June reviews
Quick and painless reviews of . . . United 93, Jaws, The Lake House, The Da Vinci Code, The Promise, The Omen, An American Haunting, A Prairie Home Companion, The Beauty Academy of Kabul, and One Wonderful Sunday.
Jaws / United 93
Hidden monsters, huddled masses, and the jaws of Terror.
The Lake House
A romantic love story that has the courage to be what it is.
The Da Vinci Code
On decoding the multiplex, multimedia, multinational, popcorn code.
An American Haunting
Watching the unwatched watcher watch the unawares girl in the boudoir.
The Promise
Wearing the cherry blossom robes under the chintzy red armor.
The Omen
There’s something about Damien.
A Prairie Home Companion
Worships at its own altar and ultimately preaches to the converted.
The Beauty Academy of Kabul
In a land where the underground rebels are entrepreneur beauticians.
One Wonderful Sunday
Early Kurosawa experiments running high and low.
Thoughts and comments?
Jaws / United 93
Hidden monsters, huddled masses, and the jaws of Terror.
The Lake House
A romantic love story that has the courage to be what it is.
The Da Vinci Code
On decoding the multiplex, multimedia, multinational, popcorn code.
An American Haunting
Watching the unwatched watcher watch the unawares girl in the boudoir.
The Promise
Wearing the cherry blossom robes under the chintzy red armor.
The Omen
There’s something about Damien.
A Prairie Home Companion
Worships at its own altar and ultimately preaches to the converted.
The Beauty Academy of Kabul
In a land where the underground rebels are entrepreneur beauticians.
One Wonderful Sunday
Early Kurosawa experiments running high and low.
Thoughts and comments?