Movies watched recently 5

Little Manhattan: This is an unpretentious, lovely romantic comedy about first love. The story is simple and everyone can relate to it. The emotions, situations and characters are realistic. The dialogs are intelligent and funny, reminding me of Woody Allen. The physical humor and Gabe's imagination work well on context. I really liked the ending: it was positive and not sappy at all. The voice-over manages to get you into the character's head and it's well-done. The acting is very good: both the young actors are charismatic and natural, reminding you of people you actually know. The direction is decent, and the soundtrack, using pop songs, is not over-used and it's very fitting. The cinematography is sweet-looking, giving the movie an happy, child-like tonality.This is a great movie to watch with the whole family, because it's just a sweet, original movie.
How To Irritate People: This is a truly hilarious, very instructive, rightfully irritating comedy. Technically, this purely sucks. Even so, it has a brilliant screenplay and very funny acting. Some gags are far better than others, though at their best they are genius and at their worst amusing.It's highly quotable (The wings are not on fire). The characters are great, reminding you of actual people. The delivery is brilliant, they create funny, realistic characters with ease. It can get a bit annoying but it's worth it and you'll learn how to irritate people.

Marie Antoinette: I loved this movie. It's as great as both the other Sofia Coppola's movies. The screenplay is slow and focused on the leading character: it subtly captures her emotions and humanizes her. It 's thought-provoking and it also criticizes the party-girls of today.The film innovative because it's not a traditional biopic, it's not historically accurate but it makes you understand Marie Antoinette and her point of view. The direction is mind-blowing, breath-taking: it captures the gorgeous sets and scenery in a unique way while having raw shots to highlight feelings. The acting is very good: I've heard complaints about the accents but that didn't bug me. Kirsten Dunst probably delivered her best performance, she embodied the character. The soundtrack was brilliantly chosen, the pop tunes perfectly fitted the story . The costumes were amazing, the cinematography was beautiful and the editing made this exciting. I consider this a masterpiece.

The Sheltering Sky: This movie loses when you compare it to the book, but it's still good. The screenplay follows the book closely, which makes the storyline and characters very solid, while at the same time it has a different meaning and interpretation. The narration and dialogs feel awkward:the first is rarely used, so the dialogs translate the narration, which makes them seem rather weird and unrealistic. The direction should have been better, I think this needed a bigger focus on the sky, but it was fine and there were some perfect shots. There was a marvelous performance by John Malkovich, who was breath-taking, Debra Winger delivered a nuanced performance with some weak moments (she didn't seem fragile enough, though she captured every emotion perfectly). The cinematography is gorgeous, capturing the arid desert, and the music explores the difference betwen cultures in an original way.