Category: 2005 Movie Reviews

Thumbsucker

A teenager still sucks his thumb. His parents want him to stop, but he doesn’t care. Keanu Reeves is his hippie dentist that tries to hypnotize him to stop sucking his thumb. The kid is on the debate team because he likes a girl on the team. He stutters...

Hard Candy

  A mature teenage girl decides to go after a suspected pedophile that she met in an Internet chat room. I heard about a shocking scene that was in this movie, but maybe it is only shocking to guys. Leading up to that scene, there is nothing suspenseful about...

Night Watch

  Others are beings with supernatural powers and there has been a truce between the light and dark side until now. I read the book just before watching the movie. It is the first book in a trilogy. The book follows Anton as a worker in Night Watch, which...

Lord of War

Lord of War Directed: Andrew Niccol Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ethan Hawke An arms dealer who doesn’t tell his significant other what he really does for a living, while also trying to avoid ATF. Based on true events. I never thought about switching the order of words can make them...

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang Directed: Shane Black Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer Robert Downey Jr. is a small-time thief who stumbles into an audition and gets cast as a detective. Val Kilmer is the gay detective who is showing him how to be believable in his new role....

The Jacket

The Jacket Directed: John MayburyStarring: Adrian Brody, Keira Knightley A man suffers from amnesia while accused of murdering a police officer. While locked in a mental institution, his mind takes him to the future where he finds out he is going to die if he doesn’t do something to...

Melinda and Melinda

Melinda and Melinda Starring: Radha Mitchell, Will Ferrell, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chloe Sevigny, Jonny Lee Miller Directed by: Woody Allen Written by: Woody Allen Rating: PG-13 Length: 1 hour 39 min Genre: Romantic Comedy Release Date: April 8, 2005 Melinda walks into a dinner party unexpectedly in two different versions of the same story–one a...

Me and You and Everyone We Know

Me and You and Everyone We Know Starring: Miranda July, John Hawkes, Miles Thompson, Brandon Ratcliff, Carlie Westerman Directed by: Miranda July Written by: Miranda July Rating: R Length: 1 hour 31 minutes Genre: Comedy Release Date: August 5, 2005 A performance artist falls hard for a depressed department store shoe-salesmen who is dealing with his...

Just Friends

Just Friends Ryan Reynolds was a fat kid in high school stuck in the friend zone with Amy Smart. Ten years later, he comes back home, a skinnier successful music executive and tries to be more than friends. Jer was watching this on cable when I came home from...

Firecracker

  Jimmy comes from an abusive family so he joins the circus when it comes to town. Mike Patton stars. What an annoying, David Lynch-ripoff movie. This movie wasn’t reminiscent of David Lynch, but trying to rip off his direction and even his odd-ass characters. This movie didn’t have...