Problem: 1. 'Es en verdad una pena que Mandoki estй realizando cintas tan malas desde hace algъn tiempo, pues talento tiene, pero quiйn sabe dуnde lo tiene escondido.'
2. A sleazy, exploitative thriller that milks its child-in-danger premise for all it's worth.
3. It comes off as so silly that you wouldn't be surprised if BA, Murdock and rest of the A-Team were seen giving chase in a black and red van.
4. I'm half-convinced it's a very poker-faced comedy. Then again, I may be giving the filmmakers way too much credit.
5. ... so many directions with so much silliness that a surprise no longer surprises.
6. Nada poderia preparar o pъblico para o caos que toma conta da produзгo em seu ato final, que, aparentemente, foi escrito enquanto o roteirista encontrava-se bкbado.
7. The manner in which this film flies completely off the rails is undoubtedly amusing, but its also disappointing, considering the fair competence of all that came before.
8. I don't mind admitting that the movie, for me, became about Courtney Love. That's the effect she has...
9. What started out as a taut contest of wills between Bacon and Theron, deteriorates into a protracted and borderline silly chase sequence.
10. Un thriller manquй qui tombe sur les nerfs presque dиs la premiиre image.
What is the consensus?
****
Answer: With its plot about child kidnapping and endangerment, Trapped is an exploitative thriller, more queasy than suspenseful.


Problem: 1. An intense combination of action, drama, and love story that makes a memorable and interesting war movie.
2. Enemy at the Gates is a disappointment primarily because it seems so rich with possibilities.
3. Annaud is all at sea, scuppered by a directionless and tension-free script and wooden performances from his British leads.
4. A movie that's likely to be its own worst enemy once audiences come into its cross hairs.
5. It certainly looks the part of an important film, but inside it's not prepared to follow through on its grand ambitions.
6. Pudo haber sido una mucho mejor cinta, de no ser por uno que otro elemento que cae dentro del cliché hollywoodense.
7. With his uncanny gift of leading us from the unfamiliar to the intimate, Jude Law claims his place among Hollywood's leading character actors as he captures our imagination with the innocence, vulnerability, and perseverance of Vassili.
8. It's hard to get involved in drama when that drama shouldn't be there in the first place.
9. La cinta es aceptable, tiene sus momentos, y visualmente es impactante.
10. You'd have to say this film is a glorious and lovable failure...
What is the consensus?
****
Answer: Atmospheric and thrilling, Enemy at the Gates gets the look and feel of war right. However, the love story seems out of place.


Problem: 1. Blazingly good cinema...the performances first rate, the action, never lets up
2. The three separate elements don't quite gel, but the overall experience is still a fine bit of moviemaking.
3. Howard delivers exactly the kind of thoroughly entertaining commercial enterprise you might expect, only this one comes chock-full of breathtaking pyrotechnics allowing the ridiculous posturing of the two leads to take a back seat.
4. The spectacular fire sequences, which must have been hellish to film, are powerfully enveloping on screen, thanks especially to the eerie effect of the title.
5. Mocked by some, for reasons I can't fathom, I find it to be Howard's strongest film. Excellent cast.
6. Howard's burning ode to firefighters and the professional and personal lives they hope to conquer with devotion and defiance. A drama that convincingly spreads itself like a roaring blaze.
7. The fire sequences are stunning, and the build-up to them, complete with blaring sirens and bellowed conversations, has an aggressive immediacy.
8. Exciting firefighter adventures with all-star cast.
9. An extremely old-fashioned tale about heroic firefighters (rival siblings...) with some good special effects, this is a typical Ron Howard picture in its middlebrow sensibility and sentimentality.
10. simultaneously overblown and threadbare
What is the consensus?
****
Answer:
It's not particularly deep, but Backdraft is a strong action movie with exceptional special effects.