Catching up on recent Netflix items that I never got around to reviewing.
Le Cercle Rouge (1970): French flick about two cons on a job and the savvy officer trying to track them down. Scenes that revolve around cigarettes, trunks, lessons in metallurgy, and why it is important to run fast. An interesting predecessor to some other heist/robbery movies. Rating: three of a kind.
Blue/White/Red (1993-94): The Three Colors trilogy. Various takes on love and loss and the lengths we will go to trying to hold on to a dream. Alternately tragic, soothing, and passionate; each film stands on its' own quite well but it does seem best to watch them all in succession. Oddly, it is rarely the main characters that hold our attention as much as the supporting cast, who infuse each movie with just the right amount of mania, level-headedness, or balance that is needed. All together, I rate this series a straight flush.
Casino Royale (1967): A satire of the Bond films, a showcase for experiments from directors who should know better, Peter Sellers, Orson Welles and Woody Allen, editing that tries to rescue the movie but only brings to the fore what a mess it was to begin with. There are a few brilliant moments that make it worth seeing, if you can manage to sit through the filler. Rating: two pair.
More catch-up reviews soon.
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