Tag Archives: Neil Burger

The Intouchables (2011) and The Upside reviews — Comedy warms hearts on both sides of the pond

January 10, 2019 flawintheiris

The Intouchables (2011) | Written and Directed by Oliver Nakache and Eric Toledano, adapting the story by Phillipe Pozzo di Borgo | 112 min The Upside | Directed by Neil Burger | Written by Jon Hartmere, based on the script for The Intouchables | Prime Video A massive hit in Europe, The Intouchables is a stone-cold… Read More

Insurgent review — An unremarkable return to the faction-filled future

March 30, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by Robert Schwentke, written by Brian Duffield, Akiva Goldsman, and Mark Bomback, from the novel by Veronica Roth. Insurgent is a dull, big-budget misfire. What was silly but ebullient in the first film, Divergent, feels heavy-handed and irritating in its sequel. Characters who formerly seemed appealing now come across as insipid. And a storyline that… Read More

Divergent review

March 27, 2014 flawintheiris

Directed by Neil Burger Written by Evan Daugherty and Vanessa Taylor, from the novel by Veronica Roth It's been a while since I've had such aggressively ambivalent feelings about a movie. While I felt the premise and many of the plot details were ridiculous and poorly thought-out, I really enjoyed the feature's execution: The direction,… Read More

Limitless review

March 16, 2011 flawintheiris

Directed by Neil BurgerWritten by Leslie Dixon from an Alan Glynn novelLimitless is a movie for our over-medicated times, and a concept so high and wired that the picture refuses to let you down until the credits roll. Sure, it could have been a whole lot more than just a rush, but in terms of… Read More