Reviews

The real highlight of this movie is the power it has in creating the alternate reality of Japanese Manga, a special breed of Asian comic book that has its own unique blend of violence, beauty, tragedy and comedy.

The heart of the film comes in the form of a woman called Violet, a very powerful and beautiful android that has the sheer physical force to crush and destroy the cold, technological world of a bunch of power hungry men – Evil, heartless jerks that try (at all costs) to control and manipulate everything within their reach.

In a last chance effort, Violent (Milla Jovovich) reaches out for what little humanity she has left and tries to protect a small, innocent boy called Six (Cameron Bright). The relationship that develops between Violet and Six is full of all kinds of twist and turns that succeeds in tugging at the heartstrings, in spite of all its incredible violence.

Ultraviolet may not be the top grossing film of 2006, but it is worthwhile if your looking for a little bit of heart and fun in the comic book world of Asian martial arts and computer sci-fi games.

Algiers is stunning film on many different levels that carries an unusual originality for the time period. The romantic chemistry between Hedy Lamarr(Gaby) Charles Boyer(Pepe)is perhaps one of the movie's most fascinating and unusual aspects. But what really makes things shine is the brilliant black and white cinematography of James Wong Howe.

There are also many different one liners and camera shots in this film that have become famous over the years and it's fun just looking for things that you've heard or seen before. I'm not sure how much Warner Brother's cartoons based their stinky skunk (Pepe le Pew) on Charles Boyer's character Pepe le Moko but there has be some correlation.

Anyway, Algiers is a grand piece of entertainment well worth the watching.