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El elefante desaparecido (2014)
much more than I expected
This film ended up being better than I expected with: the noir aspect; the clues that seem to not put pieces together; the plot twists all the way through to the end; and like another reviewer mentioned. you're left still trying to fit it all together after the film is finished.
The dialogue was paced so that the viewer had time to read the captioning, and the captioning wasn't jumbled by trying to catch extraneous dialogue--these combine to create good scripting and editing. Typical of noir, the characters were pretty much one dimensional, but I thought the acting was excellent for the plot and tone.
I really liked the plot of this film as it was something out of the predictable. I'm finding that venturing into the lesser trod path can be a well-spent 105 minutes!
Lucy (2014)
A decent movie that I'll watch again sometime
Reading reviews seems to a risky matter: some reviewers are snobs and try to be hypercritical, while others run the gamut. I approach movies just seeking to be entertained for awhile, and this movie did that. In fact, I liked it and as my above summary says, I will most likely watch this movie again. As many reviewers have critically mentioned, the story line is improbable, but so are the Star Wars movies. This movie doesn't have the overuse of raw language or grab-you-in-the-ass action/gore/sex/fill in the blank which some people seem to expect from every movie. I don't watch every movie waiting for the special effects. For me, it was just a story that had enough going to keep me interested. I do enjoy movies with character development and this movie doesn't have much of that, but given what is happening with the main character, she's not left with much personality. I think that it would be easy to approach this movie with expectations that might not be met; if you take that approach,you may not find what you were looking for with this one. Besides, it has Morgan Freeman and sometimes that's just enough.