Justin at the Movies

2002

10- Minority Report

Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Tom Cruise
Rated: PG-13
Justin’s Rating: 3.5/5
Justin’s Kudos: Very imaginitive, and special effects
Justin’s Criticism: Tom Cruise

9- Catch Me If You Can

Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Amy Adams
Rated: PG-13
Justin’s Rating: 4/5
Justin’s Kudos: Highly entertaining
Justin’s Criticism: A little long

8- Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi
(Spirited Away)

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Rumi Hiragi
Rated: PG
Justin’s Rating: 4/5
Justin’s Kudos: The story
Justin’s Criticism: A little long, especially for animation

7- About Schmidt

Director: Alexander Payne
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates
Rated: R
Justin’s Rating: 4/5
Justin’s Kudos: Jack’s acting
Justin’s Criticism: Kathy Bates naked….

6- Road To Perdition

Director: Sam Mendes
Starring: Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Daniel Craig
Rated: R
Justin’s Rating: 4/5
Justin’s Kudos: Paul Newman and Tom Hanks are fantastic
Justin’s Criticism: Jude Law is annoying as usual

5- Cidade de Deus
(City of God)

Director: Fernando Meirelles
Starring: Alexandre Rodrigues
Rated: R
Justin’s Rating: 4/5
Justin’s Kudos: Incredible from every technical aspect
Justin’s Criticism: Seems a bit hopeless…

4- Chicago

Director: Rob Marshall
Starring: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renee Zellweger, Richard Gere, John C. Reilly, Queen Latifah
Best Picture: Winner
Rated: PG-13
Justin’s Rating: 4/5
Justin’s Kudos: Lighting, Directing, and music
Justin’s Criticism: People that don’t like musicals need not apply

3- Punch Drunk Love

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Starring: Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzman
Rated: R
Justin’s Rating: 5/5
Justin’s Kudos: Everything
Justin’s Criticism: Dark comedy only appeals to a very specific crowd

2- Adaptation

Director: Spike Jonze
Starring: Nicholas Cage, Tilda Swinton, Meryl Steep, Chris Cooper
Rated: R
Justin’s Rating: 5/5
Justin’s Kudos: Brilliantly written
Justin’s Criticism: Nothing

1- Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Elijah Woods, Viggo Mortensen, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellan, Orlando Bloom, Sean Astin
Best Picture: Nominee
Rated: PG-13
Justin’s Rating: 5/5
Justin’s Kudos: Everything
Justin’s Criticism: Nothing
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