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TIFF 2009 Day 3: François Ozon’s Le Refuge
Simply constructed, without no large, sweeping emotional cues, a behind a big pair of shades Isabelle Carré effortlessly runs a gamut of emotions in minor keys.
TIFF 2009 Day 3: Ian Fitzgibbon’s Perrier’s Bounty
I was hoping for something original a la In Bruges, what we have here with Ian Fitzgibbon's Perrier's Bounty is much of the same stuff we've seen before: find money within 24 hours and have goons chase you around town issuing death threats.
TIFF 2009 Day 2: Jesper Ganslandt’s The Ape (Apan)
Despite this, Jesper Ganslandt's sophomore narrative feature remained an intense experience, most of this is attributed to the helmer's camerawork - a sort of Dardenne approach where the camera remains within arm's length distance of actor Olle Sarri.
TIFF 2009 Day 2: Jason Reitman’s Up in the Air
I'm making this sound like I'm a naysayer, there is plenty to appreciate, Clooney was spot on and could grab a Oscar nom as a modern day Cary Grant, and Jason Reitman adds a lot more subtext than what is apparently offered in the novel, but I didn't much care for the more attempted mature aspects in the final act...
TIFF 2009 Day 1: Grant Heslov’s The Men Who Stare At Goats
I had this sense that The Men Who Stare at Goats was like a first time attempt at a meal from the pages of a recipe book.
