Green Mile Film Critique

Matthew Nichenko

Green Mile Film Critique

The Green Mile is one of the most emotion movies of all times hands down. This is a true tear jerker that will have you crying not only once but multiple times throughout the movie. What I really liked about this movie was how well written it was. Steven King really out does himself with this script. Not only does The Green Mile have the perfect set of characters needed to successfully pull off the effect intended but it also has the perfect cast to depict these characters. Possibly my favorite actor of all time Tom Hanks, gives yet another great performance from start to finish. However, I have to tip my hat to the man who makes the movie, Michael Clarke Duncan. There is not a more perfect actor who could take on the challenge of the role of John Coffey and blow away everyone’s imagination. This is the greatest performance of Duncan’s ever growing career.

Steven King hits the nail on the head with the traditional role of racism in the south during this point in time. King uses the typical intimidating black man raping and killing two young white females to perfection.

Dude Where’s my Car Film Critique

Matthew Nichenko

Dude Where’s my Car Film Critique

I have watched this movie at least four times and listen to countless idiots talk about it but I still have yet to figure out what exactly is so funny about Dude, Where’s My Car. What exactly is the point of this movie, to find his car? That might possibly be the dumbest plot I have ever heard of in my entire life. I could have thought this up while I was in 3^rd grade a millionaire today. It’s crazy to think that the two man actors in the movie went on to become serious and big time actors.

How can a movie with the most famous scene be about two idiots talking about tattoos on their backs for a solid 3 minutes be as big of a hit as it was? This is amazing to me. The only way I could ever find this movie funny is if I was drunk or high but then again the idea to watch this movie would never even cross my mind. It is movies like this that make me wonder why I am going to college when apparently all that I have to do is write idiotic and meaningless scripts to be set for the rest of my life. If anyone can find even the most remote meaning for Dude, Where’s My Car please feel free to let know, I’ll be patiently waiting.

Hurt Locker Film Critique

Matthew Nichenko

Hurt Locker Film Critique

Possibly one of the greatest written Iraq war movies yet, The Hurt Locker, gives you a much greater look into the life style of the war outside of just the typical guns and fighting of war. The movie opens up with a quit stating that war like a drug. When I first read this I didn’t understand until the final scene of the movie when SSgt. Williams, who has disarmed 233 bombs is at home with his family only to tell them he is going back to Iraq after only a 3 week break. While in his son’s room, William tells his kid that while some people are addicted to toys, drugs, or money, he is addicted to war therefore explain that meaning of the opening quote of the movie, that war is addictive like a drug.

While I have never been in a war or let alone a fight, I think this movie does an incredible job as depicting the actual life of soldiers in Iraq today. There are characters that are scared like hell every day walking into the line of fire while there are those who it has just become like second hand nature to them and don’t care. It is amazing the psychological effects that war can put on a person and The Hurt Locker captures that emotion and releases it through every character throughout the movie.

DaVinci Code Film Critique

Matthew Nichenko

DaVinci Code Film Critique

Released in 2006, The DaVinci Code raised a lot of questions in the religious world. I consider myself to be a Christian although I do not know very much about the Bible and I was blown away by the majority of the “facts” discussed throughout the movie. As I was walking out of the theatre I was wondering could this information be true. I give whoever gave up with this movie kudos for the amount of research it had to have taken in order to right a nearly full proof script.

Tom Hanks makes a big comeback in The DaVinci Code as he takes on the role professor Langdon. Tom Hanks does a remarkable job of acting throughout this movie as he gives what appears to me a top five performance with Cast Away easily being his all time greatest.

When I compare a movie to the original book normally the book blows away the movie because of the attention to detail there is. However, this may be the first movie that is possibly greater than the book. For years to come this movie will be discussed all over the world as a movie that pushes the religious limits but in today’s world a movie never makes it big unless it pushes the limit.

The Truman Show Film Critique

Matthew Nichenko

The Truman Show Film Critique

Easily one of the greatest thought out movies of all time, The Truman Show will forever have me wondering if my life is all staged since everything in my life seems to happen at the worse time like it was planned out. Released in 1998, The Truman Show gives Jim Carrey his first chance to act in a serious role throughout parts of the movie while also allowing him to stay true to his signature role of a comedian. Surprisingly, Carrey plays one of the best roles of his career in this entertaining movie. The writer, Peter Weir, does an excellent job making this movie seem like a TV show in the world today. They talk about how Truman was born on live television showing the devoted fans that have pretty much grown up watching Truman himself grow up.

The supporting cast in the movie is filled with familiar names that do a great job in their individual roles. The one thing that still gets to today about this movie will always be the question to my own self asking if this is a biography about my life and that I am the one on a television show. This is one movie that I must own a copy of and I suggest that everyone else do the game. This is easily a top 100 greatest movie of all time.

Failure to Launch Film Critique

Matthew Nichenko

Failure to Launch Film Critique

The 2006 hit Failure to Launch may not be an Oscar winning movie but in my eyes it was a great movie. The lead role played by Matthew McConaughey is the ideal person for this movie. Supported by an uprising cast of Sarah Jessica Parker, Dustin Bartha, and Bradley Cooper, this movie starts strong as well as ends strong. Some way say the script is poorly written but that is only because it is a comedy and comedies are notorious for have poor scripts; they are only about the funny until the final few scenes.

Maybe the only reason I like this movie so much is because the three guys are constantly going adventurous activities while driving extremely nice cars and getting all the women, but then that just means the movie affected me in the way that the director intended it too. This is the kind of movie that makes you lose track of time and by the end of the movie you’re thinking to yourself “didn’t this just start?” while looking for clues to see if they are leaving anything open for sequel. Failure to Launch does not fail to entertain by any means of the imagination. This is definitely a must see movie.

Iron Man Film Critique

Matthew Nichenko

Iron Man Film Critique

The 2008 ticket box hit Iron Man is an action packed movie that does not let the audience down from to finish. The special effects in this movie are so unreal that you honestly can’t distinguish the special effects from the actual footage. Robert Downing Jr. is the perfect actor for the role as Tony Stark. Downing Jr. is both very charming and funny throughout the movie. The story line behind the movie is a little farfetched but then again that’s the reason it is based off a comic book.

Comic books let the reader’s imagination take control over reality and this movie definitely gets the audiences mind into this idea. The action scenes are amazingly thought out and portrayed by the actors and directors both. To the everyday movie fan this movie has all any movie needs to be considered a hit from big names, action sequences, models, and toys. While watching this movie there is very little that I think should be fixed in order to make this movie any better. With that being said I think it is safe to say that this is easily the best so far out of the comic book series movies.