Dave's reviewing philosophy

In his comment on my review of "Children of Men", Tiberius makes an important point that I think needs addressing: my film reviews are very, very vague - I provide negligible description of the movie and no evidence for my assertions.

This is intentional.

Here's what I hope to achieve as a reviewer:
1) Readers understand from my reviews and other posts what I like/dislike in movies, and whether this matches well with their own tastes.
2) Readers understand whether I'm glad I saw a particular movie and why.
3) Those readers whose tastes are similar to my own can extrapolate relatively well whether they'd like the movie.
4) If they do watch it, they're able to experience every moment as it unfolds, as unadulterated as possible by prior knowledge.

I think even a little prior knowledge of the film can detract from the viewer's ability to be mentally and emotionally kidnapped by it, an ability which I value highly.

If someone really needs to know details of the plot, they can find a synopsis at moviefone or a zillion other places.