My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Magic (1978)

Anthony Hopkins first showed the world how creepy he was capable of turning with this psychological ventriloquist horror film directed by Richard Attenborough and written by William Goldman. With talent like this how could a film fail? Anthony plays a shy magician who uses ventriloquism in his act to get noticed. It works but it also fractures his mind to the point it’s not clear who is the dummy and who is the man. What a great little movie with a wonderful love story and tragic turn. This is certainly a classic of the genre. Grade: A-
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