The Fighter (2010) Spela Film

Because we aren't deeply invested in Micky, we don't care as much as we should, and the film ends on a note that should be triumph but feels more like simple conclusion.. "The Fighter" easily could have slipped into boxing-film cliches, but Russell doesn't let that happen. Instead, it lands its hardest blows while chronicling the struggle of a family, which is a far more interesting fight.. "The Fighter" is entertaining from beginning to end and contains two brilliant and extreme supporting perf...

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Foxcatcher (2014) Ladda Ner Hela

You want to know where it's headed. But the movie is so chiseled down and sculpted that even once it gets there (you know when), it's unclear that it's earned it.. Carell is immersed in the role, completely convincing. Tatum also is outstanding.. . You can write the script yourself, just think nursery school. Then simplify.. It's not as good as the 1974 original, or even as good as the 2001 British soccer remake of Yard, Mean Machine. But there are bright spots.. A misguided, miscast remake of t...

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Coach Carter (2005) Fullständig Strömning

The basketball footage is often thrilling, the camera whooshing through the action like a darting point guard.. Cage fighting is not inherently funny. In fact, it's the opposite of funny, something like cock fighting only with people, and this presents a problem the movie never completely overcomes.. Saved by bursts of energy and inventiveness.. By the time you leave, Jackson will have you believing that his Coach Carter is a true original.. It delivers exactly what's expected from a flabby mish...

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Bilar (2006) Ladda Ner Film

No other outfit can match Pixar's knack for plucking heartstrings without tearing them off the frets.. It thunders ahead with breezy abandon, scoring big grins on its way.. Cars made me want to hop in my jalopy and to head out to Route 66, bypassing the boring interstate highways that made the Mother Road redundant.. Like the Toy Story films, Cars is a state-of-the-computer-art plea on behalf of outmoded, wholesome fifties technology, with a dash of Zen by way of George Lucas.. Quietly quite mag...

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Draft Day (2014) Online Streaming

This slow-burning wheeler-dealer football drama pays off in the end, but it would be a lot more entertaining along the way if it were loose and irreverent.. The NFL gets a "special thanks" in the end credits. Maybe it should have been the other way around.. You may think you're not interested in a sturdy little dramatic comedy about the intricacies of the NFL draft process. But with Draft Day, you're in the hands of a master.. A human drama sprinkled with a number of laughs.. Not destined for Co...

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The Final Season (2007) Titta Hela Filmen

. Star and executive producer Sean Astin must have hoped for another Rudy with this based-on-a-true-story sports picture, but The Final Season is actually an impassioned plea against school consolidation.. The film conceals as much as it reveals, and its beauty is that it pretends to do nothing else. It embraces a mystery and protects it, and it’s thrilling to behold.. Poor writing, an indifferent production and sincere but often wooden acting make Season one big strikeout.. Why is it enjoyable...

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Metegol (2014) Spela Strömmande

The excellent performances by the cast are also what raise this movie well above your ordinary action movie.. I really like this movie. thank you. A masterpiece of genre film-making, really worth to watch.. The best movie I've ever seen. amazing in every acting of the players as real and natural.. The film conceals as much as it reveals, and its beauty is that it pretends to do nothing else. It embraces a mystery and protects it, and it’s thrilling to behold.. Absolutely one of the greatest, mo...

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