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...million viewers in four months. The film focuses on a mutant monster generated by a U.S. Army laboratory which illegally dumped chemicals in the Han River (the “Seine of Seoul”). Bong was especially applauded for his ability to mix the conventions of a genre film??a monster film in this case—with his facetious social satire and the poignancy of familial bonds...
...actors are winning, if cookie-cutter, and know how to tell a joke. DiPietro is also a very artful showman, able to convey his characters’ emotions through unlikely angles and lush camera work. When his characters change—however absurdly—so does the film??s landscape. Unfortunately, DiPietro decided to try and teach his audience members a life lesson instead of just making them laugh...
Don’t go into “Brooklyn’s Finest” expecting a particularly innovative or intriguing crime film??it is certainly no “French Connection.” Director Antione Fuqua doesn’t retread his 2001 police drama “Training Day,” though if he had, “Brooklyn’s Finest” would have been much more satisfying. While boasting an all-star lineup, including Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, and Wesely Snipes, the film remains a pedestrian melodrama...
...humorously, “I have to fall in love with the story and the director has to be sane.” This is why the success of “Children of Invention” has meant so much to her; she truly loves the movie. The film??s success, however, may have pigeonholed Louie, given that it focuses on an Asian-American family...
Artistically, the film??s use of “magical realism”—an artistic technique often used to characterize works of Latin-American literature and art such as the film “Pan’s Labyrinth” and the novels of Gabriel Garcia-Marquez—has drawn much critical praise, including from Theidon herself...