Week in Reviews 5/25 - 5/31

It was another solid week of movie watching. I started the week with the 1967 Best Picture winner, In the Heat of the Night. I'm really impressed with the way the acting and thematic elements still hold up. Despite being made 40 years ago, the movie really doesn't feel dated.

This week was especially good in terms of the acting performances that I saw. Performances by Sidney Poitier, Anthony Hopkins, and Paul Newman all hold their own with some of the best I've ever seen. In fact, Hopkins was so good in Remains of the Day, that I'm actually questioning whether that is his absolute best performance........and, yes, I've seen The Silence of the Lambs.

The Absence of Malice (1981)

Directed by Sydney Pollack
Starring Paul Newman & Sally Field

Acting: 8.5
Cinematography: 7
Plot: 8
Entertainment: 6.5

Cumulative: 7.5



Before Sunrise (1995)

Directed by Richard Linklater
Starring Ethan Hawke & Julie Delpy

Acting: 8
Cinematography: 7
Plot: 7.5
Entertainment: 7.5

Cumulative: 7.5




In the Heat of the Night (1967) Best Picture Winner*

Directed by Norman Jewison
Starring Sidney Poitier & Rod Steiger

Acting: 8.5
Cinematography: 8
Plot: 8
Entertainment: 8

Cumulative: 8




Remains of the Day (1993)

Directed by James Ivory
Starring Anthony Hopkins & Emma Thompson

Acting: 9
Cinematography: 8
Plot: 7.5
Entertainment: 7

Cumulative: 7.5




The Truman Show (1998) Rewatch*

Directed by Peter Weir
Starring Jim Carrey & Laura Linney

Acting: 8.5
Cinematography: 9
Plot: 10
Entertainment: 8.5

Cumulative: 9