Sands of Iwo Jima, The
[See “Entry from June 27, 2007” under “My Diary”]
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A serious man maybe, but not a serious movie
An often-moving fictional account of a real event in World War I suffers from the same fault it criticizes in those who led their countries into war
Hollywood’s wars are still with the same enemy they have been fighting for 30 years — the Pentagon. But there are signs of growing pro-Americanism.
The problem with L’Homme du Train (The Man on the Train), directed by Patrice Leconte (La Veuve de Saint-Pierre, La Fille Sur La Pont, Ridicule) and written by Claude Klotz (Le Mari de la Coiffeuse) is its very French notion of redemption through crime. Like last year’s Sur Mes LPvres (Read My Lips) by Jacques…
Hollywood has been insulting adult intelligence for years, but this movie is an insult even to teenage intelligence.