I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much
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... View MoreGreat movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,
... View MoreThis movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.
... View MoreThe credits for this movie say that it is based on Stanley Donan's Charade, starring Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant. I suppose it is, but this movie inhabits a completely different world. There was something of a mystery to Charade, but its most memorable parts were the clever dialogues between Hepburn and Grant and the romantic tension. This movie has no clever dialogue, and very little romantic tension. There is no chemistry at all between the two leads. Wahlberg's character has no charm, and therefore elicits little interest from the audience.And the shots of a beautiful, romantic Paris have been replaced with shots of a modern, grungy Paris.We're left with a story about a disagreeable set of characters moving through an unattractive series of settings. The business about the stamps, which had included a wonderful cameo for the stamp dealer in Charade, flies by with almost no interest here.I forced myself to watch it to the end, but I don't see why you should bother.
... View MoreLet me get this straight; Dyle was betrayed by Charlie, wounded and left for death; in the process of trying to get his gold back, he accidentally caused the deaths of his loyal compatriots; he's still conscientious enough to surrender his gun, then got poisoned by Charlie's mothers. He's the only guy with pure motive in the movie! And he got treated so, so, badly by the filmmakers. How depressing.Of course, the two stars, Wahlberg and Newton, got all the juicy lines. It is unfortunate that they inevitably get compared to Grant and Hepburn, because Grant and Hepburn's performances are simply heavenly. According to IMDb, Jonathan Demme wanted to get Will Smith. Smith, perhaps, could've sold the part better than Wahlberg. Wahlberg is a good actor, but in this movie he came across more as a thug than a suave, debonair, gentleman- operative. Tim Robbins, IMHO, is the guy who should be getting all the acting accolades here. His former henchmen, Joong-Hoon Park, LisaGay Hamilton, and Ted Levine, seemed to be enjoying themselves in their role. But Tim Robbins gave a wonderful performance. Of course, that maybe because I think his character was treated shabbily. Or perhaps it's because Robbins gave such a sympathetic performance as Dyle. His character deserves better.
... View MoreI've got no love for remakes and don't care who knows it. Sure, there are a number of truly great remakes such as Bogey's The Maltese Falcon (anyone who doesn't know that's the third version of the Hammett novel needs to check it out) and Scorsese's current The Departed.However, as the kids say, most remakes suck and this one sure beats the cake in that department.It's too bad because Thandie Newton is really developing into a great actress and Mark Wahlberg sure is on the upswing, but this atrocity sure as heck doesn't do either of them justice. Putting those two in roles created by Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant is just plain pitiful The biggest deal is the lack of humor. That alone makes this close to unwatchable. It soon becomes a chore to keep watching. The supporting actors sure don't match George Kennedy, James Coburn, and Walter Matthau.Ah, why go on, because older reviews here say it all. This is one hell of a misbegotten mess.
... View MoreThis was strange. I had no idea what this film was about as it was a free loan and I just put in the machine, not even reading the back of the box. Well, obviously it didn't take long to figure out this was a re-make of the famous 1963 film "Charade."It's not really bad on it's own but if you've watched and admired Charade a half dozen times as I have, this film isn't even close measuring up. Mark Wahlberg is no Cary Grant; Thandie Newton is no Audry Hepburn and Tim Robbins in no Walter Matthau.Why settle for second-rate after having first-rate? I mean, why even bother? It's not like you are updating some old black-and-white movie to accommodate today's crowd which won't look at B&W. The original still looks good (on the Criterion DVD).
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