Movie Moxie Podcast 23: Oscar Noms, The Rite, The Mechanice plus Crime Films

This week Shannon the Movie Moxie chats up Oscar nominations, recent theatrical releases of The Rite and The Mechanic as well as looking at crime films as a film genre.

0:00 – 1:30 - Introduction
1:30 – 9:00 – News – Oscar Nominations
9:00 – 14:00 – The Rite Review
14:00 – 21:30 – The Mechanic Review
21:30 – 24:30 – Storytime
24:30 – 44:00 – Crime as a Genre
44:00 –47:20 – DVD releases
47:20 – 49:30 – Upcoming up Next Week
49:30 – 50:34 – Outro


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Show Notes

• Oscar nominations: Full List, detailed by film, simple film list
• Oscar nominated films reviewed: The King's Speech, True Grit, Inception, The Social Network, Black Swan, Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, Animal Kingdom, Blue Valentine, Country Strong, Hereafter, Incendies, Salt, The Wolfman, Tron: Legacy and Unstoppable
• My pick of the week: Discovering Hamlet
• DVD Releases of the week mentioned: Never Let Me Go, Monsters, Let Me In and 22 Bullets
• I mention the Book to Film Club where we recently read I Am Number Four

Crime Films As a Film Genre Notes

• Crime Films defined by Wikipedia
• Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.[1]
• Gangster/Mafia Films: The Godfather, Goodfellas, Japanese Yakuza films, Triad films
• South Korean Crime Films: Rough Cut / Yeong-hwa-neun yeong-hwa-da, Breathless / Ddongpari
• Directors: Quentin Tarantino, John Woo, Johnny To, Luc Besson
• Biopics: Mesrine, Carlos, Public Enemies
• Feels like a biopic: A Prophet
• Heist Films: Heat, all the Oceans films, The Good Thief, Bob le Flambeur, The Italian Job (both versions)
• Hit Men & Women: The Professional, Replacement Killers, La Femme Nikita
• People Who Fall Into Crime: Perrier's Bounty, The Pusher Trilogy
• Crime Comedies: Grosse Pointe Blank
• I mention the Filmspotting heist film marathon
• See list of all crime films reviewed
• Not Crime films: In general, cop films are not crime films as they do not follow the criminals but rather the discovery of them (mysteries), smash-'em-up-ness around them (action) or being unnerved and on edge of what will happen due to them (thriller).

Shannon's Favourite Crime Films:

• Recent Australian: Animal Kingdom, The Square, Cactus
• Recent British: Down Terrace, Harry Brown
• Plus: Enter the Void, Black, Espion(s) / Spy(ies)
• All-time favourites: The Professional , The Replacement Killers and Boy A
• Documentary: My Greatest Escape / Ne me liberez pas, je m'en charge

Recommendations from Others:

• Le Samorai, El Aura, Breathless, Fargo, Goodfellas, Badlands, Shaft, Gone in 60 Seconds (1974), The Killer inside me (2010), To Live and Die in L.A., White Heat, Hard-Boiled, The French Connection, Bullitt, Key Largo, True Romance, Cotton Club, Bonnie & Clyde, Bugsy, Heat, Get Carter, Gangster No. 1, Sexy Beast and Layer Cake.
• Thanks Kurt, Christian, Gala, Matthew and Leslie for the recommends!
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IMDB Top 50 Crime Films (as of Feb 2, 2011)
1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
2. The Godfather (1972)
3. The Godfather: Part II (1974)
4. Pulp Fiction (1994)
5. The Dark Knight (2008)
6. Goodfellas (1990)
7. City of God (2002)
8. Rear Window (1954)
9. The Usual Suspects (1995)
10. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
11. Se7en (1995)
12. Elite Squad 2 (2010)
13. Memento (2000)
14. Leon: The Professional (1994)
15. Double Indemnity (1944)
16. American History X (1998)
17. Paths of Glory (1957)
18. M (1931)
19. Vertigo (1958)
20. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
21. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
22. Bicycle Thieves (1948)
23. The Departed (2006)
24. Chinatown (1974)
25. Rashômon (1950)
26. L.A. Confidential (1997)
27. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
28. Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
29. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
30. On the Waterfront (1954)
31. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
32. The Green Mile (1999)
33. The Sting (1973)
34. Yôjinbô (1961)
35. Touch of Evil (1958)
36. Beware of the Car (1966)
37. Les diaboliques (1955)
38. Sin City (2005)
39. Die Hard (1988)
40. Strangers on a Train (1951)
41. Batman Begins (2005)
42. Le trou (1960)
43. Rocco e i suoi fratelli (1960)
44. Fargo (1996)
45. Cool Hand Luke (1967)
46. Heat (1995)
47. No Country for Old Men (2007)
48. Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
49. Dzhentlmeny udachi (1972)
50. The Big Sleep (1946)

