Trevin's "What I've Been Watching"!

Winter's Bone (2010) - I had heard great things about this movie, so I decided to see it even though it didn't initially appeal to me, and I am very glad I did. Some might say this movie is a bit slow, but I would have to completely disagree. This film sucks you in from the brilliant opening scene all the way throughout the film. The way the director set up the setting and the tone of the film was pitch perfect, as was the acting, notably from relative newcomer Jennifer Lawrence and veteran character actor John Hawkes. There were a few editing mistakes in my opinion, mainly scenes lasting a second longer than they should have, but if I'm being that picky, that means the movie is very successful on every other aspect. I highly encourage everyone to find this movie and check it out, because I would expect this to be high on my end of the year top 25 list.
Rating: 9 out of 10

Mildred Pierce (1945) - I found this Joan Crawford film to be quite entertaining. It is part film-noir type murder mystery, and part melodrama, and it is no secret that the noir segments work much better. When watching this film, one must take into account the time it was made and the effect that has on the acting, story, and not-so-subtle racism. If someone is able to overlook that, I think they would find a movie that is quite enjoyable, especially if they enjoy films from this era.
Rating: 7 out of 10

Chloe (2010) - There are a few things in this film that work well, and quite a bit that doesn't. The character of Chloe has the beginnings of a very interesting character, but it doesn't seem fully developed. I thought Amanda Seyfried handled it well overall, and she was gorgeous (which is quite a bit of the role), it just seemed as if she didn't have too much to work with. The relationship between Chloe and Julianne Moore's character came across as not quite believable, and I think this film had the potential to be more interesting. I still enjoyed aspects of it though.
Rating: 5 out of 10