Our thanks to veterans nationwide, especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the cause of freedom.
Last night I watched a lively thriller, Brake (2012), courtesy of Netflix. It reminded me of two other works: the film Buried (2007) and the TV series Last Resort. The plot is similar to Buried in that a man awakens and discovers himself trapped in a box. While Buried works both cinematically and allegorically as an indictment of the war in Iraq, whether one agrees with its theme or not, Brake works only as thriller. It is reminiscent of Last Resort in its depiction of violent right wing revolt. Are film-makers anticipating attempted violent overthrow of the U.S. government, or are they merely seeking to entertain? While exciting and fast-paced despite its confined setting, the plot of Buried will likely have viewers wondering about its logic. I enjoyed the film until its ending, which I hated. It stars Stephen Dorff, who effects all the necessary emotions. It was directed by Gabe Torres, who has helmed mostly TV crime documentaries. He shows a real flare for high intensity and I hope he will continue to make such fare, although Buried was a flop at the box office. On a scale of five, two-and-a-half. It is rated six of ten at IMDb.
It looks like the Giants have fallen into the same second half of the season funk as last year, so I will write them off again, hoping they'll turn things around.
My thanks to the gentleman who purchased five education-oriented books, as he did last week, to the young man who bought a text on psychology and Song of Susannah, the sixth in Stephen King's Dark Tower series, and to the young woman who chose a history text and a biography of one of the left's most hated villains, Sam Walton, the visionary who gave America Walmart.
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