RATING: (ALERT VIEWER)Ben X: Drama. Written and directed by Nic Balthazar. With Greg Timmermans, Marijke Pinoy and Laura Verlinden. In Dutch with English subtitles. (Not rated. 93 minutes. At the Lumiere in San Francisco and Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley. For...
Archive for December, 2008
Movie review: Promise of ‘Ben X’ is undelivered
by Walter Addiego December 25th, 2008 | Movie Reviews
Movie review: ‘Curious Case of Benjamin Button’
by Mick LaSalle December 25th, 2008 | Movie Reviews
RATING: (SNOOZING VIEWER) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Drama. Starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett. Directed by David Fincher. (PG-13. 167 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) The lesson here is never to aim to make a great movie before locking in the...
Movie review: ‘Valkyrie’
by Mick LaSalle December 25th, 2008 | Movie Reviews
RATING: (ALERT VIEWER)Valkyrie: Drama. Starring Tom Cruise, Tom Wilkinson and Bill Nighy. Directed by Bryan Singer. (PG-13. 115 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) There's nothing inherently laughable about the spectacle of Tom Cruise with an eye patch and a...
Movie review: Mickey Rourke is ‘The Wrestler’
by Mick LaSalle December 25th, 2008 | Movie Reviews
RATING: (WILD APPLAUSE)The Wrestler: Drama. Starring Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. (R. 104 minutes. At Bay Area theaters. For complete movie listings and show times, and to buy tickets for select theaters, go to sfgate.com/...
Movie review: Adam Sandler’s ‘Bedtime Stories’
by Jonathan Curiel December 25th, 2008 | Movie Reviews
RATING: (POLITE APPLAUSE)Bedtime Stories: Comedy. Starring Adam Sandler, Keri Russell and Guy Pearce. Directed by Adam Shankman. Written by Matt Lopez and Tim Herlihy. (PG. 95 minutes. At Bay Area theaters.) In the first few minutes of Adam Sandler's latest...