Pancho Villa La Revolución no ha terminado
Tabone works like a propagandist filmmaker, mostly aiming at reinforcing the legend rather than trying to give us a fair portrait.
Panic Room
In Panic Room, a Home Alone for grown-ups, director David Fincher tries to make us experience fear through the eyes of a mom whose home has been invaded. While both of his earlier works, Se7en and Fight Club were visually pieces successfully playing with our emotions and perception, here we are pretty much left in an empty room.
Paris
The problem, if you're familiar with French cinema, is that you've seen these kinds of Parisian characters a million times, which turns this film into a clichéd social commentary piece.
Paris Je T'aime
An ambitious but rather unfortunately uneven selection of shorts featuring the City of Lights.
Particles of Truth
With Particles of Truth, Jennifer Elster has crafted a compelling and vivid story about insecurity, art, addiction, pride and the potential for love in New York City.
The Passion of the Christ
While this film is obviously a labor of love and devotion, that doesn't necessarily, ensure an excellent film when typical Hollywood-action-movie elements and special effects abound.
The Patriot Braveheart meets Independance Day in The Patriot, a time piece about the American Revolution; not only is this epic directed by Roland Emmerich (ID4, Godzilla), it features Mel Gibson. Unfortunately, Roland Emmerich isn't Mel Gibson and Mel Gibson isn't Godzilla: his rage and his big shoulders aren't enough to support a movie burdened with such a melodramamtic plot.
Pay It Forward Pay it Forward is a utopian film. It argues for a better world and brings a glimmer of hope that seems to respond to the pessimism of American Beauty. The comparison is not innocuous as both of these films were produced by Dreamworks, feature Kevin Spacey as a main character, and propose an offbeat approach to American society. Add young Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense) and you have the assurance that solid casting will be able to support this original story.
Pearl Harbor
As is annually customary, Hollywood launches the American box office conquest by playing the patriotic card of a great nation in peril. Last year, Emmerich offered us Mel Gibson, who repelled the invasion of Her Majesty's troops in The Patriot. This year the blockbuster duo of Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer (Armaggedon, Con Air, The Rock) has their turn to hit the jackpot with the Pearl Harbor attack and feature Ben Affleck as an improbable hero—I suspect that the next year John Woo will present us with a remake of The Alamo with Tom Cruise in the title role of Davy Crockett.
The Perfect Storm The Perfect Storm is perfectly mediocre. Old Man and the Sea is one thing, but Based on a True Story is quite another altogether.
Persepolis
Adapted from Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel, Persepolis is a personal history everyone can relate to, told with a knowing mix of humor and nostalgia.
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