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Just movies

Yeah I am too inspiration-less that I thought I just talk about some movies.

A month ago I was itching to watch Walter Mitty and American Hustle.

Well.. watched both.
Mitty is nice and visually it reminds me of Life of Pi.
But it wasn't particularly inspirational.
Somehow I love "yes man" more than Mitty.

As for the American Hustle.. the actors were simply brilliant.
Christian Bale owned it. Big time.
Amy Adams had to compete with her cleavage in most of the screens but was otherwise solid.
We all love the mockingjay girl don't we? But having watched Silver Linings Playbook, I was rather disappointed by Jen Lawrence and Bradley Cooper here. They did great job but I enjoy their performance or characters in Silver Linings so much more.
And that's rare because in a straight man way, I admire Bradley Cooper, a lot!

So all in all.. the two big movies didn't really impress that much.
Where are the "Slumdog Millionaires" and "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" of 2014?
Unpretentious, inspirational.

The last movie that left me with that satisfied feeling is Frozen.

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