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In 1950s Soviet Russia, secret police agent Leo Demidov (Tom Hardy) loses everything when he refuses to denounce his wife, Raisa (Noomi Rapace) as a traitor. Finding themselves exiled to a grim provincial outpost, Leo and Raisa join forces with Gen. Mikhail Nesterov (Gary Oldman) to capture a serial  killer who preys on young boys. They soon find that their investigation threatens a system-wide cover-up enforced by Vasili (Joel Kinnaman), Leo's psychopathic rival. -WWW Official Website "There is NO murder in paradise !"  Directed by: Daniel Espinosa Written for the screen by: Richard Price Produced by: Ridley Scott, Michael Schaefer and Greg Shapiro    (Source) The Ayala Cinemas boasted  about having exclusive rights in showing this film to the general public, but that wasn't what attracted me to this film.  I was attracted by the tagline: "How do you find a killer that doesn't exist ?" Yes.  I wondered to myself. ...

http://www.impawards.com/ There are many things that made me sick to my stomach while watching this film.  Yes, Charles(Owen) loves his daughter Amy(Timlin) very much, but he is not very laudable in his ways. The moral compass is pointing downward and until the end, except for Charles going back to his wife and daughter, there was nothing redeemable about his character.  Well, that's just my opinion . What did I like about this film?  The acting.  I finally understood why Vincent Cassel became Beauty's Beast .  He was so good that I almost hated him.  I wanted to get a baseball bat and hunt the guy, forgetting he was just playing LaRoche and he was not LaRoche himself.   Clive Owen is a very good actor and more often than not, he is immersed in his character. From Giancarlo Esposito , to Addison Timlin , to Melissa George , RZA  to  Xzibit  to Tom Conti et al, everyone executed  their assignments well. N...

Beauty and the Beast  by  Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve Screenplay by  Christophe Gans and  Sandra Vo-Anh Directed by  Christophe Gans Cinematography by  Christophe Beaucarne Music by Pierre Adenot Starring:  Vincent Cassel  as The Beast Léa Seydoux  as Belle André Dussollier  as Belle's Father Eduardo Noriega   as Perducas Yvonne Catterfeld   as The Princess Nicolas Gob   as Maxime OFFICIAL WEBSITE The original Story and the 1st abridged adaptation It is no doubt that my favorite ever version is the one produced by Disney  and for me, the others pale in comparison, including this one.  Still, this movie is worth watching.  The special effects are good along with the background music.  The actors are very convincing too and scenery is beautiful.   I have nothing against Vincent Cassel.  He is a very good actor and during h...