The Unfortunate Film Review

The PLOT:   Two brothers that survived an alcoholic father, both in their own way, seek to win a world championship MMA tournament; one to take care of his family's outstanding debts, the other to take care of a fallen military comrade's family. The CAST: Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Joel Edgerton The GOOD: Well, for starters, it's quite easy for me to say that this is the best film I've ever seen involving the UFC... Primarily because this is the ONLY film I've ever seen about the UFC, but also because it was in all actuality, quite a good film.  The photography was outstanding.  Towards the beginning of the film, different lens filters were used to clearly differentiate between Brendan's happy family and Tommy's dysfunctional lifestyle.  The direction was done more artistically than one would expect in a fighting film.  Yes, it had over-the-top elements of "underdog-wins-all" reminiscent to that of Rocky.  And Rocky 2.  And 3. And pretty much ever...

The PLOT: A group of Norwegian students seek to document a series of killings believed to be done by bears, but things take a turn for the interesting when they meet a hunter who boisterously proclaims.... "TROLL!!!" The CAST: Otto Jespersen, Robert Stoltenberg, Knut Naerum The GOOD: People have been trying to replicate the success of the found-footage film "The Blair Shit Project" since it was first released in '99, and almost all of them have failed miserably.  Yes, a simply few like "Paranormal Activity" have come quite close, but once something is done a certain way, it seems to be a near-impossible feat to accomplish a second time... Unless you put a shit-load of Trolls in it, loads of blood, and feel like you're part of a hunt.  And guess what? This film does just that.  *Spoiler alert*  There's fucking Trolls in this movie.  No, it's not a euphemism for the big corporate America screwing over other countries.  No, it's not ...

The PLOT:   A Stuntman/getaway driver falls in love with a married woman and has to clean up after her fuck-up of a husband. The CAST: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks, Bryan Cranston, and Ron Perlman The GOOD:  See, this is where I have a difficult time selling films to your average viewer.  Here was a brilliant film for so MANY things OUTSIDE of acting and dialogue, and yet most people allow these things to go unnoticed.  For starters, this film is CLEARLY a movie that attempts (and succeeds at) bringing back the cool guy flick from days long gone. The likes of "Cool Hand Luke" mixed with "Scarface" come to mind.  It's a genre that was thought to be dead and yet successfully resurrected Nicolas Winding Refn's brilliant direction.  It wasn't subtle or even original, but it contained so many well framed shots that you'd have to be blind to miss the art behind them.  To imagine being an actor in this film, one would think you wouldn...