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Western Carolinian Volume 72 Number 08

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  • ssMOVIE REVIE We Own the Night is one of 2007s best By Ryan Sarda WCnewsmagazine Walking into the theater, | thought | was going to be seeing another film containing cops and gangsters, family issues, as well as betrayal and loyalty. Guess what? That is exactly what | did see when | saw We Own The Night. Maybe that is why | enjoyed it so much. Movies that contain these themes never get tiresome or uninteresting, and thats why We Own the Night is one of 2007s best movies. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix, Robert Duvall, Mark Wahlberg, and Eva Mendes, and every single member of the star-filled cast give a memorable performance in the movie. The heart and soul of this movie is the cast Burt Grusinksy (Robert Duvall) is a tough police captain in 1988 New York, and is the father of two estranged sons. One son is fellow police officer Joseph (Wahlberg), who will do anything to be like his father in order to stop drug use in the city. The other son is drug-addicted, fun-loving club owner Bobby (Phoenix); who feels so different and separated from his family that he goes by his mothers maiden name of Green. The brothers are always clashing with one another because both are on opposite sides of the law. And Burt is downright frustrated about Bobbys career choice, and wants him to join the force. The dark emotions continue throughout the movie, especially when Joes task force breaks up Bobbys club and make several arrests for drug use, and they make an arrest of one of the biggest dealers around, who later escapes from jail and immediately goes after Joe and nearly blows his head off. After hearing that his brother is injured, Bobby clearly has to decide if he wants to continue his drug business with the dealers or join his father and brother in putting an end to the street and drug war. This movie has it allblood, gore, Eva Mendes nudity, a car chase in the pouring rain to keep the adrenaline pumping. One scene in particular stands out when Bobby is wired and follows his illegal drug partners to their factory. That was one of the most violent and bloodiest scenes | have seen in a long time. As mentioned earlier, the great cast is what makes this film what it is. Duvall is strong as the world-wearied father, and Wahlberg puts | 45 out of 5 Stars on a more subtle performance, different from some of his other shoot em up roles (Shooter, The Departed, Four Brothers). Eva Mendes, although | found her role pointless in the film, gives a good performance as a female in a male-dominated film. She finally shows some proof that one can look good and act at the same time, a rare thing these days in Hollywood. The one who truly steals the show is Phoenix. | dont think there has ever been a movie | have seen with this guy that | have not liked. | enjoyed Gladiator, Signs, The Village, Walk the Line and now you can add We Own the Night to that list. He is definitely one of Hollywood's most talented and underrated actors. His performance as Bobby Green gives the most powerful performance of any actor | have seen so far this year. Yeah sure, its all been done before and it is all a little clich, but you cannot go wrong by seeing We Own the Night. It is one film that will probably go unnoticed at the Oscars, but it is a great addition to the list of classics like The Departed, and The Godfather. The Darjeeling Limited By Margaret Hester WCnewsmagazine When | first read that Wes Anderson had a new movie, | could hardly contain my excitement. For those of you who do not know Wes Anderson, he is the director of Life Aquatic, The Royal Tenenbaums, and Rushmore. Sadly, it was September and | had to wait two months. However, finally my wait was over, last weekend, when | got the chance to see The Darjeeling Limited. The story begins with two men running to catch a train. As the story progresses, the audience learns that one of the men is one of three brothers. They have not spoken in over a year, following their fathers death. In order to revive their friendship and brotherhood, Francis has invited his brothers, Jack and Peter, to join himon aspiritual journey through India. Unknown to Jack and Peter, Francis has planned to meet with their estranged mother, Patricia, at the end of journey. Along the way, the train gets lost, the brothers get kicked off the train, and make attempts to visit every spiritual place in India, while learning more about each other and themselves. As with every Wes Anderson movie, the same characters and actors are seen; including Jason Schwartzman (Jack), Owen Wilson 5 out of 5 Stars! (Francis), Adrien Brody (Peter) Anjelica Huston (Patricia), and of course, Bill Murray. Perhaps the most intriguing part of The Darjeeling Limited is the cinematography. The colors and patterns found upon the trains set the mood for the characters and events. The symbolism found within this movie is far beyond any other Wes Anderson movie. Currently, the Darjeeling Limited is only playing at the Fine Arts Theatre in Asheville. However, it is far worth the drive to see the great work on cinematic art. QUQLUIUNIP.IOJUR pO Splat sl ea att ay a Sal a IE PE aaa
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