Movie Reviews: Inside Man, and The Station Agent.
Inside Man:
Staring: Denzel Washington.
Very good mystery cop thriller. One must pay attention from the very beginning, and all the way through.
The Station Agent:
One of the most impressive movies I’ve seen in a few years. Slow and easy going, but a real “feel good” movie. I highly recommend it to everyone it is a must see movie! It’s a few years old so it should be available in any video store.
The following review is from Amazon dot com:
A strong ensemble and director Tom McCarthy's sweetly low-key observations make Sundance fave The Station Agent a treat. The film revolves around a reserved, somber dwarf (Peter Dinklage, immortalized by his brilliant ticked-off tirade in Living in Oblivion), a train enthusiast who inherits a small depot in rural New Jersey. He makes friends, somewhat reluctantly, with a group of eccentric locals: the guy at the coffee stand (buoyant Bobby Cannavale), an artist (Patricia Clarkson, impeccable as usual), and a librarian (Michelle Williams). A few of the plot strands feel forced, but whenever the actors are simply playing off each other with McCarthy's nicely understated dialogue--which is most of the time--it ambles along winningly. You'll also learn more than you will ever thought you'd want to know about trains. The key is Dinklage's smoldering performance, one of those reminders that a single scowl is worth pages of conversation. --Robert Horton