Today, I will review some recent movies that I watched on Singapore Airlines.
Volver: I am not sure I have ever seen anything of note with Penelope Cruz in it. Granted, this is a major chick flick, but it has some hilarious moments as well. I gained quite a bit of respect for Cruz and Almodovar. Especially the scene where she belts out a gitano tune whose subject revolves around "volver", or "to return". And you thought this would be a lascivious post on her looks. But by god, the woman is striking AND a good actress.
Para que sirven un oso: An extremely funny Spanisih film tackling existentialist issues of mid-life crises, love, career and a bit of romance all through the eyes of two dysfunctional brothers and their even more dysfunctional governess. The delivery of the dialog, the acting and everything else was really quite excellent. It almost makes me regret not having liked living in Spain that much.
X-Men: First Class: Not bad. The mystery of Magneto's ridiculous helmet is solved.
Blitz: This Jason Statham movie is no Transporter and apart from the gratuitous vengeance and violence, best avoided.
Harry Brown: Same as above, but worse, as it has an old Michael Caine playing the avenger. He really was a rather good sort of actor.
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