Reviews

The documentary is broken into three parts that perfectly set up the different sides of this case. The dramatization is well done by not acting out full scenes, rather it gives you just enough to have a sense of context. The story itself is wild and honestly leaves a lot of questions unanswered. (SPOILERS)

Did the FBI agent have anything to do with the situation since he was involved with the ex fiancé? Why would the police chief turn on the female victim so irrationally? I guess he was convinced the case was a hoax? If that's the case then talk about being completely unqualified for that job. The biggest question, and I think there is an answer for; Was Muller, the abuser working alone when kidnapping Denise? Or was there a whole criminal operation going on? The truth most likely is that he was working alone. The documentary shows that he feels guilt and compassion towards his victims. With Denise he set it up to where his assault would be easier for him to do. He explains that he "has" to have sex with her and record it for "collateral", and that he will be gentle. It's his twisted sense of compassion, but it's a situation where she is not being assaulted all of a sudden, unlike the woman in Palo Alto. In the interview the Palo Alto victim said he ended up not sexually assaulting her because he felt bad when she was begging and pleading. So Muller setup a fake criminal operation and explained this all to Denise to lead her to believe that he didn't want to harm her, but that he had to. In this, he can commit the atrocious act on Denise while at the same time diverting blame to his "crime partners."

This story will make you think for a while, and one gripe I have about the documentary is that it doesn't attempt to answer some of the questions listed above, whether there is evidence or not. Speculation does have value, especially from experts in the field, like a police chief or detective. Even having on a psychologist examining Muller's behavior could have really fleshed out more of the story and added some nuance.

With the given material, this should be a home run of a movie. Instead it's a complete mess.

30 minutes in and I was still waiting for the movie to start. It came off as a giant introduction with nonstop narration from the colonel. I am curious how many cut scenes there are, it felt like a thousand.

The acting was on par with a soap opera, but I don't blame the actors for that. There was absolutely no chance for the characters to be fleshed out in scenes. Instead it's cut to this, cut to that, now cut back to this over here.

The music itself was overall underwhelming. Elvis's intro song was suppose to capture a moment and it just didn't land. Then you have modern music interwoven that completely sucks you out of the experience. And let's not forget "I Can't Help Falling In Love With You" is played while Elvis is with his future wife, but it's not even sung by him.

Austin Butler is the one redeeming quality in this movie. He is quite literally amazing, and it is the saddest waste of talent I've ever seen.

Little Princess Leia somehow outruns bounty hunters and a Jedi, it's laughable to watch. I can't tell if Reva is a bad actor or the writing just makes her look bad. The grand inquisitor is the only interesting villain, but hey let's just kill him off immediately right? I give it 5 because it's not all bad, but the bad parts are cringey. Stay tuned folks and let's hope it gets better.

It took me a while to get around to watching No Way Home. There was so much hype, and people were declaring 'the hype is real.'

I feel alone on an island thinking this movie is terrible. I get that people were psyched about all the old Spider-Man characters coming together for a big super fun time, but that does not cover up for how nonsensical everything is in this film. (Spoilers incoming)

First the good. This will be a short segment. The idea to bring all the characters from the previous Spider-Man movies together through the multiverse is an awesome concept. The execution however was lazily conceived.

The two constant problems in the movie are the cringey dialogue and the incomprehensible decision making. The movie starts with Peter Parker's identity being revealed. Now if your identity is revealed where is the last place you want to go? The answer is your house. It appears no one told the writers this because that is where Parker goes. Also, Parker ask's Strange to put a spell on the world so his friends can go to MIT? How is that his rationale? Yes it gives purpose for the rest of the film but it's a lazy story telling way to get there. Why would Dr. Strange agree at all to that. He is a freaking wizard.

There is not a single line of dialogue that is intelligent. It's all cliches, lines that have been in previous movies, or just pop culture language with no substance. Towards the end I was cringing at the back and forth between characters, especially when Goblin says "I'm something of a scientist myself." Yes we know that when you said it 20 years ago. (I loathe fan service.) There were a couple jokes that landed but overall I was laughing at parts that weren't supposed to be funny, like when all the Peter Parkers were in the lab with their goggles and test-tubes finding cures for the villains in less than 5 minutes. Again, lazy writing.

This is a movie for children who have no concept of reality or care about a well thought out story. (End rant.)

Everything seemed to be as a matter of fact until the police car blew up from the pistol. Even Bateman looked surprised. Then he is just shooting everyone, including the hotel clerk. After Bateman goes through the rotating doors and back into the hotel the clerk is there again, not shot. Maybe some is in his head and some isn't. I don't mind an open ended resolution but this ending makes me feel a little psychotic.

It feels weird calling this a comedy. Patrick Bateman is a hilarious character and the business card scene is masterclass. The problem is the vicious violence intermixed makes the film uneven.

Overall I would recommend this movie to anyone who wants to watch Christian Bale put on an A plus performance. American Psycho is very stylish and not some standard humdrum Hollywood picture. It stands the test of time to this day and will for the years to come.

First the good. Through the whole movie I could not figure out what was going on. So from the very beginning I was engaged and trying to piece the puzzle together. The twist at the end is okay but I'll have more to say about that in a minute.

Alright now the critique. We are living in the era of Liam Neeson playing the same character over and over again. There is a running joke that his latest role in any movie is just another 'Taken' role. It would appear in this one we finally get a break from the guy with a certain set of skills. Well it turns out this movie is Taken but we just didn't know it until the end, and apparently neither did Liam Neeson's character. Half way in the movie I'm thinking, okay we finally got something different here, then when we found out he's a trained assassin and now I'm thinking, son of a b!$&!, It's Taken 7. Will Liam ever escape this role? I doubt it considering he has done a more recent movie called 'The Marksman' where he is an x-marine with a particular set of skills.

I give it a 6 because the majority of the movie I was dialed in and interested. Special effects were poor and overused, music was the same, and the fact that this plot went the assassin route with corporations trying to steal the latest greatest innovation in corn, developed by a scientist worth billions of dollars was almost over the top. I was waiting for the President of the U. S to be involved somehow. The budget for Unknown was 80% used to get Liam Neeson, just like the previous 6 Taken movies.

This trilogy has been a fun cute high school rom com. The third installment is the lesser of the three. The scene that stuck out the most, surprisingly is in the diner with Peter and his dad. It was simple, yet moving. This may not be appropriate in terms of reviewing a movie but I just gotta say, the movie is not a happy ending. They're not gonna make it. Coast to coast, formidable years completely separate, been dating for less than a year, and afterwards what? Is Peter gonna move to NY, play catch up with their relationship, and find a job? If it's true to the books then there you go but I don't see it. This is also fiction so I guess it doesn't matter. My point is that the ending is saying happily ever after but I am not convinced it is.

Breaking Bad is a binge worthy show. You get tied to characters, the crime operations are interesting to watch play out and Walter's arc is very solid. The only thing is that the tragedy is never ending. The characters that get killed and the lack of redemption crushes the spirit. At the end of it I am wandering...does any good come from this? Or is everyone's lives just in shambles?