My Rental Queue: ON THE EDGE (2001)

Director: John Carney
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Tricia Vessey, Stephen Rea, and Jonathan Jackson.
Plot: Suicidal patients discover their true selves while going through therapy in a treatment center.

Review: After discovering the wonderful work of John Carney on “Once”, I decided to look at another film he had made. After watching ON THE EDGE, I am officially a fan of John Carney. This is another one of the best films I have seen this year. It was a very simple, yet effective movie. No special effects, but a strong storyline and strong actors made this film so much more enjoyable than pretty much all the movies I have seen lately.
I did not see the time go by because all the characters drew me in completely. You share their pain and joy and you get a feel of what it’s like to be locked up in a mental institution. However, this mental institution is [...]

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My Rental Queue: FRACTURE (2007)

Today we start our new feature called My Rental Queue. From the title you pretty much guessed it's all about renting movies and what we think about them. The first movie we will talk about is: FRACTURE.
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn, Rosamund Pike, Embeth Davidtz, and Billy Burke
Plot: A highly successful engineer, Ted Crawford, has shot his wife and made it the perfect crime. In comes Willy Beachum, an assertive assistant D.A. on the verge of signing with a major law firm. The case should have been an easy conviction if it wasn't for Ted Crawford exploiting legal loopholes to keep himself a free man.

Review: I didn't want to see this movie at the theater because I thought it would be another generic thriller movie with a weak storyline. I wasn't totally right. After watching Fracture, I was pleasantly surprised by its well-structured storyline. It wasn't predictable [...]

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