Cinephilic Ramblings

I don’t care if this was a faithful adaptation to the Swedish best-selling novel. I don’t care if the film’s flow falters and it becomes obvious that this is an adaptation of that novel. The only thing that matters in this movie is Rooney fucking Mara. She gives the performance of a lifetime. 

The artist’s job is not to succumb to despair but to find an antidote for the emptiness of existence.

Pixar alum Brad Bird makes his big screen debut in the fourth entry in the “Mission: Impossible” series. What’s on display here are not Bird’s talents as an emotional storyteller as seen in “The Iron Giant” and “The Incredibles,” but rather his incredible eye for rewarding and exhilarating action. However, the film does peak in the middle with a series of incredible action sequences in Dubai. See it in IMAX.

Brad Pitt is at the top of his game here in this otherwise traditional sports film.

Sorry, I’m still not really sold on 3D.