JuliusGorys

Politically but not emotionally fulfilling

A review of Speak the Word

by JuliusGorys on 05/05/2005

Decent story, believable dialogue, competently told with a satisfactory outcome. I've always been interested in the plight of the underdog and the correction of injustices. The trouble with semi or biographical tales though is that they lack sufficient tension and build up. This yarn is no different. There are elements of pure drama, but their outcomes are predictable. There... read

Love is a many spendored thing

A review of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Altar

by JuliusGorys on 04/08/2005

Brilliant, smashing, fast moving but well paced; a breeze to read. Smart dialogue, witty. Memorable characters. Great plot. Wouldn't change a thing (well actually, don't need the intro/cab driver if you need to tighten it and too many slaps at the end. Have her apply her newfound understanding of hockey). Suitably structured.

Murders Unlimited

A review of 21

by JuliusGorys on 09/14/2003

I liked the premise but was put off by the structure of the screenplay. Too much direction preceeded the dialogue. In spite of considerable action, it came across as being wooden, with too many talking heads. Removing that tie in to dialogue will make it a much more enjoyable read. Another problem was that the characters were so stereotypical and did not have a lot of depth... read

A Father's Worst Nightmare

A review of Progeny

by JuliusGorys on 05/17/2003

Understand and appreciate the views of the other reviewers but I found it an intriguing look at kids trying to oust dad in a hostile takeover of the family's assets. Didn't mind the flowerly dialogue -- not terribly medieval though, just very British. Expected soneone to say 'bloody good' but it never happened. The screenplay was not without its faults though -- too wordy and... read

Needs just a bit more work

A review of The Over Game

by JuliusGorys on 04/07/2003

An enjoyable story that kept me interested to the end although the promotion premise was weakly constructed and Gage's actions were a bit too spontaneous (working class types have brains too). It would have been preferable to have an ending where Gage completely degenerated into madness or where the frame up was successful would have been more satisfying than having them all... read

Not even on the Nashville Network

A review of Crazy In Love

by JuliusGorys on 04/03/2003

We start with a fish out of water, slutty city slickers charmed by local men in blue....very Andy of Mayberry. Would work well in the 1960's, could even now (like Witness), except the characters are too shallowly defined and are cliches. A couple of Clark Kents try to tame a pair of Madonna's, and succeed. Right. There is little conflict, no mystery. Country life and folk... read

Not like Frank

A review of Under Your Skin

by JuliusGorys on 03/16/2003

I enjoyed the last 25 pages of this script but would have bailed out of the movie well before I got past 70 minutes. It was too wordy (talking heads), too ordinary and depressing. The characters lacked passion and came off as a bunch of non-motivated slobs who dream their lives away. There wasn't sufficient tension. The script could have used more humor. Instead of speaking... read

par for the course

A review of Windmill Warriors

by JuliusGorys on 03/13/2003

Corny Green Acres/Petticoat Juntion type of story for the first 80 pages or so. Only became interesting after page 90. Excellent visual description of characters and places. Strong finish. Surprising grammatical mistakes and typos (their off). Would have liked to see more charcter depth between the love interests.

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