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Friday, January 19, 2001
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By Mai i McCormick
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These are the 10 most entertaining movies
to come out of Hollywood in 2000. Not only
were they all enjoyable and worth the price of
the ticket, but they are also great examples of
filmmaking.
Traffic ~ This movie is the most satisfying
movie of the year. Intelligently written and pas
sionately acted, it features director Steven Soder
bergh's (Erin Brockoyich) striking visual style.
Traffic brings to life a surprising view of the so-
called “war on drugs." One of the most artistic of
the movies listed. Traffic is not light-hearted en
tertainment, but it has a great message, and the de
livery is superb.
13 Days - Although recently. Kevin Costner
has not been able to match his past box office
success, that could all change with this riveting
thriller. Detailing the 13 days of the Cuban Mis
sile Crisis, this harrowing look at one of Amer
ica's darkest hours reaffirms a moviegoer’s faith
in Hollywood. Even though the film is mainly a
talking heads sort of picture, it has an energy that
reaches out and grabs the audience members, re
fusing to let them go after the credits have rolled.
Wonder Boys - This is the best movie of the
year that no one saw, a shame considering Michael
>ors groi Douglas’ Oscar-worthy performance and the
movie’s wonderful story. In Wonder Boys, an ag
ing college professor is brought to life by director
Curtis Hanson (L.A. Confidential). This movie
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Wonder Boys is sure to get a couple of Oscar nods.
Gladiator - This large-scale Roman epic fea
tures some of the most ferocious battle sequences
on film and also manages to be one of the year’s
best dramas. A superb performance by Russell
new leading man. The most successful venture by
director Ridley Scott guarantees that his follow
up project, Hannibal, a sequel to Silence of the
Lambs, will attract a lot of viewers.
Fret/uency-This amazing sci-fi thriller built a
movie around the idea of second chances. Beauti-
kingitle; fully directed, Frequency rises above mere
y or othe thrillers and connects with people on a very per-
culty cte sonal level. Plus, it was nice to see Dennis Quaid
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with such a great starring role.
The Contender - A no-holds-barred look at po
litical life, this movie probably features some of
handlesifie harshest language heard in theaters
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But Joan Allen’s sassy Best Actress-worthy per
formance as a vice-presidential nominee facing
scandal overshadows the expletives. To back Allen
up, this movie puts together the most impressive
cast of the year including Sam Elliott, Jeff Bridges,
Gary Oldman and William Petersen.
Unbreakable - Following the huge success of
The Sixth Sense, writer-director M. Night Shya
malan once again delivers a creepy and un
settling thriller. However, by moving out
of the well-known framework of a
ghost story and heading into un
charted territory, it seems he
alienated the part of his audi
ence that wanted to see an
other Sense.
X-Men - What could
have very easily been
just a special effects ex
travaganza was trans
formed into the coolest
movie of the year un
der the superb direc
tion of Bryan Singer
(The Usual Suspects).
Sleek, sexy and sur
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this summer block
buster paved the way
for a new franchise.
It prompted studios
to dust off dormant
comic-book scripts for a
possible shot at box-of
fice success.
Bounce - Somewhat
more serious and somber
than the trailers led audiences
to believe, this romantic drama
put the star power and true-life
chemistry of Gwyneth Paltrow and
Ben Affleck to great use. Realistic and
brutally honest, this, movie proved to be
this year's greatest love story.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon-This is
not a mainstream major Hollywood production.
The two stars, Chow Yun-Fat and Michelle Yeoh
(Tomorrow Never Dies) are better known in Asia
than America, and the film has subtitles. Crouch
ing is both a haunting love story and a kick-butt
martial-arts period piece. And this movie will blow
audiences away in wide release.
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