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Scalene (2011)
Go watch something else
I thought that this movie could be something worth watching, but it isn't.
The acting isn't very good, there was especially a scene with the mom and daughter at a restaurant which didn't feel natural at all.
The story is narrated in a way that we begin in the end of the story and work our way further and further backwards in time. That could have worked, but the timing is bad, sometimes there are small jumps and short scenes, and then then suddenly there is a long scene. Too inconsistent in my opinion.
** Spoiler ** The whole thing with faking a rape is also really absurd and horrific to me, no sane person would to this. She chooses to sexually abuse a mentally challenged person, inflict physical damage to him and herself instead of reporting her suspicions to the proper authorities. Totally illogical.
I also think that the movie fails to portray the relationships between the characters, mostly they feel kind of detached from each other.
Remember Me (2010)
Disappointed, inaccurate rating
I bought into most of the movie, except the very beginning and the end. It could have been a pretty good drama that deserved the current IMDb ranking of 7.1, but at best it's a 5.
In the beginning, there is a murder without any sense at all, the robbers already got the victims purse, so there is absolutely no reason for her to get shot. Then, the husband of the victim shows up, he's a NYC detective, so my thought was like "maybe this is somekind of revenge, maybe he's a crooked cop into organized crime". That's not the case though, this murder could have been used much better in the story to portray Ally as as troubled person just like Tyler.
I am not an American, so the ending is simply absurd to me. When I saw the date on the blackboard, I thought that it was regarding something the class as going to discuss. But no, it's the date, and we get some lame Ghandi quote and poof, it's over.
Don't see this movie, there are much better dramas out there, the rating is not accurate.
Revenge (2011)
Not dark enough for me
I think this show could have been great as a mini-series if you added more brutality/violence and more sinister actions from the main character.
The actors are not doing a bad job, but the more I watch this show, the more I feel like I'm not in the target group. It's too much of a soap opera for my taste, and it feels like this show will go on forever, just add more characters that hurt Emily/Amandas father and you're all set.
The show simply doesn't live up to its name, there isn't much revenge happening. I don't empathize much with Emily/Amanda and I don't get that feeling of retribution taking place in front of my eyes when finally a character dies.
The most recent movie I watched was "The girl with the Dragon Tattoo", watch it and see a rapist get what's coming to him, that's revenge.
Pariah (1998)
Not recommended, but I don't regret renting it
I can't say I would recommend this movie to anyone, but on the other hand, I can't say I regret renting it either. I didn't know at all what to expect from this movie when I rented it, I could easily name any movie that's better but what I find good about this movie is the violence and the confrontations that's in it and the laughs I got from some sick and weird stuff (especially the drug addicted Angela).