Christopher McQuarrie won praise for his screenplay The Usual Suspects in the late 90’s, and his debut directorial effort The Way of the Gun is seen by some as an underrated gem, however it did not open an influx of directing offers to the man. Thankfully he’s back with a vengeance thanks to a burgeoning friendship with Tom Cruise, an actor who sees potential everywhere and always gives 100% to realising a vision.
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For anyone morbidly curious about the thin strand linking each dance sequence, Step Up 4 follows the exploits of a loveable gang called The Mob, headed by Sean (Ryan Guzman). Rather than bloodthirsty gangsters on vacation from Baltimore, they are in fact a flash mob.
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The film’s only major flaw is a small hiccup in the resolution where the story pulls its punches, but overall End of Watch is a taut drama directed by a writer at his peak and acted with passion by the cast. Also, watching Jake Gyllenhaal dancing to Salt-N-Pepa is a sight to behold.
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Purely for fans of the franchise, and anyone not fussy about things like tone, pacing, direction and seeing babies on cocaine. To get me on board Penn and Cho need to aim higher, get a director with a coherent vision and not play it safe.
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The cubicle-shaped lives of people typing meaningless gibberish into a computer for 8 hours a day is seemingly a genre. J.C. Chandor’s film slots neatly into it with its time-condensed drama of highly-paid executives dealing frantically with a corporate meltdown at an investment bank.
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There is much more to be written and said about this film, such as how the climax completely avoids the typical ‘villain’s lair explodes around the fleeing hero’ route much to my satisfaction. Suffice to say Skyfall is both what you expected, hoped for, and is also pleasantly surprising and will be a tough act to follow.
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The only way to salvage this continuation of the Bourne series is to invite Matt Damon back into the fold in some way, either working in tandem with Renner or against him.
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Much like its predecessor, the original Tron of 1982, Tron Legacy arrives under much expectation from Disney and eye-boggling special effects, but again like its predecessor, it’s also a flat affair that might end up, not so much a cult favourite, but an acquired taste, though more for its inspired inclusion of Daft Punk than anything else.
Cihan Narin 