Entertainment Weekly has just compiled a list of the most surprising summer hits of the last decade. Who do they list?
There’s Something About Mary
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
The Sixth Sense
The Blair Witch Project
The Notebook
Napoleon Dynamite
The March of the Penguins
The 40-Year Old Virgin
Fahrenheit 9/11
The Inconvenient Truth
Read what they have to say about each film here.
Now, I will be going to see "The Inconvenient Truth" ASAP. Of the other films on the list, I recall the fury of folks racing out to see "The Notebook." Not only did the movie make an impact, but the book saw a revival of sales from the film as well. I wished the script was less saccharine. Enough said. Read my review here.
I also took time to write a review for the Blair Witch, here, my #5 favorite film of 1999.
You can read my comments about Napoleon Dynamite here, my #6 favorite family film of 2004.
Who did EW miss? I would highlight 2003's little-film-that-could Whale Rider, from New Zealand, starring the petite powerhouse of an actress Keisha Castle Hughes. Though it didn’t reach the numbers that these others enjoyed at the box office, Keisha’s performance was so memorable that she ended up with acting awards from the Critic’s Choice Film Awards and the Chicago Critics Association. But most impressively, she became one of the youngest actresses to receive a nomination for Best Actress. Her competition you ask? Try Diane Keaton, Samantha Morton, Charlize Theron, and Naomi Watts. Read my review of this film here.
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