Big Screen: Carnage

A lot of good actors in this movie but ultimately I thought it was a disappointment. And completely unrealistic that the visiting couple wouldn’t have left roughly 5 minutes into the movie. So basically the plot felt completely artificial and maintained their presence just for the sake of maintaining it (no movie without them stuck there).

Jodie Foster was incredibly shrill — my least favorite Foster performance. EVER.

A few great lines here and there but that dialogue could have been put to use in a much better film.

Big Screen: Hugo (3D)

The most lovely, unobtrusive use of 3D I think I’ve ever seen.* And some great performances as well.

My ONLY complaint about this movie is that a) they never tell you it’s from a graphic novel by Brian Selznick and b) they never tell you that George Melies was a real person and the films they depict of his were real films (something that is clearly laid out for you at the end of the Selznick book).

They made a few changes from the book but for the most part, it really stuck to Selznick’s writing and art. It was really well-done.

*3D used for depth and texture and beauty and to ENHANCE. Not for shock value and punching the audience in the face. Gee, WHO KNEW.