Discovering Hamlet (DVD Review)

Dir: Mark Olshaker
Documentary
USA, 2011 (DVD Release)

Reason to see: I'm fascinated by people's fascination with Hamlet, and what better way to understand it more than a behind the scenes look with Kenneth Branagh & Derek Jacobi?

Discovering Hamlet is a documentary on the 1988 production of Hamlet starring Kenneth Branagh with stage direction by Derek Jacobi. As I've always been slightly mystified by Hamlet, how it holds such appeal that has persisted through the ages, I was really looking forward to digging into this program and I absolutely adored it. One of the things I loved about the documentary is that it parallels the unveiling of the story of the Hamlet with the unveiling of the life cycle of putting on a stage production which is an absolutely beautiful and graceful way to celebrate and share the beauty and magic of theatre. This is done in such a way that both the play of Hamlet plus the production itself is understandable to the novice as well as being enjoyable to expert. That's actually one of the things I've always loved about theatre, you don't have to know everything to enjoy it but the more you do the more you enjoy. What a beautiful thing!

It's also an absolute joy to see Kenneth Branagh through the rehearsal process and on stage as Hamlet, as well as seeing Derek Jacobi direct. Through the interviews with the actors we get to hear Derek Jacobi's and each actors insights and interpretations of their characters several of which are fascinating including a different take than I've seen on Polonius in particular. I was also blown away by a new take on the To Be or Not To Be speech which is absolutely amazing and showcases one of the wonderful things about theatre - the fact that likely the most well known speech ever can still have a new and interesting take on things. I thoroughly enjoyed the insights into the play and characters, from the interviews as well as from seeing the rehearsal footage. It's a treasure to see all the behind the scenes footage from directors notes to tech dress to the opening night of the play.

The documentary is narrated by Patrick Stewart and includes footage of the rehearsal process, production meetings, behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with director Derek Jacobi, actors Kenneth Branagh (Hamlet), Richard Easton (Claudius), Edward Jewesbury (Polonius), Sophie Thomspon (Ophelia), David Parfitt (Rosencrantz), Jimmy Yuill (Guildenstern), Richard Clifford (Horatio), Dearbhla Mollow (Gertrude) & Jay Villiers (Laertes) and plus set desinger Jenny Tiramani, text advisor Rusell Jackson and costume supervisor Susan Coates. It's beautifully constructed with fantastic footage of the production and contains a wealth of extras. A great find that I highly recommend.

DVD Extras
Disc 1:

• A Conversation with Sir Derek Jacobi (33 minutes) Interview with documentary writer/director Mark Olshaker and Sir Derek Jacobi discussing the production, Hamlet in history and the draw to the play and role, the challenge of directing as an actor and lots of discussion about acting including great stories of working with and being inspired by other actors.
• Photo Gallery (1 minute, set to music) photos from documentary filming, rehearsal process and actual Hamlet production .
• The Players in the Production text biographies on Kenneth Branagh, Richard Clifford, Richard Easton, Edward Jewesbury, Dearbhla Mollow, David Parfitt, Sophie Thomspon, Jay Villiers and Jimmy Yuill
• Hamlet Through the Ages notations and descriptions of Hamlet performances by Richard Burbage, David Garrick, Sarah Siddons, Edwin Booth, Sarah Bernhardt, Sir Henry Irving, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, John Barrymore, Sir John Gielgud, Sir Laurence Olivier, Richard Burton and Sir Derek Jacobi
• Sir Patrick Stewart Biography text biography

