well.
This is simply is one great and engaging movie, you can say nothing
negative about.
This movie is not among the best but still has more to offer than the average thriller. This is mostly due to its cast and fine thriller concept, that however doesn't always gets handled well.
Not all plot-lines get handled and wrapped up properly and the movie leaves some loose ends. The movie also picks some not so likely approaches with each story sometimes, which goes at the expensive of the credibility- and therefore also the tension of the movie.
It's a movie that had the potential of becoming a real dark and eerie thriller, I mean the concept of the movie would definitely allow this but the movie gets somewhere stuck between its successful and not so successful thriller moments.
Guess Morgan Freeman wanted to make another "Se7en" like thriller. Well, it's not completely fair to compare this movie to "Se7en" but because Morgan Freeman is in it and it's from about the same period, it's easy and tempting to do so. Also with some imagination the plots and approaches of both movies show some similarities. But unfortunately "Kiss the Girls" is nowhere in the same league as "Se7en" but fans of the genre will still find plenty to enjoy in this movie.
The movie features all of the right required thriller ingredients. So a psychopath, a cop trying to solve the case and of course a couple of plot twists. It also has all the right looks for a thriller. The movie has the right sort of dark undertone and handles some of its moments effectively.
The movie truly benefits from its cast. Morgan Freeman is an experienced actor and always good in these sort of roles. The movie also among other features; Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes, Bill Nunn, Brian Cox and Jeremy Piven.
