I was warned. My best friend told me to not waste my time. Also, most reviews on Netflix proclaimed this one to be beyond pretentious. But, alas, I did not remove it from my list quickly enough.

I had a migraine when I laid down in bed to watch this one. It did not improve my headache - it may have made it worse. I fall in love with Sir Hopkins more with each movie. It started for me with The World's Fastest Indian. I know, I'm late. Anyway, he is such a dear older man. So clever, sometimes so sweet. Anyway, I fell in thrall when his character was on the screen but the rest of the time I was waiting for him to die so all this mess would end.

Terrible but true! I did get the feeling of a David Lynch from this but due to the several warnings I knew there was nothing to "get". I just watched it as a flow of consciousness bit. Some was interesting, some just annoying. The camera tricks were especially irritating. There really was no story other than *spoiler alert* an older man struggling with dementia/bipolar disorder (?) We never really find out who is who & who really exists & who is a character in his movie script.

I really didn't take anything away from this. I guess I feel a little smug that I sat through such a "thought provoking" movie but not because it was that smart or clever but more because I must have balls of solid rock to put up with that kind of punishment!

I was worried this would be too simple for adults but I was happily wrong. There's always a lot going on, tons of colors, lots of great humor. I really, really liked it. Alot.

I adore Mr. Magorium & wish everyone could have someone like him in their lives. Even if just for a moment.

This is worth the watch. Rory Cochrane (who was been doing a lot of TV lately, but I loved him in Empire Records plays a devoted husband on the day that several dirty bombs go off near where the couple live. His wife has already left for work & even though he goes to look for her he ends up inside their house, sealed in with another guy. When she shows up alive but contaminated he has to decide what to do. From there it goes on. It's definitely more on the cerebral side of the thriller genre but it is totally worth it. The ending is truly chilling!

I was not surprised that this one was really good. I've been looking forward to it for a while now. OK, so Josh Hartnett's character seems a little too wise for his age but overall I give it a big thumbs up.

I'm sure you know the plot - a small town in Alaska (which has a period of total darkness/night for 30 days straight) gets attacked by vampire-like beings. I think it was really well done. They made you wait to see the monsters so the suspense built for quite some time. When you do finally see them, they do not disappoint.

The victim characters were mostly likeable with a few you feel truly sorry for. The old man with a memory problem definitely made me squirm. He kept forgetting what was going on and TALKING OUT LOUD! Eeeek!

Two bonuses for me: Ben Foster and Mark Boone Junior. Ben's been in The Punisher, Alpha Dog (as Mazursky) & 11:14 among others. Mark was in Batman Begins, Lonesome Jim, The Thin Red Line, Seven, Memento and more. Oooooooh....

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