Disc 2:

• Derek Jacobi Extended Interviews (53 minutes) includes three extended interviews on directing (34 minutes), an interview at 2 1/2 weeks in (8 minutes) and a segment on Shakespeare and performing after the first preview (11 minutes).
• Cast and Crew Interviews (26 minutes) includes interviews with Kenneth Branagh (5 minutes), Russel Jackson (8 minutes), Sophie Thompson (8 minutes), Costume Supervisor Susan Coates (6 minutes) and Set Designer Jenny Tiramani (1 minute)
• Behind-the-Scenes includes (1h 10 minutes) behind-the-scenes selections of Director's notes from Derek Jacobi (22 minutes), Directing the Cast (9 minutes), Sword Fight Choreography (12 minutes), Rehearsals of Act 2, Scene 2 & Final Scene (11 & 6 minutes) as well as the Cast Party (11 minutes).

Plus a 9-page viewers guide

Discovering Hamlet is available on DVD as of February 1, 2011. Check it out over at Amazon.ca & Amazon.com

Shannon's Overall View:
I adored it
I'll easily watch it again
I highly recommend it

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© Shannon Ridler, 2011

22 Bullets / L'Immortel (DVD Review)

Courtesy of eOne Films

Dir: Richard Berry (The Black Box, I, Cesar)
Cast: Jean Reno, Marina Foïs, Kad Merad, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Daniel Lundh, Moussa Maaskri
France, 2010

Reason to see: Jean Reno is in it.

22 Bullets L'Immortel follows Charly Matteï (Jean Reno), a retired mobster whose unexpectedly pulled back into the crime world after years of settling into family life in Marseille. The draw here for me was that the film stars Jean Reno whom I've loved ever since seeing him as Enzo in The Big Blue and who continues to deliver great performance after great performance and he does so again here in 22 Bullets L'Immortel.

While I'm not a huge fan of crime films (even though I can't get away from them), and the film certainly has lots of action and violence that goes hand and hand with gangster films, I really enjoyed how much it centred on the humanity side of things and the horror of what happens when you cross certain lines. The challenge there is that it has to cross those lines to get you there, where means the violence at times can be trying to get through but is integral to the story but I felt it was worth it because I enjoyed the story and the characters, specifically the police officer Marie Goldman (Marina Foïs) and Charly's friend Karim (Moussa Maaskri). We also get characters that we love to hate, primarily gangster Tony Zacchia (Kad Merad).

The films has a uniquely graceful quality to it that I've rarely seen in crime films which can often play highly stylized, but here we get a nice everyday quality especially when depicting family gatherings. I think it works so well because the film in centred on a trio of friends that have growth together and through different crime ages and now have settled comfortable into their respectively places, so we have a sense of longevity and ease. That is, until things get shaken up and major conflict ensues. And there is a solid amount of conflict, action and intrigue throughout the film. Although it does have it's fair share of action, I liked some of the more subtle nods in the film, like the non-nonchalantness of one of Reno's bodyguards being a woman and how people from different cultural backgrounds got along and worked together without it being an issue or even discussed. Those touches really won me over. Jean Reno is great as Charly and all of the performances are strong here with a really great ensemble cast.

Overall I think it will a few different film fans, it certainly should be on crime film fans radar especially considering it's inspired by true events. It's also got a good pulse for action folks and a beautiful sensibility on humanity for an emotional draw as well.

Warnings: Violence, torture

DVD Extras (French Only):

• Making Of (25 minutes) Pretty in depth making of with lots of behinds the scenes footage on several locations and often including preparation for as well as filming of several of the action scenes. Plus film clips and interviews with director Richard Berry and actors Jean Reno, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Kad Merad, Marina Foïs and Moussa Maaskri.
• Trailer

22 Bullets / L'Immortel is available on DVD and BluRay as of February 1, 2011. Check it out over at Amazon.ca

Shannon's Overall View:
I enjoyed it
I'll watch it again
I'd recommend it as fans of crime & action films

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© Shannon Ridler, 2011


Jean Reno as Charly Matteï in 22 Bullets. Courtesy of eOne Films.


