Beautiful Boy
Starring: Steve Carell and Timothee'
Chalamet
Rated R
Based
on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic
Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring
experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with
addiction over many years.
“Beautiful
Boy” is a confusing film due to it's hectic editing style mixed
with jarring flashbacks, which makes nearly impossible to figure out
where the story is precisely taking place.
The acting is problematic with Timothee Chalamet playing “Nic,” with an over-the-top performance with no soft edges. Either he is sitting quietly disdaining the world or he's yelling at his family that they don't understand him.
The acting is problematic with Timothee Chalamet playing “Nic,” with an over-the-top performance with no soft edges. Either he is sitting quietly disdaining the world or he's yelling at his family that they don't understand him.
Steve
Carell as “David,” Nic's father, for the most part plays it very
low-key with almost an arrogant “I understand” attitude. The tow
performances are at opposite ends of the scale, and really cancel
each other out.
In
the end, “Beautiful Boy” never hits its mark and becomes rather
ho-hum which pushes the audience away.
It
gets a C and is rated R.
Halloween
Starring:
Jamie Lee Curtis and Judy Greer
Rated
R
Laurie
Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the
masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his
killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
If you're a fan of the original “Halloween” released in 1978, this new addition to the franchise will not disappoint you. The film, under the direction of David Gordon Green, pays attention and even embraces the film's roots.
The
film, while paying homage to its original, finds its own modern voice
and stands on its own merits.
Jamie
Lee Curtis, who starred in the original and 3 other sequels, gives us
a completely revamped character carrying the burdens and fears of the
40 year nightmare she's been living. No longer a 'scream queen,'
Laurie is now wiser, better trained and more prepared to face Michael
Myers. This makes her a very formidable opponent.
All
in all, “Halloween” is bloody, brutal and scary thriller perfect
for the season.
It
gets a B and is rated R.
