Thursday, October 20, 2011

Talking Pictures: 'Margin Call' | 'The Three Musketeers' | 'Paranormal Activity 3' | 'Johnny English Reborn' | 'The Skin I Live In'

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'Margin Call': On eve of collapse, a taut game of musical chairs -- 3 stars
'Margin Call' — 3 stars
A taut game of musical chairs

Shot in less than three weeks for $3 million by first-time writer-director J.C. Chandor, "Margin Call" is on the facile side, but it's well-crafted and smartly acted.

Silly, bombastic 'Three Musketeers' -- 1 star 'The Three Musketeers' — 1 star
Silly and bombastic

Whatever your relationship to the Alexander Dumas story, there's a word for the latest screen edition: whatthehell?
'Paranormal Activity 3': Low-budget scares still highly effective — 3 stars 'Paranormal Activity 3' — 3 stars
Low-budget scares work

The most startling shot is something even the film's determined unbelievers would concede to be damnably effective.
'Johnny English Reborn': Spy spoof should have let its star off the leash -- 2 1/2 stars 'Johnny English' — 2 1/2 stars
Spy spoof should go further

Like any international spy movie worth its salt, this boasts helicopter stunts, choreographed fighting and nifty gadgets.
Sleek, lovely 'Skin I Live In' reveals elegance in the grotesque -- 3 stars 'The Skin I Live In' — 3 stars
Sleek, grotesque elegance

Part of the payoff comes in seeing Antonio Banderas reunite with the director whose comedies launched him into stardom.
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