Jean Reno as Charly Matteï and Marina Foïs as Marie Goldman in 22 Bullets. Courtesy of eOne Films.


Max Baissette de Malglaive as Anatole Matteï and Jean Reno as Charly Matteï in 22 Bullets. Courtesy of eOne Films.

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (DVD Review)

Courtesy of eOne Films

Dir: Mat Whitecross (The Road to Guantanamo, The Shock Doctrine)
Cast: Andy Serkis, Naomie Harris, Bill Milner, Tom Hughes, Clifford Samuel, Olivia Williams, Ray Winstone, Toby Jones
UK, 2010

Reason to see: I'm always curious about music biopics

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll is an unconventional biopic on punk rocker Ian Dury of Ian Dury and The Blockheads that has frantic and colourful approach in both vision and spirit. The film features Andy Serkis (Lord of the Rings) in a brilliant performance as the unapologetic Ian Dury, who is as brash as a brawler and has the intensity of a superstar.

There is a fantastic manic energy to the film which creates a bumpy and patch-work foundation which mimics perfectly the life of Ian as we follow him from gig to gig, apartment to apartment, wife to lover as well as delving into his childhood riddled with challenging memories of dealing with the effects of polio. It carefully balances showing that understanding someone's past can gain insight into a person along with showing how we shouldn't make assumptions based on either past nor actions themselves.

The film has a fantastic cast that really shine in the film, along with Andy Serkis as Ian we have the formidable Olivia Williams (The Ghost Writer) as his wife Betty, Ray Winstone (Beowulf, Sexy Beast) as his father, Naomie Harris as his girlfriend Denise and Bill Milner as his son Baxter and they along with band members and unconventional child minders fill out the very non-traditional extended family that is provides a lot of the tension but also joy of the film. I really enjoyed seeing these dynamics, even though they certainly provided some tense and bizarre situations, they always felt very genuine with a strong emotional resonance. Although the music and performances were extremely intense and interesting, it was the family and history pieces that I found the most intriguing although all were done very well.

I think the film is enjoyable for punk rockers at heart like myself, but also holds a much wider appeal because of the unabashed message of not hiding who you are but really being who you are, and the bravery that takes is clearly demonstrated not only through the Ian but also in the film itself. If you listen to the commentary there are many notations to challenges along the way and how they dealt with them, a huge inspirational feat in it of itself and many of the challenges were things that ended up resulting in fantastic things that we get to see on screen that wouldn't have happened otherwise. And that, my friends is a sign true art in the making which is what we get with Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll.

DVD Extras:

• Audio commentary with the sex&drugs&rock&roll team pretty entertaining audio commentary that was recording during Tribeca and includes director Mat Whitecross, writer Paul Viragh and actor Andy Serkis. I loved when the discussed the little changes of things here and there that may not have been exactly what happened but always were in the spirit of the experiences of Ian's life, and there is also lots of discussion about the challenges during filming, how they overcame them and lots of interesting choices made throughout the filming experience.
• My Tribeca Story with director Mat Whitecross (2 minutes) interview with Mat Whitecross that touches on the inspiration to do the film, challenges through filming and showing the film at Tribeca as a different model.
• An Interview with the sex&drugs&rock&roll team (3 minutes) film clips plus interview with director Mat Whitecross, writer Paul Viragh and actor Andy Serkis discussing main character Ian Dury, the film as a fighter's story, making a non-traditional biopic and releasing it at a Festival.
• Deleted Scenes (4 scenes, 8 minutes) different format than I've usually seen here as there are 2 groups of scenes put together with one set of three, and then an individual scene that's an extended version. I enjoyed seeing the deleted scenes but liked them as an DVD extra over being incorporated into the film.

