Week in Reviews 5/5 - 5/11

Until recently, I hadn't had much interest in westerns. As I age, my tastes continuously change. This week I watched two of the great westerns ever made, Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid and the 1992 Best Picture winner, Unforgiven. Both films were tremendous. They both secured spots in my All Time top 100 list.

While it has somewhat become a personal mission of mine to watch as many different movies as possible, I also think it's important to view movies multiple times. Our perspectives are dynamic and in constant flux. Our take on a given film will rarely be the same each time it is seen. For this reason, I am also making an effort to re-watch as many movies from my past as possible.

Here are the reviews for this week.

Unforgiven (1992) Best Picture Winner*

Directed by Clint Eastwood
Starring Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, & Morgan Freeman

Acting: (8)
Effects: (8.5)
Plot: (8.5)
Entertainment: (8)

Cumulative: (8)




Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid (1969)

Directed by George Roy Hill
Starring Robert Redford & Paul Newman

Acting: (9)
Effects: (8.5)
Plot: (8.5)
Entertainment: (8.5)

Cumulative: (8.5)




Re-watched Favorites:

Road to Perdition (2002)
Directed by Sam Mendes
Starring Paul Newman & Tom Hanks
Acting: (7.5)
Effects: (8)
Plot: (8)
Entertainment: (8)

Cumulative: (7.5)

Thank you for Smoking (2005)
Directed by Jason Reitman
Starring Aaron Eckhart

Acting: (8.5)
Effects: (7.5)
Plot: (7.5)
Entertainment: (8)

Cumulative: (7.5)