What is wrong with the cinema

It's been ages since I've seen something really good. Aside from a few gems like Napoleon Dynamite; 21 Grams; My Life Without Me and Mystic River, I haven't seen much that knocked my socks off. With movies costing as much as they do,it often feels like a real scam when I walk out of the theatre. Are people becoming dumber or more complacent or am I just becoming too critical.

In the last week I've seen Constatine and The Woodsman. Two very dark and disturbing films. One about God and the Devil, and one about a child molester. Neither of them was very moving and neither of them will probably stick with me. Mos Def plays a cop in The Woodsman, and was by far the best performance in the film. Ultimately the other big disappointment is that there are just so many actors being given parts these days. It's like a small incestuous pool of people roaming from one movie to the next.

Give us some new blood and some interesting stories! No wonder documentaries had their heyday as of late -- people are tired of watching the same thing on the screen all the time.