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll is available on DVD as of February 1, 2011. Check it out over at Amazon.ca & Amazon.com

Shannon's Overall View:
I enjoyed it
I'll watch it again
I'd recommend it, especially to music fans

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© Shannon Ridler, 2011

Chain Letter (DVD Review)

Courtesy of eOne Films

Dir: Deon Taylor (The Hustle, 7eventy 5ive/Dead Tone)
Cast: Nikki Reed, Noah Segan, Cody Kasch, Cherilyn Wilson, Matt Cohen, Keith David, Brad Dourif
USA, 2010

Reason to see: Horror starts at a Yes for me, plus this stars Nikki Reed (Twilight), Brad Dourif and Keith David (The Thing, They Live) and I like all of them!

Chain Letter is a high school set horror film starring where horrible things occur after the chain of events starting with a email chain letter. It kind of reminds me of all those American remakes of Asian horror films from the past 10 years, because the premise itself is a little light and the scares aren't that scary but in contrast it does deliver in the gore department, and there it delivers in impressive, bloody amounts.

The film follows a group of high schoolers including Jessie (Nikki Reed of Twilight), Dante (Noah Segan of Someone's Knocking at the Door) and brother & sister Neil & Rachael (Cody Kasch, Cherilyn Wilson) who make up a rag tag group combining friends and siblings whose lives become even more interconnected after a email chain letter is sent along to them and sparks a chain of grisly murders. The adults in the mix are ludite teacher Mr. Smirker (Brad Dourif) providing the context of what life was like before cell phones and internet and we also have Detective Jim Crenshaw, played by the always awesome Keith David.

I liked that the film does toy with the interesting question of privacy versus access and I'll admit I didn't always know where Chain Letter was going, but sometimes it felt like it wasn't aligning to the logic it set up. The shining star here is really the effect and the gore and that actually grossed me to the point where I had to look away (and that's saying something as I've sat through Martyrs). They really sit with the gore and the effect and sound really punch it up. I like more horror more on the atmosphere side of things, so it wasn't the best match although I think gorehounds will really enjoy it.

One thing horror is known for, beyond scary and grossing us, is a place to spot new faces and from Chain Letter I would have to say that Matt Cohen did a good job here as the Johnny, and I'll be keeping an eye out for what he does in the future. It's not the first time I've seen him as he was also on couple of episodes of "Supernatural", but his understated performance here really shone in the film.

Warnings: Violence, torture, gore

DVD Extras:

• Trailer

Chain Letter is available on DVD & BluRay as of February 1, 2011. Check it out over at Amazon.ca & Amazon.com

Shannon's Overall View:
It actually got me queasy at times
I would watch it again
I definitely recommend it for gore horror fans

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© Shannon Ridler, 2011


Nikki Reed as Jessie Campbell in Chain Letter. Courtesy of eOne Films.


Keith David as Det. Jim Crenshaw in Chain Letter. Courtesy of eOne Films.

Reverend's Reviews: A Burt, Liza & Gene Sandwich

Three of the biggest movie stars of the 1970's — Burt Reynolds and Oscar winners Liza Minnelli and Gene Hackman — teamed up with Stanley Donen — director of some of the silver screen's greatest musical-comedies, including Singin' in the Rain — to make 1975's would-be classic, Lucky Lady. Long out of circulation, the film is being released on DVD today for the first time courtesy of Shout! Factory. While hardly a classic, it is noteworthy for presenting the lead actors as Prohibition-era bootleggers in "a fully functioning ménage à trois," among other attributes.

Reynolds (sporting crisp white trousers with visible panty lines throughout) plays Walker, a down-on-his-luck booze runner in a Mexican border town who teams up with a cabaret singer (Minnelli) and fellow vagabond Kibby (Hackman). The three commandeer a boat christened the "Lucky Lady" and begin sneaking Johnny Walker whiskey across the maritime border to California. Along the way, they cross paths with a villainous rival (John Hillerman, who would later portray Tom Selleck's manservant on TV's Magnum P.I.), a law-enforcing Naval commander played by Geoffrey Lewis (Salem's Lot), and Robby Benson as a vindictive if innocent-looking young ship hand.

