http://critiqal.com Everybody is a critiq - we just happen to like sharing our opinions. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:46:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://critiqal.com/the-town-2010/5735/ http://critiqal.com/the-town-2010/5735/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:13:12 +0000 Reid Currier Adaptation]> Crime/Gangster]> Drama]> Romance]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5735 Plot: Doug MacRay (Affleck) is an unrepentant criminal, the de facto leader of a group of ruthless bank robbers. With no real attachments, he never has to fear losing anyone close to him. But, that all changes when he runs into bank manager Claire Keesey (Hall), days after the gang briefly took her hostage. The instant attraction between them gradually turns into a passionate romance that threatens to take them both down a dangerous, and potentially deadly, path.]]> http://critiqal.com/the-town-2010/5735/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/the-american-2010/5727/ http://critiqal.com/the-american-2010/5727/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:28:40 +0000 Reid Currier Drama]> Thriller]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5727 Plot: Alone among assassins, Jack (Clooney) is a master craftsman. When a job in Sweden ends more harshly than expected for this American abroad, he vows to his contact Larry (Altman) that his next assignment will be his last. The assignment, as specified by a Belgian woman, Mathilde (Reuten), is in the offing as a weapon is constructed. Surprising himself, Jack seeks out the friendship of local priest Father Benedetto (Bonacelli) and pursues romance with local woman Clara (Placido). But by stepping out of the shadows, Jack may be tempting fate.]]> http://critiqal.com/the-american-2010/5727/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/salt-2010/5681/ http://critiqal.com/salt-2010/5681/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:20:37 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Drama]> Thriller]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5681 Plot: As a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt (Jolie) swore an oath to duty, honor and country. Her loyalty will be tested when a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture.]]> http://critiqal.com/salt-2010/5681/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/brooklyns-finest-2009/5707/ http://critiqal.com/brooklyns-finest-2009/5707/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:47:39 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Crime/Gangster]> Drama]> Thriller]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5707 Plot: In the course of one chaotic week, the lives of three conflicted New York City police officers - Eddie (Gere), a week away from his pension; Sal (Hawke), who has discovered there's no line he won't cross to provide for his wife and daughter; Clarence (Cheadle), who has been undercover so long he doesn't know where his loyalties now lie - are dramatically transformed by their involvement in a massive drug operation.]]> http://critiqal.com/brooklyns-finest-2009/5707/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/the-twilight-saga-eclipse-2010/5699/ http://critiqal.com/the-twilight-saga-eclipse-2010/5699/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 08:12:50 +0000 Reid Currier Adaptation]> Drama]> Romance]> Sequel]> Teen]> Thriller]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5699 Plot: As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella (Stewart) once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward (Pattinson) and her friendship with Jacob (Lautner) — knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf.]]> http://critiqal.com/the-twilight-saga-eclipse-2010/5699/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/jack-frost-1998/5696/ http://critiqal.com/jack-frost-1998/5696/#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:07:53 +0000 Reid Currier Comedy]> Drama]> Kids/Family]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5696 Plot: Long-struggling musician Jack Frost (Keaton), realizes he's missing something vital: time with his wife (Preston) and son Charlie (Cross). Before he can make up for lost time, however, he dies in a car accident . One year later, he returns as a snowman, and has one final chance to put things right with his son before he is gone forever.]]> http://critiqal.com/jack-frost-1998/5696/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/the-karate-kid-3-1989/5686/ http://critiqal.com/the-karate-kid-3-1989/5686/#comments Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:03:00 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Drama]> Sequel]> Sports]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5686 Plot: When Mr. Miyagi (Morita) refuses to train Daniel (Macchio) to defend his All Valley Championship trophy, Daniel goes to newcomer Terry Silver (Griffith) for instruction - but what Daniel doesn't know is that Terry is conspiring with Daniel's old nemesis John Kreese (Kove) to set Daniel up for a terrible fall.]]> http://critiqal.com/the-karate-kid-3-1989/5686/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/the-karate-kid-2-1986/5685/ http://critiqal.com/the-karate-kid-2-1986/5685/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:08:59 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Drama]> Sports]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5685 Plot: Returning with Daniel (Macchio) to his Okinawa home for the first time in 45 years, Miyagi (Morita) encounters Yukie (McCarthy), the woman he left behind. And just as Daniel falls in love with her teenage niece, Kumiko (Tomita), two enemies arise to challenge both couples' happiness: Sato (Kamekona), the man whom Yukie was supposed to marry, and his nephew Chozen (Okumoto), who's taken an instant dislike to Daniel.]]> http://critiqal.com/the-karate-kid-2-1986/5685/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/the-karate-kid-1984/5684/ http://critiqal.com/the-karate-kid-1984/5684/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:54:19 +0000 Reid Currier Action/Adventure]> Drama]> Kids/Family]> Sports]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5684 Plot: There is more to karate than fighting. This is the lesson that Daniel (Macchio), a San Francisco Valley teenager, is about to learn from an unexpected teacher: Mr. Miyagi (Morita), an elderly handyman who also happens to be a master of the martial arts.]]> http://critiqal.com/the-karate-kid-1984/5684/feed/ 0 http://critiqal.com/sex-and-the-city-2-2010/5671/ http://critiqal.com/sex-and-the-city-2-2010/5671/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:59:17 +0000 Reid Currier Comedy]> Drama]> Romance]> Sequel]> http://critiqal.com/?p=5671 Plot: The further adventures of NY writer Carrie (Parker) and her girlfriends Samantha (Cattrall), Charlotte (Davis) and Miranda (Nixon).]]> http://critiqal.com/sex-and-the-city-2-2010/5671/feed/ 0