Movie Reviews
Titles starting with H
The Hangover
I laughed. (Whether or not you will laugh is something I can’t predict, so in line with my policy of never recommending a comedy, reporting only whether or not I laughed: I laughed. Quite a lot. And I hadn’t expected to laugh, which makes it even better.) The situations were hilarious, as three guys on a bachelor party spree in Vegas unwittingly take some roofies ... Read more »
Hanna
The phrase that comes to mind here is, “Yes … but.” Yes, it has a lot of plot holes … but not nearly as many as your average thriller. Yes, there are things that weren’t adequately thought out … but it’s miles above most thrillers. Yes, you’ll find yourself asking questions about why this, and not that … but that’s really because most of it is thought out well ... Read more »
Hannah and Her Sisters
(OLD REVIEW) Woody Allen has written and directed 43 1/3 movies, pretty much one every year since 1966. He is in the enviable position of apparently not having to worry if they make a lot of money, since they don’t cost a lot to make. One film every year, like clockwork. Naturally, they vary in quality, and some will disagree on which are the best and which not so hot, but I think almost ... Read more »
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters
It really is a matter of what you’re in the mood for. In other moods, I’m sure I would have thought this was a real dud. But I was up for some brainless but exciting action, and it worked for me. I’m sure not saying it would work for you. Most of the critics in the US didn’t like it, but oddly enough, it played well in Europe, particularly in Germany, where it was made.
I love the ... Read more »
Hap and Leonard
Joe R. Lansdale is an East Texas boy, like myself, though he comes from quite a bit north of me, in Nacogdoches (pronounced Nack-a-DOCH-is). He writes what he calls Mojo fiction, which often means down and dirty. In a series of books he has created the unlikeliest buddy team I’ve ever come across. Hap is a white redneck, has never amounted to much. Leonard is a gay black man, former ... Read more »
The Happening
M Night Shabadabadoo is the George W Bush of movie directors. Remember in 2001, Bush’s ratings were sky-high, up in the 90th percentile? Then began a steady decline, as everybody learned what smart people (like me and everyone I know) already knew: that he was a disaster at everything he ever attempted. M Night (I wonder what his friends call him?) began in the stratosphere, with Read more »
Happily Ever After
A completely humdrum French adultery comedy. They used to do these things a lot better than this. There seemed no point to anything, just some people I didn’t like very much either cheating on their spouses or thinking about it. A waste of time.
Happy Endings
I have to put this movie on my list of things I’ve seen because I try to be complete. But I can’t review it. Professional reviewers aren’t supposed to admit stuff like this, but I’m just a guy who writes what he thinks about movies, and I’m going to admit that when we saw this last night I was feeling exhausted and a bit depressed and I’d had a mild ... Read more »
Happy-Go-Lucky
Every once in a while a movie comes along and it’s met with almost universal acclaim … and I don’t like it. I’m not talking about overblown comic book movies like Sin City or The Dark Knight, because I don’t care why anyone could (inexplicably) like them. The former was beautiful but crap, and the latter was ... Read more »