Breakfast with Hunter

A documentaric glimpse into his days of Hollywood fame. But not one that showcases his originality unfortunately. Lots of footage of his toy boys/girls, the likes of Johnny Depp & Johnny Cusack and various others, reading his works with the Hunter smugly reminiscing. But as the words are read, and as he speaks of his writing, one realises that the beauty lies in his writing. Like good butter chicken -  unobtrusive but immensely involving. Making me wanting to read more. The film was made before his goodnight speech:

Football season is over

No More Games. No More Bombs. No More Walking. No More Fun. No More Swimming. 67. That is 17 years past 50. 17 more than I needed or wanted. Boring. I am always bitchy. No Fun -- for anybody. 67. You are getting Greedy. Act your old age. Relax -- This won't hurt.

He was in control apparently. One will never know. 

Owl's farm, one of the cool things that one learns from the movie, is the centre for art appreciation these days.

Rating: * * +

Public Enemies

Much awaited film about John Dillinger, an outlawed bank robber during The Great Depression : with Michael Mann bringing together, arguably, the two most iconic actors of the current generation - Johnny Depp and Christian Bale. From the reviews I understand that there are loads of technical aspects to the film that there is to appreciate. Maybe, but the film seemed to generally lack focus, a script little shallow to pull of as an exciting crime thriller and therefore an insipid watch : disappointing considering that it came from the maker of these films. Johnny Depp appears best suited to be a pirate for the rest of his career - not a patch on his edgy protrayal as Joseph Pistone in Donnie Brasco. While Christian Bale, still without a smile, was probably who brought the most into his character.

Rating: * *