The Steam Experiment is about Jimmy (Val Kilmer), a deranged scientist who confesses to a newspaperman and later to Detective Mancini (Armand Assante) that he’s holding a group of people in a steam room to illustrate his theory on global warming. His only demand is to publish his theories.
There are lots of questions with regards to The Steam Experiment. Are the people trapped in the steam room still alive or dead? And is the whole scenario just made up or reality? What I do know is that this is one thriller that should be avoided at all costs.
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Beautiful is a slow, calculated thriller which stars Sebastian Gregory as Danny, the quiet boy next door. The people in his neighborhood are a peculiar bunch, with secrets kept behind the window curtains. And one of the most mysterious one lives in Number 46.
Danny is coaxed by Suzy (Tahyna Tozzi) to spy on the people in their neighborhood. She has a special interest in the lady of Number 46, Jennifer (Asher Keddie). She wants to know why Jennifer is constantly looking through the curtains of her front window.
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The Lost was supposed to be a thriller but I got bored watching it. Armand Assante plays Kevin, a psychiatrist who was asked by Mira (Dina Meyer) to help in the case of her sister who’s suffering from schizophrenia.
Playing the girl with multiple personalities is Lacey Chabert. She’s the only reason why you should even consider watching this movie. She did a good job in keeping me awake throughout the movie. Once her character is not on the scene, I found myself yawning.
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To be honest, I watched The International because of the lead stars – Clive Owen and Naomi Watts. Someone recommended it and I’m glad I took his advice. It’s one of those movies that flew below my radar. It is an unpredictable, entertaining thriller. Clive Owen is an Interpol agent trying to build a case against a financial institution that he suspects is dealing arms on the side. Naomi Watts is the DA who’s helping Owen gather evidence.
Clive Owen is perfect for the part and he could have made a great Bond if he accepted the job. Naomi Watts’ character was not that impressive and I guess that’s how it was made by the writers. It is also refreshing to see a thriller where the male and female leads are not romantically involved with each other.
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Elsewhere is a well-made movie with a competent cast led by Anna Kendrick as Sarah, an average teenager in a small town. Her life is boring until her best friend (Tania Raymonde) disappeared over the weekend. If the name seemed familar, it is because she played Jessica in the Twilight movie.
Elsewhere’s cinematography was good but one aspect it lacked was in the script department. The plot was dumb and some parts of the movie were boring. We’ve already seen the story done dozens of times before. As a thriller, look for surprising twists in the plot elsewhere.
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Duplicity is about two corporate spies Ray Koval and Claire Stenwick (Clive Owen and Julia Roberts) who planned to scheme millions from their respective companies. On top of this, they have trust issues that they need to sort out to pull off the scheme.
Duplicity relied on flashbacks to show the various twists in the plot. And there were a lot of it. Being double agents, trust is not their strong suit. There are lots of back stabbing among them. And even fake ones that might be confusing for some viewers if you don’t pay close attention to what’s happening on the screen.
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How can an Oscar Award winner like Cuba Gooding do a film that’s as bad as Devil’s Tomb? It’s about a squad of elite mercenaries led by Mr. Gooding who were tasked to rescue a scientist (Ron Perlman) in a bunker at the middle of the desert.
I was misled by the title and thought that it will be a horror movie. Then when I saw Cuba’s squad I thought we got ourselves a good action flick. It turns out Devil’s Tomb is a farce with a horrible storyline where elite soldiers don’t act like what they’re supposed to be.
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