RonenRecommends | All posts published by author 'Ronen Divon'

Ronen's Rating System:

*****	A must watch
****	Worth seeing
***	If you must watch a movie and there is nothing else out there
**	Don’t bother
*	It’s so bad its almost good... not... These are films I walked out on, or just fell asleep
(K: stars)	Rating by my children. As they are easy to please, would typically be higher than mine...

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) ****

Posted on 11/24/2013 9:46 PM By Ronen Divon

The second installment to The Hunger Games series proves to be a great improvement over the first part; the plot is tighter, the direction smoother, and the overall feel is of deeper purpose, both emotionally and socio-politically. The novel itself is still deeper and much more detailed, but all things considered, this is an excellent adaptation and one well worth seeing on the silver screen.

Thor: The Dark World (2013) ***

Posted on 11/17/2013 9:40 PM By Ronen Divon

As far as Comics based films go, Thor: The Dark World is of mythological proportions; it is at once both grandeur and familiar, well-paced yet lacking in coherence. The film does a good job in balancing humor with action, silliness with romance, all the while struggling to keep a half-decent plotline. Yet, it is engaging and lots of fun. Look not for logic and you will be highly entertained.

Bethlehem (2013) *****

Posted on 11/17/2013 8:19 AM By Ronen Divon

Riveting, haunting and disturbing, Bethlehem, an Israeli political drama directed by Yuval Adler to a story by Adler and Ali Wakad, is a sober account of the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A film not for the light at heart, Bethlehem gives us a snapshot of the impossible situation and the endless cycle of violence.

Enough Said (2013) ****

Posted on 10/27/2013 8:39 PM By Ronen Divon

What makes Enough Said work so well is not a surprising plot twist but rather a sharp yet authentically-written script, and wonderful delivery and chemistry between the main characters. It is a reminder that relationships are composed not necessarily by larger than life decisions but quite often by the small details that makes us like or distaste another person.

Captain Phillips (2013) ****

Posted on 10/20/2013 10:07 PM By Ronen Divon

Captain Phillips, the film, focuses on Captain Richard Phillips, whose cargo ship, the Maersk Alabama, was hijacked in 2009 off the Somali coast by local pirates. Phillips ends up being taken off the ship as a hostage, his captures hoping to negotiate his release in return for ransom money. It is well-paced, smooth and entertaining in a nerve-wracking sort of way.

Gravity (2013) ****

Posted on 10/13/2013 9:59 PM By Ronen Divon

Gravity is a Sci-Fi thriller, co-written, co-produced, co-edited and directed by Alfonso Cuarón, and staring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. The film depicts the fictional fallout of a space mission gone bad, as the surviving astronauts from a damaged Space Shuttle try to hang on for dear life and make it back home.