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MaggieDelaney
Reviews
Jump (2005)
Very sweet slice of Americana
Love the frog jump! This movie was so fun to watch. I laughed out loud and felt a real connection with the people who are so into it. I mean, they are REALLY into it. There's the one guy George who wants to jump a frog so bad and he is such a pitiful shlub but you end up just rooting for him to win (I won't give anything away!) We read Mark Twain in school but never this particular story. I'm glad to get the whole picture. It's so great to see that there are still communities that cherish this part of our country's heritage. I wish I could go to the actual frog jump after seeing this movie. It's hilarious that just anyone can go and rent a frog and be part of it.
Feux rouges (2004)
What a disappointment
The higher the platform, the harder the fall. What can I say? As we were leaving the theatre a man sitting in front of us shook his head and said, "All that for WHAT?!" A lot of plot development that led nowhere, unnecessary red herrings, completely unbelievable dialogue (especially in interrogation scenes), and entirely unlikeable main character (although his acting was, admittedly, terrific). Watching a movie where a character gets drunker and drunker then proceeds to risk other peoples' lives by insisting on driving made me so angry I had trouble focusing on the weak plot. I wasn't the only one who disliked the film, as the entire crowd leaving the art-house theatre in West LA were grumbling about what a waste of time and money this was. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO FRENCH CINEMA?