Before Midnight

24th of 365.

This is the first movie I have seen in this trilogy. It was really, really gutsy film making. It was amazing how long the takes were in this movie. There was literally 4 or 5 scenes that went 10+ minutes without a single cut. It was absolutely stunning. The scene kind of just settles in and you realize after 10 minutes that the camera has not left the actors. You are seeing two actors put on a clinic.

Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy were utterly fantastic.  The discussions range from existential questions of love to the ability to be a good father from across the ocean. I sided with Ethan Hawke in almost every argument, but it's probably because I'm a guy.

Judgement: See it in the theater. It's movie that could use the money.

The Purge

16th of 365.

You ever wonder what would happen if there was one day a year where you could commit any crime you would like?

Apparently the cast of School Ties will become psychopaths and want to murder you because you housed an injured person. While Ethan Hawke's character sells security systems to keep your house safe he does not sell Panic Room's. He sells cameras and metal shutters. Not exactly a fortress.

The movie has interesting points throughout, but no empathetic decisions or characters. You have interesting characters who are insane, an interesting homeless injured veteran, and an uninteresting family. We follow the family. 

Judgement: Skip, possible watch for DVD on TV.