I wrote late last year: "If 'The Artist' is named the Best Picture of 2011 - a likely possibility - it will not be because the film itself is perfect, but rather because it provides a perfect reminder of why we love the movies, and how the medium was born and gradually grew up." It deserved each of its 10 Academy Award nominations, especially the one earned by Jean Dujardin (another winner) as 1927 silent film star Georges Valentin. Rated R for strong violence including some torture, and for language - Tinseltown 17, Movies 16 and the Stars and Stripes Drive-In. The right thing to do would be to make movies about them, rather than movies with them. Away from the theater, American citizens owe much to our country's Navy Seals, especially after their taking out Osama bin Laden. Actually, those portraying bad guys wind up giving the best performances. But any scenes meant to develop tension without the use of firearms falls flatter than yesterday's pancakes, thanks to the stars' inability to act, perform or sell their scenes in believable fashion. To their credit, the action sequences are never boring, beginning with the rescue of a kidnapped CIA agent and the discovery of clues unveiling a terrorist plot against the United States.
However, co-directors Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh decided to use some of the footage, and all of the SEALS, and instead transform their footage into a recruitment poster masquerading as an action-packed commercial movie. Gift-wrapped in red, white and blue patriotism, this began as a training film for U.S. Rated PG-13 for sexual situations including dialogue, language and some drug-related humor - Tinseltown 17 and Movies 16. Jack learns, perhaps too late, that when the tree sheds its 1,000th leaf, he will die. Sinja (Cliff Curtis), who presents a magical Bodhi tree, which sheds one leaf for each word Jack speaks. Trouble arrives when he agrees to represent guru and author Dr. But it irritates his assistant Aaron (played by Clark Duke) and threatens his marriage to Caroline (Kerry Washington). Rated R for disturbing violent content and terror - Tinseltown 17 and Movies 16.Įddie Murphy stars as Jack, an agent whose fast-talking and totally insincere patter is his chief weapon.