film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997
Bad-ass robots are the spirit of the Fourth of July? *sigh*: 1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: $42.3 million (2nd week; drops 61%) 2. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs: $41.7 million (NEW) 3. Public Enemies: $25.3 million (NEW) 4. The Proposal: $12.9 million (3rd week; drops 31%) 5. The Hangover: $11.3 million actual numbers, … more…
opening wide Public Enemies: It’s the Miami Vice of its day, except everyone’s wearing sharp three-piece suits instead of pastels and loafers. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs: Like Jurassic Park meets The King of Queens, except the stupid sitcom dad doesn’t get eaten by dinos. Damn. opening limited I Hate Valentine’s Day: Nia Vardalos … more…
I’m wildly intrigued by *Public Enemies* even though I readily concede that character development is all but nonexistent, and that it leaves me more wanting to know who notorious bank robber John Dillinger was than I did before I went into the film.
