Saw 2 cool movies yesterday:
The Social NetworkOr: that Facebook movie.
I am a big David Fincher fan, but when I read he was gonna make a movie about Facebook I wasn't that enthousiastic. I mean, how can a movie about a website be not only good, but Fincher-worthy? But as it turns out it's a highly enjoyable, expertly made and well acted movie. I have no idea how close it stays to actual facts, but as a movie it works. Great dialogues, pretty pictures, well worth checking out. Jesse Eisenberg (he of Zombieland fame) should at least get nominated for an Oscar, he owns that lead part.
I wasn't blown away in a Fincher type way, like with Se7en or Fightclub, but it wasn't sappy nonsense like Benjamin Button either. I'm actually looking forward to seeing what he'll do with the Millennium remakes, because in my opinion that's more his cup of tea (even though I detest Hollywood for remaking yet another european work of art before it got the chance to get worldwide recognition on its own merits).
SpliceTypical love-it-or-hate-it affair from the director of Cube. It's about two genetic engineers who, after yet another budget cut, decide to take their work underground and continue to experiment with splicing human DNA with animal DNA. The end result is a bit more predictable then I would like, but overall it's a solid movie that plays around with different ethical and moral dilemma's. As a thriller/creature feature it will probably disappoint its intended crowd, but as a movie about the state we, as humankind, are in right now, it works. What kept me focussed on the good bits was the fact that I just like these small labour-of-love type movies. It's written by the director himself and there's basically just 3 actors and the story. You can never really go wrong with Adrian Brody and the creature itself is kind of a cool movie "monster".