Broken English (John Cassevetes' daughter Zoe's answer to her friend Francis Ford Coppola's daughter Sofia's Virgin Suicides). An uber-indy New York looking-for-love story, it is meant to appeal to the kind of person who might not admit publicly to a lowbrow Sex and the City habit. It is a slightly dark romance, slightly more Idealist than Guardian in its approach. Rationals and Artisans (and most men) probably will not relate as well to at as the target audience does.
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Syriana is a geopolitical thriller with an Academy Award-winning screenplay by Stephen Gaghan, who wrote Traffic. Similar to the earlier film, it consists of multiple story lines connected by socio-political problems that have reached crisis levels. George Clooney, the producer, won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance. Rationals will probably most appreciate the multi-layered plots that involve conniving oil companies, the U.S. Justice Depa…
The X-Files: I Want to Believe, the second movie based on the popular TV series, seemed to satisfy the X-Files "addicts" in the audience with this reviewer - there was applause in the theater. It works well as a stand-alone puzzle-style thriller that should please the Rationals and Artisans that are the main target audience, whether or not they are already fans. Idealists will also find a lot to like; Guardians less so.
Dr. Dana Scu…
Hitch capitalizes well on the hint at depth Will Smith brings to any project, even a light, romantic comedy such as this. Nonetheless, the film will appeal most to the expected audience - Guardian women, some Artisan women, and a minority of Idealist women. It will hold much less interest for most men, Rationals, and Idealists.
Hitch (Will Smith) is a dating consultant. He helps men (along a broad spectrum of nerdishness) get the attention of the w…
Deja Vu is an intellectually stimulating thriller that combines subtle acting, poetically beautiful images, and a tough-to-follow premise with a platonic love story. Rationals will probably enjoy it most, followed by Idealists. It may be too experimental and unpredictable for many Guardian viewers. Some Artisans will enjoy the action; others may find the plot too complicated to enjoy without working.
Agent Doug Carlin (Denzel Washington) is investi…
