Lord of War (2005) - 3/5

Lord of War (2005)

The first 20 mins feel like serious liberal propaganda to me: guns are bad and kill children and people who like them are only into money and don't care, etc.

After that it's a decent unfolding of events, but not the best story. It's nice to watch though in the sense of shots and the international stage, etc.

I liked the feel of it, but it wasn't helped by the rest of it: story, acting, etc. I felt like everyone was just reading lines.

Early on there were some decent symbolic shots w/ the docks making a cross and such, but it all felt too heavy-handed to me. I thought about noting some examples of my point, but soon there were too many.

Cinderella Man (2005) - 4/5

Cinderella Man (2005)

Great movie. Even better being based on a true story. It was all great.

Great story, drama, action, everything really.

I wdn't say it's the deepest story and not too much underneath the surface, but I don't mean that in any type of negative way - it's just a great story told well.