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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (Sweden 2009, USA 2010) ***

Less engaging than the first film but an improvement over the second one, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, delivers several intense scenes. Exceptionally played by Noomi Rapace as the title character Lisbeth, with good supporting performances by several characters, including a late new comer to the film series Annika Hallin in the role of Lisbeth’s attorney, the 2.5 hours long film seems to aim at satisfying the audience rather than deliver deeper layers.

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RED (2010) ***

If you loved Bruce Willis in Die Hard and its sequels, you will love him in RED, which, if not based on a comic book by the same name, could have been titled Die Hard with Friends... RED is a fluffy fun film that showcases violence in a way that is tolerable, pokes fun with good timing, and most of all, features a cast that is delightful to watch.

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Nowhere Boy (UK 2009, USA 2010) ***

It is intriguing to observe the growth of a young person into a personality. How and why we become who we are, has never easy answers. Nowhere Boy wisely avoids asking such questions, especially given that it deals with a persona that is John Lennon. The film rather focuses on staging a critical time in Lennon’s life – his mid teens, a time of great changes, when the boy becomes a man.

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On a Clear Day (2005, UK) ***

On a Clear Day is a well-intended film about a laid off shipyard engineer, who carries for years the weight of a dead son and an estrangement to his other son, deciding to cross the English Channel. Though well acted, the film is awfully predictable. It is not boring but not that exciting either. Rather than leaving you with a sense of achievement and resolve, you are left asking – do I really care?

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Catfish (2010) ****

Threading a fine line between Cinéma Vérité and Direct Cinema, this timely 'documentary' touches a much deeper theme than what it seemed to have initially intended on doing. Though uneven and heavy-handed at times, it manages to take the patient viewer, through quite a bit of an emotional rollercoaster, and for that it deserve an extra star.

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Easy A (2010) ***

A decent teen comedy, addressing a few topics that deserve an even better attention, including teen sex,the outcasts' need for acceptance, and the evil power of rumors, especially at the difficult age of high-school.

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    I agree about the relationship with Logan and Charles - added a lot of depth, especially with the next...

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