mouseman reviewed The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)

Unforgettable story

Every human being with a consciousness has to see this movie.

The movie is based on a true story about a woman being stoned to death by her own village. It is a powerful movie with a strong message. The movie is not just about a stoning of an innocent woman, however, but manages to capture some of the worst injustices toward women.

mouseman reviewed Terminator Salvation (2009)

The epic struggle between men and machine reduced to a fistfight

I can tell you one thing. Terminator Salvation failed where Children of Men succeeded. Read this to know why. Spoiler alert.

I was excited about the new terminator movie. If you know me, you know I'm a fan of (post-apocalyptic) dystopia settings. I figured this time around terminator could finally escape from the limited surroundings of present time and be a full-fledged dystopia movie with really the bleakest possible future painted in the cinema screen ...

mouseman reviewed Changeling (2008)

Painstakingly touching

Who knew Angelina Jolie could do such good drama? This came as a serious surprise to me. The whole movie was incredible and you could really see the touch of director/producer Clint Eastwood in this film. I don't even know where to start.

The greatest thing about this film is the fact that it doesn't try to be epic. It just tells a story of a desperate mother trying to find her mysteriously disappeared son ...

mouseman reviewed Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)

3D experience

I watched this movie in 3D in Finnkino's newest theatre, Flamingo. I didn't know what to expect but it was all very entertaining.

The movie was a good family adventure with a few twists. Brendan Fraser did okay and some of the scenery were breathtakingly beautiful in 3D ...

mouseman reviewed National Treasure (2004)

History Disney Style

National Treasure is an adventure movie for the whole family. Using some of the myths in history, like the knights templar treasure and freemasons, it creates an interesting plot that feels much more real than those of Indiana Jones movies, for example.

There isn't much fiction in the movie - it creates a "this could be true" feeling using something what we don't know for certain, not by rewriting the history. It felt like a ...

mouseman reviewed Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

Definitely Tim Burton

I've been fond of the Tim Burton/Johny Depp combo since Edward Scissorhands. Working together for nearly two decades they have created their own distinct genre. The friends of that gothic, yet light-hearted genre will be right at home watching Johny Depp as The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

The movie is set in the 19th Century London, a city living all the consequences of the Industrial revolution - wealth, poverty, overpopulation and pollution, to name ...

mouseman reviewed Once (2007)

Original and beautiful

It is very rare for a movie to feel so real. The streets of Dublin are unveiled with a mixture of touching human destinies and melancholic music in this oscar-winning modern day musical.

Part of the reason why the movie feels so real is that the two main actors aren't really actors - they are the songwriters themselves playing their own music. The passion really shows. The whole movie is surrounded by a certain ...

mouseman reviewed Mamma Mia! (2008)

Here we go again

I usually like musicals but found this one a little out of place. Maybe it has something to do with the songs - they're all Abba songs, after all, and not created specifically for the musical. So the musical is made out of a limited amount of material and, in my opinion, it shows in a couple of places ...

mouseman reviewed There Will Be Blood (2007)

Certainly unusual

There will be blood isn't a movie for everyone. It's a long movie with
much obvious happening in it. If you don't get it I can imagine there will be boredom.

The movie is set around the oil business in early 20th century USA.
depicts a dark image and tells a story involving a prominent businessman and a devout preacher. It certainly has interesting themes and characters.

mouseman reviewed Nim's Island (2008)

Abigail Breslin does it again

I've been impressed with Abigail Breslin's work since Little Miss Sunshine. I was yet again surprised by the overall quality of the movie and the talent little miss Breslin has playing the lead in this movie.

The movie is about a scientist father, Gerard Butler as Jack Rusoe, living in a remote island with her daughter, Nim, played by Abigail Breslin. Through a series of unpredicted events their lives are connected with a writer, Jodie ...

mouseman reviewed Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1938)

Disney Magic

It's easy to forget that Snow White first came out in 1937. The impressive animation takes care of that. It is a true classic and deserves its place completely.

There aren't as much action on the screen in many of the computer era animation films as there are in Snow White. With seven dwarfs and thirty animals on the screen one forgets that everything is done manually. I wasn't expecting that. It's pure Disney magic ...

mouseman reviewed Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

An exceptional movie

I really had no idea what kind of movie Pan's Labyrinth was. I thought it was a fantasy movie much like Chronicles of Narnia and The Golden Compass but just with a darker setting. I couldn't have been more wrong.

Pan's Labyrinth is an exceptional movie about Franco's Regime in Spain five years after the end of the Spanish Civil War. The movie takes you to a remote location and shows you a set ...

mouseman reviewed Made of Honor (2008)

Delivered what it promised

I saw the trailer of Made of Honor and decided that I wanted to see the movie. There were many reasons; the cast, the plot and the fact that it was a romantic comedy. Although the movie delivered all that it promised, it didn't deliver anything else. You could really tell how the whole movie goes if you've seen the trailer ...

mouseman reviewed Children of Men (2006)

Simply Beautiful

Children of Men is one of those movies that will haunt you for days to come after you've seen it. I was obsessed with the movie and wanted to watch it another time straight through after the credits.

The movie is set into the near future and it paints a bleak image. Human race is dying out because of infertility - no one's able to have children and the youngest human being is 18 ...

mouseman reviewed What Happens in Vegas (2008)

Ashton Kutcher does it again

I've liked Ashton Kutcher since that '70s show. I've loved Ashton Kutcher since Just Married. After showing the capability to do also serious roles in the movies The Butterfly Effect and The Guardian I made a decision: I was going to see every single one of the movies Ashton's in. Even with huge expectations, I've not been let down yet ...

mouseman reviewed Definitely, Maybe (2008)

A surprisingly good romantic comedy

I ended up watching this movie with a bunch of friends. We decided to watch this movie, because it was an easy choice - romantic comedies rarely fail. At the same time I was thinking that romantic comedies rarely succeed.

But this one did succeed. It delivered a strangely complex, yet entertaining plot for a romantic comedy. The movie was about William Hayes, a wannabe politician trying to figure out his relationships with three different ...

mouseman reviewed 10,000 BC (2008)

A journey through time

I went to see this movie for one reason - it was showing in Tennispalatsi 1, the biggest movie theatre in Finland. I wasn't expecting anything from the movie but it all turned out great for me.

Even though the movie starts with an era more fit to the title "10,000 B.C." it gradually evolves to something I'd like to call a "journey through time". The movie is about a mammoth hunter, D'leh, and his ...