munich and more

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I haven't done my usual "year's top films" list, 'cause frankly, I can't think of a single 2005 release I would recommend without reservation. I liked Crash's message, and I'd pay 9 bucks to watch Don Cheadle clean a litter box, but I never could get past the story's crucial, lethal cheat: that there are only 8 people in the greater Los Angeles area.

I enjoyed Munich even less. Yes, its depiction of the self-defeating and cyclical nature of revenge was timely and mildly disturbing. But Munich is billed as a thriller, not just a morality play, and as such it decidedly lacked. But for one oh-please-don't-whack-the-little-girl scene, it wasn't particularly intense, and instead of being propelled by plot or intrigue it's more a sequence of interchangeable (but gruesome) assassinations. Bang. Shock. Bang. Angst. Bang. Doubt. Bang. Torment. Bang. Fear. Bang. We get it. Bang. Wrap it up already.

Have you seen the trailer for American Dreamz? Ho-ly crap. You couldn't make me see this film at knife-point. I can't even imagine this movie not being offensive. (Requires QuickTime)