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"I saw... no more roads. No more tomorrows. Not much time left.
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At a glance:
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| Might as well smoke your heart out. |
From the trio who wrote the script and screenplay of
Children Of Men (2006), we get this very adequate thriller about just how far a man would go to change his fate. Suave salesman Jimmy Starks (Guy Pearce) is stranded in a small New Mexico town, waitin on the car repairman, so he humours himself with the services of bystandin soothsayer Vacaro (J.K. Simmons). Sure enough, the fortune teller's ominous readings start to come true before long and our disbelievin wheeler-dealer starts to panic. Movie title alludes to the time up until which Mr Starks has before he must die.
Bad news on the doorstep:
The reliable lead actor's character arc wins our attention and sympathy but the out-of-place antagonist Vincent (Shea Whigham) is either underwritten or overwritten because we don't really need him for this story. Piper Perabo is pretty pedestrian and she further shortchanges the pervos by not even takin off her bra in a mornin quickie as the girlfriend. Jeez girl, these guys have been waitin since
Coyote Ugly (2000).
Perennial wonderment:
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| Guy Pearce |
After decades of providin the star appeal that drives smaller but memorable films, Guy Pearce seems to have renewed his interest in mainstream Hollywood lately by takin on supportin roles in blockbusters e.g.
Prometheus (2012) and the in-production
Iron Man 3 (2013) . I saw the instantly forgettable
Lockout (2012) last month and thought oh no, he's gone back to
The Time Machine (2002) again. Perhaps his charmin rascal looks exclude him from classical leadin man opportunities, so he'll forever be remembered for his anti-hero or villainous turns in
Memento (2000) and
The Count Of Monte Cristo (2002). Someone should try castin him in an out-and-out good guy role and see what happens. By this I mean have him play alongside Brendan Fraser as a sensitive gay comedian.
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"Nah, it's probably one of those Autodialers.
Lowest form of organic life, a Telemarketer."
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Most memorable line:
“This road you’re on… you put yourself on this road… on this exact
night. Who chose this? A man makes his destiny, right? Nothing makes the
gods laugh harder."
Amacam joker, berapa bintang lu mau kasi?
I liked it.
★★★
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