Great Expectations

I usually review more current movies but this movie was released in 1998. I didn't have the chance to watch this one until now after looking through my sister's DVD collection. Anyways, it stars a young Ethan Hawk, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Robert DeNiro. It is based on an adaptation of a Charles Dickens novel. I was pleasantly surprised at how well the cinematography and score of the movie was. The story was well done as well as the acting as well. A young boy from a poor family is invited to keep a wealthy eclectic recluse's niece company. The boy falls in love with the niece but she doesn't seem to show any emotions to the boy. She comes and goes in his life but is there a destiny for the two of them? Were they meant to be? I won't say so you'll have to see for yourself. I've noticed that i've enjoyed watching quite a bit of Ethan Hawk movies. He surely has picked great roles in his career. You should pick this movie out as well. 8/10

Jiang Hu

Andy Lau, Jackie Cheung, Edison Chen, and Shawn Yue can't save this movie from being mediocre. If you're looking for gritty triad action and gunfights, then you should find a Johnnie To movie to watch. Not much of a plot or storyline in this one. The production value and cinematography didn't seem to be up to par either. Andy Lau couldn't save this movie but he would be the only reason why anybody would want to watch this. His fans won't be disappointed as he puts on a good show. 6/10