The Brothers Bloom (2008)

A very beautiful and unique film, at least for the first third. Things got a little sketchy after that. I liked the characters and direction. Reminded me at times of "Pushing Daisies", but less cartoony.

Rating: C

Death At A Funeral (2007)

I don't think it turned out as funny as they thought it would during the shoot, but I can't deny laughing quite a bit during some parts. There's no way all these disastrous events could ever happen at one funeral, but maybe that's the fun of watching it on screen.

Rating: C

The Tournament (2009)

International assassins compete to win a 10 million dollar cash prize. Last man standing wins. The plot was actually more complex than that, which was refreshing. Unfortunately, it ended up playing out like all the other movies of this genre—where the game players seek out revenge on the game makers. It’s been done a thousand times. The production value was higher than I expected. Doesn’t feel like a B movie. You could do a lot worse.

Rating: C-

Severance (2006)

There was a series of commercials with this same plot… some online job site I think. Anyway, they do in 20 seconds what this film couldn't do in 90 minutes: shock their audience and make them laugh. So many films with potential end up bombing for lack of competent writing and direction. I wouldn't call Severance a bomb, but it's certainly a miss.

Rating: D