Movie 17

Emperor Movie Review

Emperor Emperor Movie Review

Emperor Movie Synopsis:

Year: 2012
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Genre: Drama, History, War
Director: Peter Webber
Writer: Vera Blasi, David Klass
Cast: Matthew Fox, Colin Moy, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune

A story of love and understanding set amidst the tensions and uncertainties of the days immediately following the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II. On the staff of General Douglas MacArthur (Jones), the de facto ruler of Japan as Supreme Commander of the occupying forces, a leading Japanese expert, General Bonner Fellers (Fox) is charged with reaching a decision of historical importance: should Emperor Hirohito be tried and hanged as a war criminal? Interwoven is the story of Fellers’ love affair with Aya, a Japanese exchange student he had met years previously in the U.S. Memories of Aya and his quest to find her in the ravaged post-war landscape help Fellers to discover both his wisdom and his humanity and enable him to come to the momentous decision that changed the course of history and the future of two nations.

Emperor Movie Review is a post from: Moviemand

Come Out and Play Movie Review

Come Out and Play Movie Synopsis:

Year: 2012
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Genre: Horror
Director: Makinov
Writer: Juan JosÃ© Plans, Makinov
Cast: Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Vinessa Shaw, Daniel GimÃ©nez Cacho

Beth (Vinessa Shaw) and Francis (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), a young married couple, are on holiday together when they venture to a beautiful, but highly remote, island. Beth is pregnant and the two are hoping to enjoy their last vacation before their baby is born. When they arrive, they notice that while there are plenty of children present, the adults all seem to be missing. Initially attributing this to the after effects of a recent festival, they quickly realize something far more sinister is afoot. The two will face terror and unsettling difficult decisions in their quest to make it off the island alive.

Come Out and Play Movie Review is a post from: Moviemand

Rock Ba-Casba Movie Review

Rock Ba-Casba Movie Synopsis:

Year: 2012
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Genre: Drama
Director: Yariv Horowitz
Writer: Guy Meirson, Yariv Horowitz
Cast: Yon Tumarkin, Yotam Ishay, Roy Nik, Iftach Rave

The year is 1989. In an era of Palestinian demands for independence, the State of Israel sends young soldiers to oversee the Arab population in the Occupied Territories. After one of them is killed, the common fate of four young soldiers and one Palestinian family is sealed. The film describes the extraordinary journey of a young soldier trying to find his place in the chaos surrounding him.

Rock Ba-Casba Movie Review is a post from: Moviemand

Silver Linings Playbook Movie Review

Silver Linings Playbook Movie Synopsis:

Year: 2012
Duration: 2 h 2 min
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: David O. Russell
Writer: David O. Russell, Matthew Quick
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver

Against medical advice and without the knowledge of her husband Pat Solatano Sr., caring Dolores Solatano discharges her adult son, Pat Solatano Jr., from a Maryland mental health institution after his minimum eight month court ordered stint. The condition of the release includes Pat Jr. moving back in with his parents in their Philadelphia home. Although Pat Jr.’s institutionalization was due to him beating up the lover of his wife Nikki, he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Nikki has since left him and has received a restraining order against him. Although he is on medication (which he doesn’t take because of the way it makes him feel) and has mandatory therapy sessions, Pat Jr. feels like he can manage on the outside solely by healthy living and looking for the ‘silver linings’ in his life. His goals are to get his old job back as a substitute teacher, but more importantly reunite with Nikki. He finds there are certain instances where he doesn’t cope well, however no less so than some others who have never been institutionalized, such as his Philadelphia Eagles obsessed OCD father who has resorted to being a bookie to earn a living, his best friend Ronnie who quietly seethes over the control wielded by his wife Veronica, and Veronica’s widowed sister, Tiffany Maxwell, a recovering sex addict. In their fragile mental states, Pat Jr. and Tiffany embark on a love/hate friendship based primarily on what help the other can provide in achieving their individual goals. But they may reevaluate their goals as their relationship progresses.

Silver Linings Playbook Movie Review is a post from: Moviemand

Get Serious Movie Review

Get Serious Movie Synopsis:

Year: 2012
Duration: 1 h 20 min
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director: Jeffrey James
Writer: Jeffrey James, Evan Pestello
Cast: Adam V. Young, Mike Akers, Taryn Schubert, Christopher Mele

A comedic coming of age story surrounding a young man and his post-college struggles with finding a career path. Along the job hunt, hilarity ensues as he attempts to find the balance between work and pleasure, while fighting to hold onto relationships with his friends, family, and himself.

Get Serious Movie Review is a post from: Moviemand

Augustine Movie Review

Augustine Movie Synopsis:

Year: 2012
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Genre: Drama
Director: Alice Winocour
Writer: Alice Winocour
Cast: Vincent Lindon, StÃ©phan Wojtowicz, Soko, Chiara Mastroianni

A look at the relationship between pioneering 19th century French neurologist Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot and his star teenage patient, a kitchen maid who is left partially paralyzed after a seizure.

Augustine Movie Review is a post from: Moviemand

Taken 2 Movie Review

Taken 2 Taken 2 Movie Review

Taken 2 Movie Synopsis:

Year: 2012
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Director: Olivier Megaton
Writer: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
Cast: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser

The retired CIA agent Bryan Mills invites his teenage daughter Kim and his ex-wife Lenore, who has separated from her second husband, to spend a couple of days in Istanbul where he is working. Meanwhile, the patriarch of the community of the Albanian gang of human trafficking, Murad Krasniqi, seeks revenge for the death of his son and organizes another gang to kidnap Bryan and his family. Bryan and Lenore are abducted by the Albanians, but Kim escapes and is the only hope that Bryan has to escape and save Lenore.

Taken 2 Movie Review is a post from: Moviemand