The reviews for the crime thriller Gone Baby Gone were promising and it turned out to be every bit as good as they had promised. A great story, driven by good dialogue, well acted and interesting characters. Terrific direction for his first movie by Ben Affleck. Superb locations of the seedy side of Boston. This is my kind of film, though there are too few around.
We have hit blockbuster season, so the choice for a decent movie is pretty limited. For her annual trip to the cinema, Alison wanted to see the latest (and hopefully last) in the Indiana Jones series. The most interesting part for me was early in the movie that was set around the University (actually they used Yale). The recreation of 50's America was well done, even if a little hammy. For the rest, it was the same old stunts and chases. Easy to watch, but nothing to be gained.
However, The Incredible Hulk was better than I had expected. It had a reasonable story that unfortunately had to be interrupted by the expected transformations and fights. But these were well filmed. Even better were the action sequences that involved Bruce Banner as a normal, vulnerable human. Edward Norton fits the part, but Tim Roth trying to be a nasty villain just did not work.
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