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The Cockeyed Miracle (1946)
hilarious 40's comedy
Keenan Wynn and Frank Morgan make a wonderful father-son ghost team in this fabulous movie about family life in the 1940's. All the actors are delightful and the roles are terrific. The story line is funny and unusual. Sure there are lots of ghost movies, but I can't think of one that involves deceased father and son. The scenery is quite simple ... taking place primarily in the Griggs home with a few scenes in friend Tom's lighthouse. Audrey Trotter is gorgeous and lovable in her role as the Griggs daughter and Cecil Kellaway plays the part of Sam Grigg's long time friend with excellence. This must have been one of Keenan Wynn's early roles, but he already showed the acting skills that carried him through Hollywood for decades
Constantine (2005)
Dark movie with little redeeming value
Keanu Reeves' character was depressing and a bit sickening. Neither he nor his female accomplice were likable or interesting. The whole movie was filled with sickening characters and unnecessary exploding bodies. The only positive things I can think of were that some of the special effects were obviously skillful, although the results were gloomy. The other is that Ms. Weisz was able to keep her dignity throughout, although there were many opportunities to exploit her good looks. I was sad to see that so many young children were forced to watch this disgusting film ... it bordered on child abuse. People who take small children to see people explode and faces melt obviously don't care about their well being.
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Excellent film adaptation of the play
I was captivated. The very familiar Andrew Lloyd Webber music was performed beautifully, both by the actors (or their voice-overs) and by the orchestra. The scenery and costumes were superb. The acting was quite good, although I thought Patrick Wilson's portrayal of Raul was a bit weak. Emmy Rossum was gorgeous and her voice was perfect for the role. I especially liked the flash-forward technique that used black and white to represent the future and color to represent the past ... sort of a flip-flop of the normal color scheme. Also, I thought the opening sequences were especially dramatic and set the tone for the whole film. Overall, I've always been a Phantom Phan and I loved the movie.