Antonio Banderas
Review of Dolittle: Does little for the classic original
Starring Robert Downey Jr, Harry Collette, Antonio Banderas Directed by Stephen Gaghan Rating: *(1 star) Two thoughts struck me as I sat wide-eyed and open-mouthed (for all the wrong reasons) watching this monstrous misfire. What is Robert Downey Jr doing in Dolittle? It does little for him after Ironman. What was I doing sitting through this trippy trip into tripe? Am I the masochistic type? Only those addicted to acute self-pain would bear the terrible computer graphics that make monkeys and giraffes talk in celebrity voices, and of course, they must be ru | Click Here...
Review of Spanish film Pain and Glory: Almodovar’s painfully glorious self-portrait
Starring Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz Directed by Pedro Almodovar Rating: *** ½ (three and a half stars) This is the one that is most likely to win the Oscar for Best International Film. And why not! Argentinian maestro Pedro Almodovar’s self-confessional drama has all the ingredients needed to get global recognition. It is a tough austere uncompromising film whose honesty of vision will make you squirm, if not exasperate you with its proclivity to go straight to the heart of the matter in matters of the heart, without shortcuts. Bluntness displaces poetry | Click Here...