Boz
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Post by Boz on Jan 22, 2007 2:15:00 GMT
Apollo 13 (1995/Howard)Originally Written 6/8/06There isn’t much to be said negatively about this film; a near-perfectly directed movie by Ron Howard with solid performances from the great ensemble cast. Accompany that with a interesting story enhanced by Howard’s attention to detail, an excellent story composition with three settings running inter-cut with one another, and a nice score emphasizing the emotions of the film, and there is little to dislike. My only criticisms would be that it is maybe a bit overlong, although not ridiculously so at 2 hours and 20 minutes, and like many of Howard’s films, it gets kind of over-sentimental, cutesy, and corny at times. A more dramatic and psychological angle could’ve been taken, making it a bit of a deeper film, but these were not the intentions of the film. If one considers the finished product against the director’s intentions, it is essentially flawless.
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