Reviews

The Score
Genre: Crime / Drama / Thriller

Box Description
Three generations of acclaimed actors team up in The Score, an intriguing crime thriller that marks the first time that legendary Oscar® winners Robert De Niro and Marlon Brando have shared the screen. Also starring Oscar® nominee Edward Norton, The Score wowed critics and audiences alike.
When expert safecracker Nick Wells (De Niro) decides it might be time to settle down with his girlfriend Diane (Oscar® nominee Angela Bassett) and stick to his legitimate business, running a jazz nightclub in Montreal, his friend and partner Max (Brando) has other plans. Heavily in debt to a crime boss, Max needs Nick to pull one last heist: help novice thief Jack Teller (Norton) steal a scepter worth $30 million from the House of Customs. Tempted by the $6 million payday, Nick reluctantly agrees to do the job. But what starts out as a safe bet turns into a high risk gamble when a clash of egos threatens to bring them all down.
Featuring performances by jazz greats Cassandra Wilson and Mose Allison, The Score is one of the smartest, most entertaining crime capers ever filmed, with surprises at every turn.

My Diagnosis
A very good, solid movie with good acting and a disciplined, mature outlook on how things go. There was a good buildup of suspense and nice surprises as things played out. Anyone who likes a good crime thriller should appreciate this one. One minor negative thing is I thought the jazz moments were drawn out too long. I'm not a jazz fan and was annoyed slightly by it. Other than that I enjoyed everything quite a bit.

Dracula 2000
Genre: Horror

Box Description
The master of modern horror, Wes Craven, presents this riveting adaptation featuring Jennifer Esposito (Summer of Sam), Omar Epps (In Too Deep), Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting), Vitamin C (Get Over It) and Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager)! When a team of techno-savvy thieves break into a high security vault, they don't discover priceless works of art...they find a crypt unoppened for 100 years! Suddenly, the ancient terror of Dracula is unleashed, and his first destination is America and the exotic city of New Orleans - a place where he feels right at home. Not far behind, however is a vampire hunter (Miller) from London determined to save a young woman (Justine Waddell) with whom Dracula shares his dark legacy!

My Diagnosis
Dracula 2000 is an interesting take on the legend. It has a pretty good original background story on Dracula that makes sense, but I wouldn't necessarily say it's the best. Gerard Butler, Christopher Plummer and Jeri Ryan acted well, but I felt most of the others were a little weak. I thought this movie could have used a lot more character development than it has. Most of the action scenes were decent but far from exhilarating. The character Simon Sheppard, the "vampire hunter in training", I didn't buy as a strong character that should have survived half of the things he did. The vampires were way too soft on him. Despite its weaknesses the movie had its cool aspects, was good and enjoyable, but it could have been a lot better.

Moon Cycles [Rating]: Good - 6 out of 10 Full Moons

Assview - Not much to speak of in terms of ass.

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