Redbox review: TENDERNESS

[Tacoma]

Iiiiiinnnteresting little movie here. Russell Crowe plays a cop hovering over a convicted killer, who is going to be set free. But what does "free" mean? Guy may or may not be about to kill someone else, and he is bird-dogging this kid to no end.
Alright, sounds like your typical low-grade thriller, psycho, cops, girls, remote locations, etc. But not so! This was a very nice little psychological thriller, and once again, I enjoyed the small scale of it, and the lack of in-your-face histrionics. Taut little sordid thriller.

I liked the sincerity of the acting, it was understated and engaging. I'll give this one 9 Tacoma points, and two thumbs up. Solid.

 

[Swoop69]

Another one to add to your must-see list, if you havent already is "Law Abiding Citizen". I didnt see any previews for this, but like Gerard Butler in most movies, so I gave it a shot. Man was I impressed! I was yelling at my TV through most of the movie! Loved every bit of it, 'cept the very end.

Also... I was in the mood one night for a really bad movie, not bad as in R rated (or worse), bad as in, no story, no acting, ect... so I picked up Zombieland. I was laughing throughout the whole movie. Top shelf in my book.

 

[Thursty]

I'll have to check this one out.

 

[Swoop69]

So I redbox'd this, per your suggestion.... It was crap. you owe me a dollar! Thanks for wasting 2 hours of my time...

that is the last time I take the word of some strange guy, that I have never met, on the internet!

 

[DOSS]

So I redbox'd this, per your suggestion.... It was crap. you owe me a dollar! Thanks for wasting 2 hours of my time...

that is the last time I take the word of some strange guy, that I have never met, on the internet!

your talking about Tacoma.. shiz will be strange when Tacoma is involved

 

[Tacoma]

Word. I like the small movies, the little stories. They're not for everyone. *shrug

 

[Brett]

I'll give it a shot. Most of the movies you've posted I like.

Tonight I'm trying out Legion......

 

[Tacoma]

Ooh, let me know how that is... only review I have is from my mom, and she's all over the place with her like/dislikes.

 

[Brett]

I give it a thumbs up for action, violence and general mayhem. It's one that I'd watch again.

 

[Tacoma]

Sweet, that's what I want out of it.

 

[Thursty]

Finally watched this. Thumbs up for everything stated above.

 

[Swoop69]

Are we even talking about the same movie? Russell Crowe? girl runs away from home, sneaks in the back of the guys car?

Maybe I was expecting too much... when I define a movie as "good", usually it means that I would watch it again. not the case with this one...

 

[Tacoma]

Are we even talking about the same movie? Russell Crowe? girl runs away from home, sneaks in the back of the guys car?

Maybe I was expecting too much... when I define a movie as "good", usually it means that I would watch it again. not the case with this one...

ahhhh. We are definitely grading on a different scale. Having seen nearly every movie that came out between '98 and "07 thanks to my work trips, I classify "good" movies as "those which were entertaining enough for me to pay attention to the screen and not think about whatever God-awful town I was stuck in" and "great" movies as "those I'd like to watch again", like Memento.