Tubbs’s Film Reviews

8089 Films have been rated or reviewed by Tubbs.

Comet (2014): An excellent plot idea is only partly done justice by the screenplay and script.
Meet Joe Black (1998): It is probably hard to portray a character like Black's over 3 hours (Earth time) but reducing some of the romantic subplot would have helped. Hopkins as expected is fine.
A Hard Day's Night (1964): A quickie production. Great "direction" from Richard Lester allows the Group to do their thing. The novel screenplay achieves a balance between the music and comedy helped along by a terrific supporting cast.; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Immortal Beloved (1994): Not a particularly flattering view of Beethoven but it is always interesting and there are good performances in particular from Oldman and Krabbe.; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
I'm Not There (2007): Brave filmmaking. Although some segments don't work as well as others the plot idea deserves credit and there is always the music providing the backbone.
Sarah's Key (2010): Good production values – the roundup scenes early in the piece are particularly well done and Kristin is as solid as ever.
Wuthering Heights (2011): The older Heathcliff character just got annoying and you wish he would just wuther off. The Yorkshire location shooting however makes it worthwhile.
Giants, The (2011): A modest screenplay but one that is not too long, beautifully photographed and it has a very good soundtrack.; DVD $29.95
Black Dahlia, The (2006): The best thing about this production are the period details which are extremely well done.
Patience Stone, The (2012): The lead performance of Golshifteh Farahani is fine but the screenplay is disappointing and the script pretty ordinary at times.

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Tubbs’s Film Reviews