Darts & Flowers

Tatum, Pettyfer, Manganiello and Bomer are soooooo hot. The rest lacks inventiveness, rhythm and strength. Mark: 6,25 / 10

Great Oscar ceremony, regardless of the winners. Mr. McFarlane was simply perfect. I really really enjoyed it.

This movie seems more a divertissement than a homage, but the result is pretty enjoyable. The sure thing is the magnificent acting delivered by the whole cast, DiCaprio and Jackson above everyone else. Mark: 8 / 10

Dry, courageous, emotionally blackmailing, not particularly original, magnificently acted: the overall result is pretty dystonic, but Trintignant and Riva's performances are simply stunning. Mark: 7,75 / 10

The first hour is lethally wordy, the acting is excellent but a bit self-conscious, the overall result is pretty satisfactory. I wouldn't rush and see it, though. Mark: 7,5 / 10

I love my bathroom, especially when I'm not in a hurry...

Despite some partly weak characterizations (Crowe, Baron Cohen and Bonham Carter) and a stentorian rhythm in the central segment, it's overall a great musical, with stunning performances by Jackman, Hathaway and Redmayne. Mark: 8,25 / 10

Strong, original, rough movie, with a magnificent little actress. Definitely worth watching. Mark: 8 / 10

Have you carefully read the previous post? Good. Now, dear AMPAS and Ernst&Young, would you please stop saying that nothing happened in the online voting process??? Thanks to "what almost certainly happened" and your subsequent silence the most talented director of 2012 won't be able to receive what he deserves: the Oscar. Shame shame shame on both of you.

Ben Affleck, the director, has won the Golden Globe, the DGA Award and the BAFTA. If we add the Golden Globe, the PGA, the SAG (Best Ensemble) and the BAFTA won by Argo, the movie, we can state that Mr. Affleck and his creature have won so far EVERY possible prize.

Now I can definitely state Scorsese's not my director. Hugo, in fact, reflects all the flaws I usually identify in his pictures: it's almost constantly boring, with an above the lines (or flat) acting and a magnificent but mellow technical presentation. Mark: 5,75 / 10