GenXGirl’s Film Reviews

509 Films have been rated or reviewed by GenXGirl.

March of the Penguins (2005): Captivating from start to end, it documents a journey like no other: the penguins' breeding cycle, and their treacherous task of protecting eggs and hatchlings from predators, while risking starvation, all in the harshest most icy conditions on earth.
Magnolia (2000): Tale of neglectful parents, resentful children, and love–starved souls (all having a bad day) there's too many charactors and subplots for it to really suck you in. When something more than just rain falls form the sky, it becomes just laughable.
Lantana (2001): Anthony, a cop with an unsteady marriage, investigates the disappearance of a noted therapist. Suspecting that her marriage to an academic was similarly troubled, he pursues the case as if his own marriage can be redeemed through it. Worthwhile.; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $18.70
Rain (2001): Set in 70's NZ, Janey spends a long lazy summer holiday with her family at the beach. Witnessing her partying/hungover parents' troubled marriage, and mother's affair, this is a coming–of–age tale with devastating consequences.; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $12.50, ~~$24.95~~ $18.70, $24.95
In My Father's Den (2004): Paul, a successful war journalist, returns to NZ for his father's funeral. He encounters Celia, a teenage girl using his father's secret den to write in. But when she suddenly disappears, he becomes embroiled in a web of family secrets. Great performanc
Rain of the Children (2007): Poetic & compassionate docu–drama of Puhi, an elderly Tuhoe woman, that weaves together her heart–breakingly tragic story with the larger historical significance of the area. Beautiful, haunting, and extremely moving.
Notes on a Scandal (2006): Poisonous friendship between two school teachers, Barbara, a hard–nosed spinster, and Sheba, a young & beautiful newcomer. Things take a sinister twist when Barbara discovers Sheba's affair with a student. Enthralling tale of blackmail & manipulation.
Frost/Nixon (2008): Riveting account of Frost, an ambitious low–profile TV interviewer, taking huge risks with his finances and reputation, in order to get disgraced former US President Nixon in front of a camera to confess to his crimes. Compelling viewing.
Million Dollar Baby (2004): Maggie is a tenacious spirited woman with and burning ambition to box. When a reluctant former boxing manager, Frankie, agrees to coach her she steadily rises through the ranks. A genuinely touching, knock–out of a film.
Gran Torino (2008): Walt, a recently widowed grumpy Korean War veteren, fed up with immigrant neighbours, forms an unlikely relationship with Thao whose bullied by an Hispanic gang into stealing his beloved Torino. Fairly heart–warming tale of overcoming prejudices.

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