Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet
Street: “As with every other film Burton's made in the past
fifteen years — with the exception of the meek but solid Big Fish — Sweeney starts off
strong but outstays its welcome by half an hour.”
Charlie
Wilson’s War:“Maybe if we lived in a vacuum, and Charlie
Wilson's War took place on a distant
planet, we could all sit back and enjoy the fun. But in a world of very real
moral urgency, a film like this, no matter how entertaining, will catch in your
throat.”
Flakes:
“If you want a cute, snarky picture book put onscreen, you've got it here. If
you wanted something deeper — even some representation of multifaceted life or
complex love — you just end up with a soggy mess.”
Senator
Obama Goes to Africa (DVD): “Senator Obama Goes to Africa is more political propaganda than international-awareness
builder ("As seen on Oprah!" cheers the
DVD case), but that doesn't mean it's not a good film.”
