Mrs. Pettigrew Lives For A Day

3.5 out of 5 Stars
A delightful (though somewhat unforgettable) period film kept crisp and sharp by an adequate adaptation of a fun novel and made even more enjoyable by fabulous performances by Amy Adams, Lee Pace, and Frances McDormand. A wonderful 'air plane movie', it certainly kept me entertained during the flight from NYC to San Francisco.

The Fall

4 out of 5 Stars
It is so refreshing to see a film that is *new* -- nothing 'borrowed' from previously made work. This is one of the few original and unique things I have seen. Visually it is breathtaking -- I love Tarsem Singh's images. He he financed the entire thing himself and it was shot in 18 different countries with virtually *no* computer graphics -- he does all of his own photography. Amazing. A lot of critics panned it for 'lack of story' but I fear they were strongly misguided -- it is a beautiful story about the world pre WWI. The story is told literally from an adult POV but the images are being interpreted by a young Romanian child -- absolutely moving. And Catinca Untaru? Probably the best performance I have ever seen given by a young child. And Lee Pace, as always, is brilliant.