Two movie reviews

My reviews of Wanted and Wall*E are up at RevolutionSF. I don't think I could have reviewed two wildly different movies, both in content and quality.

From that moment on, the film becomes one mindless action scene after another, interrupted by dreadfully scripted, poorly acted, and often nonsensical exposition. None of the action felt particularly original and upon entering the final third, outright stupid. The last action sequence hinges upon the absurd, even for a movie based upon a comic book.


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Borrowing concepts from eco-Armageddon cinematic tales of the 1970s -- complete with desolate landscapes, bleak situations, and hot topic politics, veteran Pixar director and writer Stanton (Finding Nemo, A Bug's Life, both Toy Storys, and Monsters, Inc.) crafts a very smart script that never condescends. Despite the lack of dialog during the first third of the film, Stanton creatively employs sounds and body movements to express Wall*E's emotions and intents. Successfully incorporating the backgrounds and settings into the narrative, Stanton makes them characters unto themselves.

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