Julia

This French movie made in English has been a real surprise for me when I saw it yesterday evening. It's a "small" movie but with a "BIG" story inside. The performance of Tilda Swinton is awesome (the alcoholism, the hangovers, the path of the desperation, the crazy plans... and a surprising and hidden maternal instinct) and for me was very interesting seeing Bruno Bichir, a good Mexican actor, at this movie. I'm a fan of this guy since I saw the brilliant Mexican film "Conejo en la luna" (that is also totally recommendable if you wanna see a good story about a normal young couple stupidly and accidentally involved in a horrible corruption case of the Mexican politics. Also a good film).

My score: 8 (out of 10)

The Reader

That's incredible how Kate has done lately these two very good characters during the same year: "Revolutionary Road" and "The Reader". This is a film that shows a crazy and uncommon love story and how a secret, the pride and the shame could influence in the life of somebody. I liked a lot. The atmosphere is very good, although the physical transformation of Kate Winslet through the years is not as good as the rest of the movie, and especially compared with the awesome work about this matter that I saw in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". Anyway, very recommendable.

My score: 8 (out of 10)

The Wrestler

"Superb" or "splendid" are two words that came to my mind while I was the more and more immersed as the movie was advancing! I enjoyed today this brilliant film about the loneliness, old dreams, remorse, regrets, strength, pain, griefs, decadence, hopes... real and false, love, big mistakes, attempts to correct those mistakes... and also respect and friendship. The director Darren Aronofsky is more and more one of my favourites. I loved his estrange but great "The Fountain" of 2006 and his awesome "Requiem for a Dream" of 2000. And of course I was really surprised at the incredibly reappearing Mickey Rourke! It's something as refreshing as the reappearing of John Travolta in "Pulp Fiction"! And of course the Marisa Tomei work is also very good. This is a movie that really makes you reflect on your the life??´s course. Surprising and very interesting.

My score: 10 (out of 10)

Entre les Murs (The Class)

This French movie is one of the best film about students and high schools in Europe that I've ever seen. It's a French movie but the story could be totally transplanted to the current situation in Spain (I know this by my friends teachers). It tries to show the reality without any estrange pretentiousness. It's a class! That's all. And... the students and the teachers are awesome. They seem even better than professional actors! I really liked. Very recommendable.

My score: 9 (out of 10)

Revolutionary Road

I think this movie is one of the best that I've seen in years about problems in a marriage. The conversations and the discussions are incredibly good and realistic (almost too much, may be!). And it's brilliant because sometimes you can feel that both have reason! And the faces!... the faces, the gestures, the expressions of Leo and Kate are totally real... and they transmit perfectly feelings and situations without any word! I saw that both of them have maturated A LOT since the cloying "Titanic". If you like to see a good movie you can spend your money with this one. I really recommend this film!

My score: 9 (out of 10)

Il Divo

Sometimes realistic, sometimes satiric... this is a good movie to have a slight idea about the Italian politics of their last ten or twenty years. The character of Giulio Andreotti is really good. It's a very surprising and interesting movie.

My score: 9 (out of 10)

RocknRolla

Cool! At last Guy Ritchie woke up! Since I saw "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and "Snatch", that I love, I was waiting that Guy stops doing stupid and pathetic pseudo-movies (badly influenced I presume by his ex-wife Madonna)... And yeah! This is not his best movie at all, but Mr Ritchie is back! Hope next project about Sherlock Holmes continues the right direction and doesn't disappoint us!

My score: 8 (out of 10)