"Hi everybody!" (in the voice of Dr. Nick Riviera)

Hi everybody!

I have severely neglected my cinephilia the past 6-12 months, and I am desperate for a structured means of re-invigorating interest in my number one passion. I received a book this past Christmas entitled "1001 Movies To See Before You Die". Sounds like something right up my Bucket-List alley. After some rough calculations and a quick assessment of my temperament, I deduced that it would be a futile endeavor. As my volatile nature would surely leave me at 8 movies viewed, bored, angry at the requirement and abandoning the project. After daily reading of Roger Ebert's home on the web (http://www.rogerebert.com), I've deduced that tackling Ebert's "Great Movies" list, at 334 titles, was a much more reasonable endeavor. Hence, the impetus of this blog. Well... enjoy.

The balcony is open,
Ford

Thursday, March 24, 2011

25th Hour - 2002 (8 of 334)


"Criminally Underrated" are the first words that come to mind. Ed Norton is a New-Yorker busted for dealing pot and facing 7 years in the clink. We follow the story of how that happened through the final 24 hours before he reports for his prison sentence. Cool, strong, real... tender, especially in the final drive-to-prison sequence narrated by Brian Cox (one of the best character actors out there). His speech is on par with Morgan Freeman's in Shawshank. No lie. Also, features a standard epic-awesome turn by Mr. Phillip Seymour Hoffman. I'd pay $10.50 to watch that guy take a shit.
Posted by FordOnFilm at 10:51 PM

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)