It's entirely possible that this catches me up with the movies
Pan's Labyrinth in 25 words or less:
This film works because it is beautifully sutble, yet unrestrained in its brutality. So many little choices made it a visceral, and perfectly ambiguous, experience. A.
Kill Bill, Vol. 1 in 25 words or less:
I didn't miss the coherence in this (essentially) set of archetypal atmospheric genre shorts, but I did miss knowing any of the characters as people. B+.
This film works because it is beautifully sutble, yet unrestrained in its brutality. So many little choices made it a visceral, and perfectly ambiguous, experience. A.
Kill Bill, Vol. 1 in 25 words or less:
I didn't miss the coherence in this (essentially) set of archetypal atmospheric genre shorts, but I did miss knowing any of the characters as people. B+.