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You're Killing Me (2023)
Not a Review/a much better ending would have been.... Spoiler Alert
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The situation was set up well. Ann Heche was pure evil, but I felt there really missed a chance. Imagine the same movie, but now change it this way-after the car goes into the lake, Eden pulls her friend Zara onto the shore. The mother seems them and walks towards them. Zara looks up and sees the mother then shoves Eden back under the water drowning her. Zara and the mother exchange a look. Next scene Zara on campus at Pembroke. Zara already wasn't 100% of the same mind with Eden; she begged her to take the deal. Tell me Zara turning on her friend at the last minute for the college scholarship and money wouldn't have been a much better; and darker ending-instead of the trope with the rich family sing murderers and trying to covering things up, we get the best friend turning on Eden. Wouldn't see it coming. Much scarier to think of that broken trust.
Into the Badlands (2015)
Some Good, Some Bad
Post apocalyptic world where the past is mysterious and powerful, people have secret powers. Some solid acting: Daniel Wu, Orla Brady, Emily Beecham, Ally Loannides, Martin Csokas, Stephen Lang, and Nick Frost (yes that Nick Frost-comedy relief). The combat scenes are excellent. Amazing swordplay, if perhaps a little too much wire work. Characters are complex. Practically no one is truly good or bad. The plot though is meandering and muddy. There's always a new bad guy introduced every few episodes, who later may turn out not to be a bad guy, or maybe is. Alliances and betrayals are more common than bad haircuts. Far and away the biggest flaw is that practically no one stays dead. The number of times a character appears dead but miraculously survives strains credulity. The show would have been much better if when people die, they stay dead. After awhile it's stops being surprising and instead is comical and eventually just plain boring. If you don't see a character's head chopped off expect don't be surprised to see them in the next episode. I had trouble slogging through the 3rd season but if combat scenes are your favorite thing you may have a great time with this.
Prey (2022)
Gonna say it... this is the best Predator movie
At a time when too many movies treat violence as slapstick (looking at you Bullet Train, lol.) Prey shines. This is a serious movie where the violence seems real and makes sense. Amber Midthunder plays Naru. Midthunder carries the movie on her back giving the movie depth. As the title suggests, this is more about Nauru's journey. We see her character grow. No one sees her as a threat, not her tribe, not the French, and initially not the Predator. I don't want to say too much. Watch the movie.
Resident Evil (2022)
Disappointing on multiple levels
Two storylines-neither makes sense. Plots are contrived and directionless. There doesn't seem to be a point to anything. Everything takes much to long to get across any point. And the special effects is so uneven. Some things look good but other things look like early Dr Who quality. Save your time and hope Netflix learns from this mistake.
I Think We're Alone Now (2018)
Great acting, unique story make the slow burn worth it
Peter Dinklage is a treasure. He communicates so much of this movie with just a facial expression or a pause. You're well into the movie before the first line of dialogue even happens. In this day and age of Bad Hollywood writing, unnecessary explosions or sex, and retreads Dinklage shows what a real actor can do. The plot is unique and interesting with a twist at the end. Not a great fan of the twist but I get it. Dakota Fanning does well enough in her part. I know there will be viewers who were turned off by the pacing of the story but I think in this case that says more about them than the movies. In this movie the pacing is as important as the dialogue. Pacing explains the themes of loneliness, despair, ennui as much as anything else. This film may not be for everyone but it's well acted and well made.
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (2014)
Not worth it
The inevitable comparison to the original movie leaves the TV series desperately wanting. The plot pacing is oddly slow. I couldn't make it through more than 2 1/2 episodes before giving up. And the flashbacks seem heavy and seem to be a poor mechanic, offering little depth to the characters or situation. The special effects are strange-the vampire teeth are CGI in the worst way. Though there are a some good actors in this but overall it suffers in comparison to the stellar casting choices of the original and poor dialogue. The series does little to grab your attention and adds very little to the original (though to be fair I didn't finish the season). The worst part though is the series seems to try and take itself seriously. The attraction of the original was that is embraced the campiness.
