Listed in reverse chronological order, more or less.
- The Ides of March
A very timely movie about the primary election season in the US. A bunch of colorful wheeler-dealers managing the last two
active presidential campaigns is in high gear ahead of the Ohio primary, and everybody -from the candidates down to the
libertine intern- is after the killer attack on the opposition. The title alludes as much to treachery as to actual dying.
Very enjoyable (provided the viewer has some knowledge of the primary process, otherwise quite a bit of it won't make sense).
- Limitless
A down-and-out writer gets his act together and acts like he's on something while he's on some kind of new wonder drug
that lets the brain operate at 100%. There's a lot of dying going on of a) people using this drug, and b) people who want
to get their hands on it. You have to wonder what makes Robert de Niro want to be part of a film like this. Forgettable.
- Deep Blue Sea
It's not a new release (from 1999), but I figured if I liked Jaws, why not this one? Genetically altered sharks
(to be bigger and more intelligent) lay waste to the ocean laboratory where they're normally kept. A hurricane, scientists
with no scruples, frollicking teenagers, and lots of victims are also involved, but no real storyline. An entertaining
120 minutes, but nothing to remember.
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