Hook, line and stinker

partly due to soundtrack, partly due to dialogue (or monologue -- or written word -- as the case may be)


perfect line reading that hooks you and instantly elevate a film to must-see status.


The Brave One

"It is astonishing to find that inside you there is a stranger; one that has your arms, your eyes."



P.S. Jodie Foster looks incredibly sexy in her wet-hair-slicked-back, sheathed-in-a-bathrobe, holding-a-gun posture


The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Life can only be understood backward; it must be lived forward

"We're almost the same age. We're meeting in the middle."
Benjamin: "I was thinking how nothing lasts. What a shame that is."
Daisy: "Some things last."



Million Dollar Baby

"There's magic in fighting battles beyond endurance. It's the magic of risking everything for a dream that nobody sees but you."



Losing Isaiah

"No matter what happens, I want you to know that we're always together"



Backdraft

"Is there something about these deaths that you're not telling me?"



Birth

"I understand that this is gonna sound crazy. I've met somebody who, uh...who seems to be...Sean."



21 Grams

"Who ever looks for the truth deserves punishment for finding it."

"God even knows when a single hair moves on your head"



The Long Kiss Goodnight

"What is you couldn't remember your real name? Your first kiss? Or your last goodbye?