Reacher (2022)
Surprise-Sherlock Holmes in TE's Body Really Works
Excellent acting but what really makes this enjoyable is that it's not what you expect. If you've seen the Tom Cruise portrayal it was one dimensional and flat. Alan Ritchson's Reacher is a revelation: layered, mysterious, dead pan funny, intimidating, intelligent, and developed with a specific moral code of helping people. Willa Fitzgerald and Malcom Goodwin also shine. Ritchson's/Reachers size is almost a character unto itself. Characters and viewers both mis-read him because of it but it is Sherlock Holmes-esquires eye for detail and ability to read people and his directness that really shine. Don't get me wrong, his physicality is a constant presence but he is more than that.
Moonfall (2022)
Bad Sci-Fi, Bad Acting, Worse Writing
Sci-Fi doesn't even make sense. Seriously the average video game has more sci-fi to at makes sense. Acting is bad but it's hard to blame them when the dialogue written for them is so bad. Movie offers nothing original just trope after trope. This is a disaster movie that is truly a disaster.
Yakamoz S-245 (2022)
Let this one sink to the bottom of the ocean
Based on a concept done in half dozen movies with nothing fresh to bring to the table Yakamoz S-245 has an incoherent plot which makes little sense, cardboard characters than change emotions drastically from one scene to another, and Netflix please stop dubbing foreign language shows into English. The poor subtitles and mismatch American dubbing ruined any chance this show may of even had. Especially when you have a German character that barely speaks Turkish but it makes no sense because everyone is speaking English. The biggest thing that got me is how ungrateful the scientists were and how they had no concept of how/why leadership structure in the military actually works. The scientists were supposed to be the good guys but they were so annoying (especially Rama's character) that I was hoping the would be put in the torpedo tubes and shot out. The "science" doesn't make sense, there's a dark conspiracy behind every single character, the sub scenes aren't realistic, and the plot is horrible. Is you want a good non-English sub tv series go watch Vigil.
Resident Alien (2021)
Surprisingly Good
I have to admit I think Alan Tudyk is a brilliant actor. Much like Stanley Tucci he can pull of anything, including making something silly still look human. The star of the show might be Sara Tomko though. She often seems to be the real focus and her relationships with Harry/Alien (Tudyk) and Darcy (Alice Wetterlund, another great role isn't he show) are separate yet the backbone of the show. Relationships in general-parents and children, couples, friends-are what set this apart. Throw in a murder mystery, MIB, a telepathic talking Octupus, a fiery young feminist (terrifically portrayed by Gracelyn Awad Rinke), a husband wife relationship see-sawing between model couple and couple on the rocks, and top it off with Harry/Alien's take on humans and it's as good as a piece of pie.
Blinded by the Light (2019)
Wonderful Film
A Pakistani in England is given a couple cassette tapes by a friend-the music shows him other people are going through the same problems he is all over the world. Music is universal. A fun movie punctuated by great music and like able characters. Well worth the watch.
Zoo (2018)
Love survives
Easily one of the better zombie movies out there. Zoo eschews the typical zombie movie cliches and focuses instead on how the end of the world affects a lone couple, already on the brink of a failing marriage. Solid acting by both main characters.
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My only question is why they didn't go out through the hole in the roof.
The Guard (2011)
Gleeson steals the show!
What a fun, wonderful film. Great cast with Mark Strong, Don Cheadle, Liam Cunningham, and Fionnula Flanagan; but the real gem is Brendal Gleeson as the main character-an unorthodox Irish Guard (policeman) who seems put on this planet just to crack jokes at other people. Gleeson owns every scene-whether joking with his mom or ragging on the American FBI agent. All the while his character hides an intelligence and honesty that other people don't know what to make of.
Do yourself a favor and watch this.
The Dark (2018)
Well worth the watch
Good original plot with solid acting. Agree there's a Let the Right One In vibe, but that's a good thing here. Do yourself a favor and watch this.
After the Dark (2013)
A Mess
Bad acting. Completely unbelievable plot. Imagine a 13 year old who has no idea what a philosophy class is, no idea how people would act in a life threatening situation, a weirdly vindicative and not-at-all realistic teacher character, and the stupidest ending ever and he'd still write a better script than this.