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Metroland is true to the midlife crisis, except between two people who haven't quite reached that stage of their lives yet. Christian Bale plays an Englishman who begins to reminisce about his past in the mid and late '60s when an old friend (played by Lee Ross) comes back to stir up his life. While I felt that the story was strong and seemingly dramatic enough to keep me interested and entertained, the character played by Lee Ross just seemed unnecessary. This character is supposed to build the plot the first half of the movie and I felt this could've been reached in many other directions.

And if you love France, well, you'll love the beautiful depiction of French women with an excellent performance given by Elsa Zylberstein, Bale's character's 'old flame' that he thinks about constantly throughout the film.

Beautiful 'still' cinematography throughout is perfect for Bale's character's love for photography and makes the film very watchable just for art's sake.

By the time I reached the last 45 minutes or so, I was much more intrigued and worried for the well-being of Bale's marriage with his present day (1977) wife, played wonderfully by Emily Watson. The tension between the two of them throughout the film is far more than believable and I loved it.

While I wanted to give this movie a much higher rating, I think it is fair to say that the first half moves much too slow. I was also slightly disappointed by the ending of the film, but it was still a great surprise and hit me unexpectedly. I highly recommend for Bale/Watson fans.

Steve McQueen, the number one bad ass of his time (aside from Clint Eastwood of course). So what's wrong with rooting for the bad guy? This movie seems almost flawless with its excellently executed car chases, it's suspenseful and exciting shoot-outs, and its riveting emotional sequences. Both McGraw and McQueen make this movie well worth the experience. While it is a violent movie (especially for the year it was released!) its moments of comic relief and even serenity make this movie worthy of any moral person's eyes.

Without spoiling the movie, just imagine Bonnie and Clyde with the greatest action/adventure experience ever. And to think it was over a measley $500,000... Of course, they were being chased for $750,000.

9/10 for an adventure close to perfection.

While the Japanese version is very good and scary as well, the American version is quite different. The movie was adapted into a dramatic film with more of a focus on the mother instead of her daughter. Also, the ghost in this film does not really "haunt" in the traditional sense of haunting. If you like Jennifer Connelley, I recommend it. However, I like Jennifer Connelley and I was still a little bit disappointed by this film. It may be a good "renting" movie since it has an interesting story and has excellent acting from everyone in the film, but no more. Just keep in mind that it is more of a psychological drama. If you want to be scared and have a more exciting experience, see the original Japanese version. Or see The Ring again.

I give this 3/5 for heartwarming story and great acting.

This movie was hard to get through. And when I say hard, I don't mean like, it was so powerful that I had to pause it every now and then. I mean hard like I was looking at the clock every minute and noticed that the second hand had only moved about 2 centimeters. This movie is terrible Caulkin needs to get out of acting and into producing or SOMETHING. I mean, he was good in Saved!, but this movie was a joke. How anyone can say that his performance was close to believable is an embarrassment. Seth Green, however, saves the day and makes this movie ALMOST worth watching. I didn't think he could pull of being gay, but then again... anyway, the entrance of Cloe Sevigny later in the film is fantastic and takes my bleeding eyes away from Caulkin for a moment. Her beauty and acting is always a pleasure. Is this movie worth wasting your time on? Well, if you could be watching something else instead, I recommend you do. But if you've already watched everything in your collection and all the video stores are closed and your friend has you tied to a chair and is dangling Party Monster in your face because he is going to play it, then I guess you don't have much of a choice but to watch it, do you?

I have to say that I was extremely disappointed by White Chicks (even the unrated version). I am a huge Wayans brothers fan, but I can NOT bring myself to enjoy this movie "over and over again." Not to say that there aren't any funny moments, but the first half of the film is lifeless. It was as if they were trying TOO hard to make the audience laugh. I love Marlon, Shawn, and Keenan as much as the next fan, but they have to work on there material... basically, nothing MEMORABLE like I'm USED to. The story has possibilities, but there just aren't enough laughs for me. If you're thinking about checking it out, I wouldn't recommend it over many other Wayans' classics such as "Scary Movie 1&2", "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka", "A Low Down Dirty Shame", "Don't Be A Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood", "Major Payne", and even "Senseless". These are all far better films. I think my rating of 6/10 is being generous.

When everyone got together to make this movie, the LAST thing they must have said to themselves was: "Don't forget! This has to look convincing!" That is how I felt for over HALF of this movie. Cary Elwes is definitely losing something. He seems to be going down the tubes... He has his good moments... and then he has his bad moments. I would really rip this movie to pieces if it wasn't so damn CREATIVE. The story is very well written, following many aspects of the movie Seven, but more of a horror story and less of a mystery story. As a "who done it," you are left guessing until the very end. Definitely worth seeing. If you can look past Cary Elwes terrible acting, and Danny Glover's most disappointing performance that I've ever seen, this movie is worth remembering.