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Justin Timberlake + the Tennessee Kids (2016)
Great show but lackluster vocals from JT
Amazing show and performers. Literally one of the coolest shows I've ever seen but 2 items of crtitique: 1. The movie has really bad editing. They show some really weird camera angles at some points; one was looking up at JT's feet through a glass floor he was dancing on for 5 seconds. What was that about? 2. The concert/performance itself was fantastic except it would be nice if JT actually sung the chorus and sung it more like the studio album vocals. He relied too much on his back up singers for the chorus and the bridge of every other song. Also having the audience sing every line of the chorus for the whole song is annoying. It didn't happen the whole time, but it happened on a number of songs. Doing it a few times is fine . . . but literally like the last 4 or 5 songs were like that the whole time. His vocals on Mirrors was especially disappointing.
Otherwise, his different take on the songs from the album versions were cool. I appreciated that. Just need more effort on the vocals and less being distracted by the audience. Otherwise, it is worth watching but you will find yourself turning on the studio album after it.
Foxcatcher (2014)
Highly overrated film
What is all they hype with this movie? I had such high expectations. This movie had potential to go in many meaningful directions but as soon as it seamed like it was going somewhere it would stop dead in its tracks and change course. In the end I couldn't draw a single point or lesson or meaning from any character or event in the movie. It was just a very tragic tale that seemed to all be for nothing at all. It gave no conclusion to any of the characters. It even showed a very emotional ending very awkwardly, not focusing at all on any of the 3 major characters.
The only positive is that the acting by Channing Tatum, Steve Carrel, and Mark Ruffalo were all very good. However, the screenplay did not really write a lot of emotions into their characters. The main emotion I kept feeling was just awkwardness throughout the movie. Channing Tatum's character was always angry and resentful and it did not really dig into great detail as to what shaped his character to be like that. They didn't explore the relationship between the Schultz brothers, except in the very beginning and it just skimmed the surface. Overall it was a confusing mess for the audience and you are left not knowing what you are meant to feel or think by the writers and the director. Very poor story telling in my opinion.
Don't believe the hype. Honestly, this movie was a gigantic waste of time. I don't recommend it at all.