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4 luni, 3 saptamâni si 2 zile (2007)
I wanted to pull my hair out...they did too
I haven't decided how I feel about this film. I found value in having seen it, but it wasn't entertaining. If you want a movie to be entertaining then don't watch it.
First of all, if you're interested in complaining about the dialog, then you've obviously never known anyone well from Eastern Europe. They don't go wearing their hearts on their sleeves.
Second of all, this movie is about one person...Otilia. The tension never eases and the other shoe never drops. That's on purpose. You are with her and her cool anger every step of the way. You sit with her at the table with her unbearable future in-laws wanting to scream and pull your hair out. You hate Gabita, but feel obligated to be there for her at the same time. The entire desperation of life fills you up inside. The story arch doesn't deliver...sorry...that's life.
Do you remember how the DMV used to be? Dozens of people quietly and politely waiting in line for hours when you know on the inside the are like "OMG! JUST GO ALREADY! WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG!" and wanting to punch each other?
That's kind of like this movie. What can I say, it's the human condition.
Echelon Conspiracy (2009)
BETTER than Eagle Eye
No, this was not a great movie, action movies rarely are, but it was certainly better than Eagle Eye.
Common complaints:
-"The acting sucked": Who the hell cares? It's an action movie! At least the characters were interesting and developed. At least the love interest was more than just a pretty girl along for the ride.
-"The plot was confusing and I couldn't figure out if they were good or bad guys": OMG! You are the stupidest idiot alive! You're the reason they dumbed down MI2. You are never aloud to watch a suspense movie again. If you said that the plot had too many detours, holes, or didn't explain itself right, I'm sorry, but you obviously just couldn't follow it. It all fit together in a neat little package.
-"The plot was too predictable": You also seem to be the folks that complain that the movie copied Eagle Eye. Do you really think that Eagle Eye had a good plot? =Jump through hoops or I'll kill you! By the way, I need your face or I'm blowing up a diamond.= That's not a plot! That's a really long car chase with gratuitous special effects. The plot only seems predictable because you've heard the story before. Standing alone it was interesting and well executed. They went about it far better than Eagle Eye here too. How long am I expected to listen to Shia LaBeouf whine that he doesn't want to play along!? Phone lady can kill you dude! Do what she says! At least Echelon was a smarter computer than Eagle Eye and bribed you first.
-"The end was cliché": Yeah alright you got me there. But once again...ACTION MOVIE! There was limited computer cliché amidst awesome gun fight and car explosion! Then he walks away with the girl...DUH! Complain about this and you complain about 99% of action suspense movies.
-"Unbelievable suspension of reality regarding computer technology": Uh...yeah. If you can't make this leap then you don't have any business watching a movie with "conspiracy" in the title. What do you want? A prologue that says "It must be understood that the computer is omniscient"? If you don't get the reference then you're not aloud to review movies anymore.