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Advantages: Sticks to the facts
Disadvantages: Only tells half the story

This is the true life love story of Johnny Cash and June Carter which follows Johnny from his humble beginnings as a poor farmers son to his huge world wide success as a country singer. The movie explains how Johnny went from strength to strength as a performer, how he spiralled out of control due to drink and drug addiction and how he met and fell in love with the love of his life June Carter. The movie doesn't follow Johnny through his whole career ... Read review

Advantages: Great actors
Disadvantages: Predictable storyline

I'm not sure on this one. Lets start with what's best about the movie which is in fact the acting. Denzel Washington plays narcotics cop L.A.P.D. Detective Sergeant Alonzo Harris to perfection, he clearly owns the screen whenever he is no it, which is pretty much every scene. Not far behind is Ethan Hawke as young rookie Jake Hoyt who has one day to prove himself to his arrogant and charismatic potential boss (Alonzo). The action skips along at ...
...that Alonzo is not the sort of cop who plays by the rules. The premise of the story is how far can he get Jake off the straight and narrow and this is where the film fails, because Jake is so wide eyed and idealistic that even with the brain in neutral it is clear that he is always going to end up as the good guy. The movies set pieces are excellently put together and occur often enough to keep you wondering exactly what is going to happen next. ... Read review

Advantages: Great script, beautiful cinematography.
Disadvantages: 2 hours is never enough to do this great book justice.

Of all the Austen adaptations, and I'm a huge fan, this is my favourite. It's dramatically strong, funny without being silly, really respects the female protagionists and is so beautifully filmed that it is perfect from beginning to end. Emma Thompson has written a great script. She does not use Austen's words verbatim, but has created a witty and thoughtful story so in character with Austen that one doesn't miss the 'essential' lines from the book, ...
...Moggach's adaptation of 'Pride and Prejudice', where every line, every scene brought a groan of disappointment. The one glaring mistake for me was that Thompson left out one of the most heart-wrenching moments of the book, when Willoughby returns to Marianne and Eleanor refuses to let him see her. Whether this was due to time constraints or to it putting Eleanor (played by Thompson) either in a detremental light or knocking her character out of the ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap to buy
Disadvantages: Unusual film, disturbing in scenes

The story begins in 1963 and centres around the two main characters of the film Ennis Del Mar (played by Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (played by Jake Gyllenhaal) who pick up a summer job herding sheep in the mountains and ensuring that they don't get sen to the heavens by the Wolves. Left alone in the mountains Jack and Ennis soon find that they have emotional feelings for one another. These are two hard men who live out their lives as Cowboys and ...
...rodeo's. Such feelings are both unusual and frightening that are associated with a filthy love affair. The film was surrounded by some of the finest mountain scenery captured on film. To shows how beautiful and sensitive this film really is. It is a film to watch if you want to let your emotions loose! ... Read review

Advantages: fantasic love story have u laughing and crying
Disadvantages: maybe to long for some

...thus beginning the story of gone with the wind. Scarlett and Rhetts relationship starts of stormy, scarlett marries different men for different reasons non of them being for love but Rhett is always there in the background. He declares his love for her only to be rejected. Finally after many ups and downs they Rhett convinces scarlett to marry him. You would think now that everyone would be happy but that is just not true. Scarlett still loves Ashley ...
...Blue Butler who tragically dies in a riding accident. I have probably spoiled to much for people who havent seen the film but the film is fantastic and it has a great line which ive heard repeated thousands of times. FRANKLY MY DEAR I DONT GIVE A DAMN. Anyway the film has romance, sadness, comedy, really it has everything you need in a romance. The downside is that the film is on for a long time not many people can sit through it but if u manage ... Read review