Wizzums’s Film Reviews

221 Films have been rated or reviewed by Wizzums.

Black Swan (2010): Portman\'s performance is sometimes the only thing that keeps the film from being almost laughably melodramatic.
Aliens (1986): A successful genre change makes for a fine action film, but it fails to match the greatness of the first.
Crazy Heart (2009): Bridges is brilliant, and Gyllenhaal almost matches him, but otherwise the film treads through convention after convention.
Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End (2007): The entertainment and charm that was found in the first film is almost completely lost here in a needlessly over–complicated and ultimately stupid plot.
Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man's Chest (2006): Still entertaining, but the plot begins to drag.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003): Hugely enjoyable. Depp and Rush are great.
Heat (1995): De Niro and Pacino are good, but it is the stellar shoot–outs that lift an all–around solid film.
Schindler's List (1993): A rich, powerful and haunting experience with an excellent cast, including an incredible Fiennes. Well worth a look.; DVD ~~$20~~ $15
Scarface (1983): Pacino is entertaining, and the film has some great moments, but it is very patchy in both pace and quality.
Life of David Gale, The (2002): Spacey and Winslet\'s considerable talents lift an already solid, if a bit predictable, thriller.