Schlagwort: Leonardo DiCaprio

27. Dezember 2017 / / Reviews
7. Januar 2016 / / Reviews

Seinem großen Oscar-Erfolg mit Birdman lässt Alejandro González Iñárritu mit The Revenant die epische Geschichte einer amerikanischen Expedition im 19. Jahrhundert folgen. Wenngleich die zweieinhalb Stunden Laufzeit überraschend unterhaltend daherkommen, bleibt am Ende die Sinnfrage.

25. Januar 2013 / / Reviews

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Reviewing a Tarantino movie is always tricky as there are very few directors where it really depends on what you want and expect when going into his movies – depending on this either you love the things or you will roll your eyes at them.

In 2009 I heard average buzz at Cannes from Inglourious Basterds and not being a real fan of Tarantino’s works post Pulp Fiction I went in wanting to see the pretentious director fail miserably… I went out of the cinema begrudgingly admitting that Inglourious Basterds was a pretty solid film. And the more time passed the more I fell in love with it until it eventually ended on my year’s best list and still is.

With Django Unchained I went in wanting to really like it because Basterds had just swept me around and reduced all the problems I had with Death Proof and Kill Bill.

When the final credits rolled I was left thinking “maybe I expected too much”…

24. Dezember 2011 / / General

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Christmas plays a very important role in what is probably my favorite Stephen Spielberg movie Catch Me If You Can. Based on the true story of Frank W. Abagnale it features Leonardo DiCaprio who becomes one of the most sought after counterfeiters.

30. Juli 2010 / / Archive