Toronto Roundup

To follow the goings-on in real time, try trending #tiff on Twitter. Those who know how to do it well will give you a nice glimpse of what it’s like up there.

Meanwhile, here are a few things worth your time this morning:

Liam at EmpireMovies reviews Jack Goes Boating, “It‚Äôs almost as though he had been visualizing directing this movie for years but just now stepped behind the camera. We can really only hope that he continues to tread these waters with the same brilliant results.”

Mr. Will reviews The Social Network, “The irony of The Social Network is that Facebook truly brought the world together, yet at the same time divided those so deeply attached to it.”

Peter Knegt reviews Stone, “As a thriller, ‚ÄúStone‚Äù has loads of potential and not enough momentum to pull it off. It does, however, maintain a consistent redeeming factor: De Niro, putting on a legitimately unsettling performance, delivers his best work in years as a man growing increasingly exasperated by an inability to express his fears. Even so, he can‚Äôt salvage the movie from its muddled depictions of justice and spirituality. Curran obviously has a lot of ideas, but fails to stick with one that works.”

Finally, I don’t really know what to make of The Town’s reception. On the one hand, there seem to be pretty good reviews coming out of the majors. On the other hand, reviews like this one keep popping up. I suppose this will go in the “I have to see it for myself” pile.

From the Film Stage:

The performances across the board are top-notch, but the characters are one-note. As the stakes rise, the climax doesn’t pack the punch of Affleck’s knockout debut, but he is able to grow as a director in other areas. Through spacial continuity and stellar pacing, he crafts heist and car chase sequences that creep up to Heat levels.

Also, Slash Film and Collider do a video review of The Town.