Lincoln (Daniel Day Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones)
I'd put off watching Lincoln for a long time. I guess I needed to be in the mood for a two and a half hour history lesson, but recently I did take the plunge. I recommend Lincoln for the performances more than anything else. Daniel Day-Lewis won the Academy Award for his portrayal of Lincoln, and he is excellent, but I found Tommy Lee Jones's performance as Thaddeus Stevens to be the best in the film, and Sally Field burns with intensity as Mary Todd Lincoln, a First Lady who feels hidden away by her husband. The performances are excellent, but the film itself is very dialogue driven and procedural. That's not to say it's dull, but it's less than scintillating in many parts.
Broken (2012)- Cillian Murphy, Eloise Laurence, Tim Roth, Rory Kinnear
Broken is the story of Skunk (Laurence, a girl living in North London. Coming home one day, she is chatting with her friend Rick while he is washing a car. Rick is savagely attacked by Mr. Oswald (Rory Kinnear) who believes that Rick has assaulted his daughter, and from there, we learn about the three families living on their end of the block. Skunk's family has its share of complications (Kasia, the family's au-pair, has a rocky relationship with Mike (Murphy), who is also Skunk's favorite teacher), but the other two families have even more trouble brewing. Rick is often institutionalized and is dangerously unstable, and the man who attacked him is an abusive single father whose daughters become absolutely ruthless bullies.
Broken is a dark, often violent tale, but I definitely recommend it, as it's a suspenseful, well-told tale. There are noteworthy performances here as well. Laurence is very good as Skunk, a curious and perhaps over-trusting girl. Roth's character is loving but understandably baffled at times with his daughter, and Kinnear's presence is looming as Mr. Oswald, a character who seems to know nothing but violence as a way out of a situation.
Broken (2012)- Cillian Murphy, Eloise Laurence, Tim Roth, Rory Kinnear
Broken is the story of Skunk (Laurence, a girl living in North London. Coming home one day, she is chatting with her friend Rick while he is washing a car. Rick is savagely attacked by Mr. Oswald (Rory Kinnear) who believes that Rick has assaulted his daughter, and from there, we learn about the three families living on their end of the block. Skunk's family has its share of complications (Kasia, the family's au-pair, has a rocky relationship with Mike (Murphy), who is also Skunk's favorite teacher), but the other two families have even more trouble brewing. Rick is often institutionalized and is dangerously unstable, and the man who attacked him is an abusive single father whose daughters become absolutely ruthless bullies.
Broken is a dark, often violent tale, but I definitely recommend it, as it's a suspenseful, well-told tale. There are noteworthy performances here as well. Laurence is very good as Skunk, a curious and perhaps over-trusting girl. Roth's character is loving but understandably baffled at times with his daughter, and Kinnear's presence is looming as Mr. Oswald, a character who seems to know nothing but violence as a way out of a situation.
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