The trio also forms a unique romantic entanglement. Since both Walker and Kibby are attracted to Minnelli's Claire, they all decide to share each other. Lucky Lady includes racy sequences (at least for the time) of the three co-habiting a room, a bed and a bathtub. As Hackman's Kibby sarcastically remarks of the arrangement as he cozies up to Minnelli and Reynolds, "It's pretty unnatural, if you ask me."

Hackman would a few years later make a bigger splash as the villainous Lex Luthor in Superman and Superman II. Two other architects of this handsome production, director of photography Geoffrey Unsworth and production designer John Barry, would also work on Superman. However, whereas Lucky Lady screenwriters Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz would write the 1976 blockbuster American Graffiti (directed by George Lucas), they ultimately created the disastrous Howard the Duck. The pair's work here, apart from the threesome element and a few scattered, funny lines, is generally negligible.

On the plus side, Minnelli sings two songs penned exclusively for the movie by gay composers John Kander and Fred Ebb (Cabaret, Chicago). While Lucky Lady doesn't represent the duo's most memorable work, their ditties serve the film and time period depicted well. Likewise, this is far from Donen's greatest achievement but many a big-name director has done a lot worse with even bigger stars and budgets (Spielberg's 1941 springs immediately to mind).

As Claire says at one point in the movie, "There are two ways of looking at things: your way and everybody else's." Lucky Lady may not be a classic in my estimation, but viewers are welcome to watch it and disagree.

Reverend's Rating: C+

Review by Rev. Chris Carpenter, resident film critic of Movie Dearest and the Blade California.

DVD Releases for February 1, 2011

White rabbit & happy February. Here are your DVD releases for February 1, 2011:

• Never Let Me Go I only believed in my wildest dreams that the adaptation of the Kazuo Ishiguro novel could actually work on film, nut it does. This one I highly recommend reading the book first - but I'd widely and highly recommend both the book and the film. Made the 2010 Perfect List.
• Discovering Hamlet (DVD Review) - Absolutely wonderful look at the 1988 stage production of Hamlet starring Kenneth Branagh as Hamlet and directed by Derek Jacobi, and loaded with hours of extras. Narrated by Patrick Stewart.
• Monsters - Savvyly low budget survivalist science fiction that's subtle on the monsters and centred in the drama. I quite liked this one but don't expect lots of RAWR!ness.
• Blue Murder: The Complete Collection – British crime drama starring Caroline Quentin as top cop on the Manchester police force and a single mother of four.
• Single Handed, Series 1 - Award-winning TV show set in rural Ireland and
• following a lone cop fights crime and corruption, starring Owen McDonnell as Jack Driscoll.
• Samson & Delilah - multi-award winning Australian film set in the Central Australia desert and following 2 young adults who look to venturing out.
• Last Train Home - Canadian documentary chronicling the annual journey of workers in China to reunite briefly with their families.
• Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (DVD Review) - biopic on British punk rock pioneer, Ian Dury played by Andy Serkis (Lord of the Rings).
• 22 Bullets / L'immortel (DVD Review) - French action/crime flick following out of the game criminal (played by Jean Reno) that gets pulled back in.
• Chain Letter (DVD Review) - Gory horror centred on evil chain letter emails. Stars Nikki Reed, Brad Dourif, Noah Segan & Keith David.
• Welcome to the Rileys - I've been wanting to see this festival sweetheart film starring James Gandolfini, Melissa Leo and Kristen Stewart for ages, so I'm thrilled to see it on DVD.
• Quantum Apocalypse - I know you shouldn't judge a film by it's DVD cover but when I see a bridge disappearing into a black hole, I know I'm interested in this wild card title.
• Conviction - Stars Hilary Swank as a woman who literally puts herself through law school to fight for her brother (Sam Rockwell) freedom. Inspired by a true story.
• Freakonomics - first a book, now a film!
• Life as We Know It - Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel star as a non-couple who become unexpected godparents, and I actually thought this one looked pretty cute.
• Let Me In - Well-crafter although redundant remake of the Swedish vampire film Let the Right One In / Låt den rätte komma in. I say just see the original.

Titles on Amazon.ca(Canada):


Titles on Amazon.com (US):


22 Bullets not currently available on Amazon.com, and Last Train Home will be available on Feb 22, 2011