for those who dont check out the movie thread, posted this and theyre all streaming:
Bronson...Interesting if not weird at times film about England's most notorious prisoner, Charles Bronson. Bronson clearly has a few screws loose, and the storytelling, surroundings, and some scenes only reiterate that. A little excessive on showing his wangpiece in the 3rd act though. On its own, I thought it was mediocre, but Tom Hardy as Bronson puts on 1 of the best performances Ive ever seen. Seeing him in this now has me only more excited to see him as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, and I wouldnt be surprised at all if Nolan saw Hardy in this and that sold him on making him a villain in TDKR. Must see just for a tour de force performance from Hardy...7/10
Finding Amanda...Went in with middling expectations and thought this was pretty funny. Matthew Broderick plays a gambling alcoholic and drug addict and goes to Vegas to find his niece who is working as a hooker there. Broderick's dry humor is in full effect here, thought he was very good, and he pulls off a ton of great one liners with ease. Its no Election, but its easily his best movie since...6.6/10
Saint John of Las Vegas...Granted, I didnt give this my undivided attention, but it probably didnt deserve it either. The story seemed to basically go nowhere except Buscemi scratching lottery tickets at various gas stations. Buscemi and Romany Malco were both pretty good, but hardly enough to make this worth watching...3/10