Suspense Magazine July 2013
Suspense Magazine July 2013
Suspense Magazine July 2013
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Movies<br />
The Lone Ranger<br />
<strong>2013</strong><br />
Genre – Adventure/Action (PG-13)<br />
It’s Pirates of the Caribbean western style and that’s by design. Gore Verbinski,<br />
the director, helmed the first three of the blockbuster ‘Pirate’ series and he’s<br />
brought the scriptwriters along for this latest big-budget Disney adventure.<br />
If you’re not weary of Depp’s oddball portrayals or viewing an adventure by<br />
the numbers, (insert desert for high seas), then this will please you. At 149 minutes,<br />
there is probably too much back story in the beginning, winding up to what<br />
is a very solid final thirty minutes of action and fun.<br />
Tightened up by twenty minutes, it would have become a great piece of entertainment,<br />
but lately many of these summer blockbusters have gone with the<br />
concept that more is more, to the detriment of the film. Still, it has Johnny Depp<br />
playing an Indian and that is weird but quite entertaining.<br />
A warning to parents: Though it is Disney, it’s not for the littlies. There are<br />
some adult themes and violent action that will have them choosing to role-play<br />
as the nice Indians instead of the cowboys. It’s clearly a set up for a franchise, so I<br />
doubt it will be the lone, “Lone Ranger” for long.<br />
Reviewed by Susan May http://anadventureinfilm.blogspot.com.au/ for <strong>Suspense</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> ■<br />
The Way, Way Back<br />
<strong>2013</strong><br />
Genre – Comedy/Drama (PG-13)<br />
Here is another ensemble Indie coming of age piece dissecting American family values.<br />
This has wit and depth and a stellar cast. I love the way Steve Carell takes opportunities to play<br />
dramatically against typecast. He is quite unlikable in this. Toni Collette is her usual solid self<br />
and Allison Janney is seriously brilliant providing great comedy.<br />
When I received a preview invite, I replied to the publicist, “You had me at Sam Rockwell.”<br />
And it’s Rockwell, playing the cavalier manager of a water park who lifts this out of mediocre<br />
territory. I didn’t love the ending, but everything before was a real summer holiday.<br />
Reviewed by Susan May http://anadventureinfilm.blogspot.com.au/ for <strong>Suspense</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> ■<br />
The Hunt<br />
(Danish Foreign Language)<br />
<strong>2013</strong><br />
Genre – Drama (R)<br />
You will watch this film with your hand covering your mouth. This could happen to anyone<br />
and that makes it a horror film. Mads Mikkelsen who gives a thrilling performance in everything<br />
(catch him at the moment in the Hannibal TV series) is extraordinary as the innocent teacher<br />
accused of paedophilia. The blurb about this film is correct—it is the best drama you will see<br />
this year at the cinema. The Danes certainly know how to craft their films. My suggestion is<br />
don’t miss it. It will terrify you how easily life can be stripped from you.<br />
Reviewed by Susan May http://anadventureinfilm.blogspot.com.au/ for <strong>Suspense</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> ■<br />
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