Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame - 狄仁杰之通天帝国 (2010)

Makes for some decent entertainment, but nothing to shout about. Didn't help that there was a couple who talked almost throughout the whole show.

The American (2010)

Violante Placido has a HOT smokin' bod that has me all STEAMED UP! Despite a mainstream plot, the film takes a very non-mainstream approach (slow, low key, introspective) that makes this not a film for everyone.

Easy A (2010)

Nice.

The Girl Who Played with Fire - Flickan som lekte med elden (2009)

Not bad, but I liked the first one more. Happy to have caught this overseas as the hometown version was censored.

Inception (2010)

Not too bad.

Sandcastle - 沙城 (2010)

A bit too slow for my liking, but once it gets going, it really reaches deep into your heart and tugs at the strings. A more than decent directorial debut where the flaws are mere nitpicks on my part. IMHO, the talents playing the lead, the mother and the grandmother were aptly selected.

Berlin 36 (2009)

IMHO, the story is the strongest aspect of the film. But I think the direction fails to fully exploit the potential of the subject matter. Still, not a bad film.