The Paperboy (2012)

The Best of Nicole Kidman (15 movies items)

" Charlotte Bless "If anyone's gonna piss on him, it's going to be me. He don't like strangers peeing on him.""

Watched in 2019 - 10th anniversary edition (45 movies items)

"11.4 DVD"

“I know you could say this about every Lee Daniels movie but what the hell was The Paperboy? Daniels’ films are frequently hot and bothered, highly p”

The Paperboy

“I know you could say this about every Lee Daniels movie but what the hell was The Paperboy? Daniels’ films are frequently hot and bothered, highly pulpy explorations of important topics, ones that give in to a Dallas/Dynasty-like veneer of sleaze and suds more often than not, and The Paperboy is no different. From the constant parading of Zac Efron in tighty whities to Nicole Kidman’s trashy woman, from David Oyelowo’s misplaced gravitas to the vision of Matthew McConaughey hogtied and naked, The Paperboy is an excess of shock wrapped around a limp narrative.   Imagine a John Waters filmed stripped of self-awareness and kitsch and you’ll come close to the sensationalist obtuseness on display. There’s allegedly a story somewhere in the titillations, but frankly it’s nowhere n” read more

Watched in 2017 (93 movies items)

"24.6."

“See this cult trash pic for the acting and the fearless audacity of director Lee Daniels. Not an easy movie to watch, very disturbing at times but ultimately a rewardingly ballsy piece of cinema. Nicole Kidman and John Cusack turn in tour de force peformances, as well as an impressive Zac Efron. It's sweaty, it's dirty, it never shies away from the material and delivers probably the most intense non-contact sex scene in cinematic history. The beach scene will also induce cringes and laughs in equal measure. Daniels peppers the proceedings with pure 1970's B-movie bravado, right down to the grainy film stock and off-kilter camera angles. In terms of retro-style, it made me think of Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects, in terms of story and setting I was reminded of Deliverance, Southern Comfor” read more

Movies watched in 2016 (267 movies items)

" 24/08/16 5/10 "

Moviewatcher122's 2016 Film Diary: June (26 movies items)

"June 10 "He took the officer's word over Hillary's. I can't say I blame him, nobody does." This is another instance where I had a feeling this movie wasn't going to be good just from a minor problem at the very beginning that I just happened to catch. I was caught off-guard when this movie started without any production logo which seemed weird to me, but then right when they started talking a production logo showed up with the dialogue in the background. OK, that's just bad editing as someth"