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Dune (2021)
Sumptuous imagery
A bit like Tenet, with stunning visuals and seemingly all the ingredients of a masterful epic but fails to connect with the viewer emotionally. Stellan Skarsgard is a wonderful actor but his mannerisms were so alike Marlon Brando's portrayal of Colonel Kurtz from Apocalypse Now that he may have turned up at the wrong re-make. Timothy Chamalet's performance was a let down and he will need to step up for part 2. Yet hey, the imagery alone is enough to rate it 7/10.
Adam (2019)
Not sure of the audience for this one
If the other reviews are any reflection, there seems to be a semi boycott on viewing this film by the LGBT community. I would not recommend any straight audiences to go out of their way to see it either, as you will likely be as confused as I was by the relationships. Margaret Qualley is very easy on the eyes though. I would rate this 5.2/10
Into the Blue (2005)
Jessica
I viewed this movie ages ago now, so please forgive me if I can't recall all the intricate details......Jessica Alba is on the beach. Alba in a bikini. Jessica swimming underwater. Jessica Alba gets kidnapped in hot clothing. (or was that another film)?
Anyway, according to the IMDB credits, there were other people who appeared in Into the Blue but I have absolutely no recollection of them.
Because of the great acting, I rate this film 7/10
Swingers (1996)
Less than Inspiring
The first twenty minutes of this film were so enjoyable that I begun to wonder how the hell I missed it back in the 90s. Of course, by the halfway mark, I fully understood why I had received no positive word of mouth that may have inspired me to view it back then. Then, unfortunately, the second half just plodded along from one uninteresting scene to the next and I would have switched it off had I not been in quarantine. One for fans of the actors only. My rating 5.8 /10
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)
A Surprise
Another quarantine film that at my age should have held no interest, but surprisingly it did. Of course, there was the usual clunky scenes and uneven performances that are par for these teen movies. Yet the director kept the action moving at a brisk pace; helped enormously by the appeal of the young lead actress. My rating 6.6 / 10
The Half of It (2020)
A Charmer
Although I am far from the target audience, and probably never would have viewed this film if not for the quarantine lock-down, I was pleasantly surprised with the result. The tiny lead actress had to do a lot of heavy lifting, with her charm masking some of the more inconsistent scenes, but her performance had me half smiling through to the credits. I would rate this 6.8 / 10.