While I admire the attempt to combine the whimsy and madness of the original with a coherent story, I can’t say it’s very successful.
Tag: comedy
Dogma (1999) – Ace Mini-Review + How Ace Is Alan Rickman?
A film that takes faith seriously enough to laugh at it!
The Barchester Chronicles (1982) – Ace Mini-Review + How Ace Is Alan Rickman?
The personal and professional trials of a humble priest living in a small English town.
Amélie (2001) – Ace Mini-Review
I like this movie, with its moments of sweetness, whimsy, and humour, but there’s a cold nugget of cynicism at its heart that keeps me from loving it.
Sense and Sensibility (1995) – Ace Mini-Review + How Ace Is Alan Rickman?
This is just one of those happy movies, a two-hour drop of sunshine.
WALL-E (2008) (Reprint) – Ace Long Review
WALL-E and EVE may be robots, and thus free from sexual desire, but they still experience a full range of human emotions and express those emotions in very human ways.
Finding Dory (2016) – Ace Mini-Review
If you liked Finding Nemo you should enjoy this movie, which tells a similar story but with more focus on Dory.
