Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2011

The Company Men (2010)

By Ahmed Al Kiremli

Movie Story

Three men in different levels are affected by the downsizing of their company and their consequent struggles.

Ahmed Al Kiremli Opinion

It’s a great drama about the struggles that many people are facing due to the current recession and corporate disasters. This movie shows what’s happening behind closed doors at many companies. It will alarm you and make you believe that if you decide to continue as employee for your entire life, you will forever be insecure, regardless of your position, experience, or how good you are, because at the end of the day, your destiny is in somebody else’s hands.
Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, and Tommy Lee Jones really gave very good performances. The director did a very good job and made the story interesting. The director usually works on series, and you can feel a bit of that in this movie, but he really did a very good job.

Ahmed Al Kiremli Rating

7/10

Is It In Ahmed Al Kiremli’s Must Watch List?

Yes

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Genres

Drama

Director

John Wells, Known for / ER (1994), The West Wing (1999) and One Hour Photo (2002)

Main Cast

Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper and Tommy Lee Jones

The Company Men Trailer

Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2011

Man on Fire (2004)

By Ahmed Al Kiremli

Movie Story

A man hired by a family in Mexico City to protect their daughter from kidnapping decides to take revenge on a gang who kidnaps the girl.

Ahmed Al Kiremli Opinion

I always say that Denzel Washington is my man. He’s getting better at selecting his roles year after year. His performances are so believable; he melts himself into the character, and the way he moves, the way his face looks, the way he talks is just so real. I love him, and he’s still number one in my favorite actors list. This movie is one of his best movies.
Director Tony Scott did an amazing job, like he did before in Enemy of the State (1998) and Revenge (1990). This kind of movie is his specialty. The sound mixing, the script, the music and songs were just amazing and perfect. All these aspects made the movie very touching, real, and believable.
Dakota Fanning is a brilliant actress. I love the way she acts, especially in this movie; her smile, her tears, and her facial expressions were amazing and real.
There’s no way that you won’t be emotionally touched by this movie, and the ending will make you cry for sure. I can’t resist not seeing this movie whenever they show it on TV. The story is simple but there’s so much between the lines. The more you see the movie, the more you fall in love in it.
Ahmed Al Kiremli Rating

9/10

Is It In Ahmed Al Kiremli’s Must Watch List?

Yes

Is It In Ahmed Al Kiremli’s Great Movies List?

Yes

Genres

Action, Crime, Drama and Thriller

Director

Tony Scott, Known for / Unstoppable (2010), Numb3rs (2005), The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009), Enemy of the State (1998) and Revenge (1990)

Main Cast

Denzel Washington, Christopher Walker, Dakota Fanning, Marc Anthony and Radha Mitchell

Man on Fire Trailer

Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Drive Angry 3D (2011)

By Ahmed Al Kiremli

Movie Story

A man escapes from hell to take revenge on the person responsible for the death of his daughter and the kidnapping of his granddaughter.

Ahmed Al Kiremli Opinion

This is one of the worst movies that I have ever seen with Nicolas Cage, besides his other bad movies (Season of the Witch, The Bad Lieutenant The Wicker Man, and World Trade Center). Nicolas Cage is a very interesting actor and is known for so many good movies, but recently he’s been getting worse and worse. No fewer than half of his last ten movies were awful.
The story just made no sense at all, and the director just made it worse. Nothing was interesting about the movie except for a few good 3D action scenes. I still don’t know how I watched the movie till the end. I wondered whether there might be a good ending to write about at least, but then realized that there’s not even that. So I just wanted to warn everybody not to waste their money and time. The acting performance was so ridiculous and low quality. I still don’t know how or why Nicolas Cage selected such a movie. It was far worse than any commercial movie.

Ahmed Al Kiremli Rating

2/10

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Genres

Action, Fantasy and Thriller

Director

Patrick Lussier, Known for / Scream (1996), Dracula 2000 and Scream 2 (1997)

Main Cast

Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard and William Fichtner

Drive Angry Trailer

Posted on Sunday, March 6, 2011

Just Go with It (2011)

By Ahmed Al Kiremli

Movie Story

A plastic surgeon falls in love with a young woman and plans a vacation with her, but due to unforeseen circumstances, he is forced to take his secretary on vacation with her kids. Then the surgeon realizes that he’s in love with his secretory.

Ahmed Al Kiremli Opinion

Adam Sandler is back again after some failures, like Grown Ups and Funny People. The movie is really funny. Some scenes will make you laugh from your heart. The little girl did an amazing job, especially in the scenes where she talked with a British accent; she really nailed it. Nicole Kidman performed very well in a totally new character for her. Director Dennis Dugan simply knows how to work with Adam Sandler as they have done five movies together.
Jennifer’s acting was average; the romantic scenes were not good, and you can’t even force yourself to believe them. Nick Swardson in the character of the nerd guy did a very good job. The story was very interesting, and Adam Sandler’s comedy scenes were amazing, especially the ones where you have to think about it a little before you laugh.

Ahmed Al Kiremli Rating

7.25/10

Is It In Ahmed Al Kiremli’s Must Watch List?

Yes

Is It In Ahmed Al Kiremli’s Great Movies List?

Genres

Comedy and Romance

Director

Dennis Dugan, Known for / Happy Gilmore (1996), Big Daddy (1999), Grown Ups (2010) and I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)

Main Cast

Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman, Nick Swardson and Brooklyn Decker

Just Go with It Trailer

Posted on Monday, February 28, 2011

Unknown (2011)

By Ahmed Al Kiremli

Movie Story

A man awakens after four days in a coma after a car accident to find that he has lost his wife, his identity, and his life: somebody else has taken his identity, and he struggles to get his life back.

Ahmed Al Kiremli Opinion

The movie was interesting, motivating you to know more about what’s going to happen next. It’s kind of another version of Liam Neeson’s movie Taken, but Taken was much better. Neeson’s performance was OK but not very convincing. The story in general was interesting but could have been done better. It was difficult to predict what was going to happen next, and the end was totally unexpected. It was a good mystery movie and worth watching.
Diane Kruger in the role of Gina did a very good job in terms of acting, but some things were not realistic about her super-woman character. She initially cared mainly about money but suddenly started caring about someone she didn’t know and who had caused her so much trouble. The movie had some unrealistic plot points. It’s fine that the main character was in a coma and lost some of his memory, but it’s not realistic that the character forgot how to fight and suddenly remembered how to do that at the end of the movie.

Ahmed Al Kiremli Rating

7/10

Is It In Ahmed Al Kiremli’s Must Watch List?

Yes

Is It In Ahmed Al Kiremli’s Great Movies List?

Genres

Action, Drama, Mystery and Thriller

Director

Jaume Collet-Serra, Known for / Orphan (2009), House of Wax (2005)and Goal II: Living the Dream (2007)

Main Cast

Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger and January Jones

Unknown Trailer