Movie reviews

IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES

Watchable. It's about sex so, obviously, it's exciting to watch. But it's about nothing more than sex.

(500) DAYS OF SUMMER

Watchable. A beautiful love story with an annoying commentary (by an old prick's voice), a nonsense film in the film and ridiculous and confusing going forward and back in time.

DISTRICT 9

Watchable. Poor direction and acting combined with a boring mockumentary style (really, TV talking heads discussing trivia) detract from a good storyline. "Enemy Mine" it isn't.

THE HURT LOCKER

Walked out. Day-to-day work of soldiers in a war zone. For fans of army machinery only. Even "Jarhead" was better.

WHITEOUT

Watchable. A spotless and spacious station in Antarctica, much better than the one whose replica I saw at an exhibition at Science Museum, is the background to an almost-slasher-movie. While the balaclava-clad figure running with a dagger looks ridiculous, the frozen dead bodies and investigators' struggle with the weather conditions are more involving.

LOS ABRAZOS ROTOS (BROKEN EMBRACES)

Watchable. A usual multi-layer Almodovar story, with the characters somewhat subdued. The farther in the movie, the better. The comic bit of "Girls and Suitcases" should be developed into a full-length film - vibrant characters and perfect acting.

GAMER

Watchable. The movie builds on "The Running Man", with Gerard Butler taking Arnold Schwarzenegger's place. The clownish-acting inventor would suit "Batman" better but the vision of future entertainment is plausible and attractive to watch. A bit chaotic though.