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Unstable (2023)
John Owen Lowe carries the show
I read the reviews and expected a somewhat cohesive story, with a storyline. In the first few episodes there is no storyline. It's a complete mess. One confusing aspect is that you expect Rob Lowe to act which he doesn't seem to want to do. His role is supposed to be a heart-broken disfunctional dad, instead he acts like a bunny rabbit on LSD. (I know he can act, I saw him in roles where he held it together).
Then, even though there is still no story, the characters grow on you. John Owen Lowe is a natural comedian, subtle, sarcastic, humble, a joy to watch. That's as much as I can say about the show, for the most part it's painful to watch but could be fun if they went on to make two more episodes.
Luther: The Fallen Sun (2023)
so sadistic - self-servingly - I had to turn it off
"to hunt down a sadistic serial killer?"
I didn't count the dead people killed by him but it was over 50.
Sadistic is giant euphemism for what happened in this movie. I finished it in 3 segments since it was so violent and cruel it literally wore me out, freaked me out.
The plot is very shallow, implausible, acting is OK. Please do not drive to steep frozen mountains, with 0 people in a 20 miles radius, a few hours from London. There aren't any wild mountains, deep frozen lakes and no people anywhere in England, it's just childish. Have a little respect for the viewers.
If you enjoy this type of cruelty this movie relies on, you are probably a sick person. Get help before you torture someone and end up in jail.
Why they produce movies like these is beyond me.
Cunk on Earth (2022)
dumbest show for as long as I can remember - if it hadn't killed my braincells
I read good reviews. I was expecting to enjoy it.
The setup is one joke: ask a very smart person a really stupid question and let her/him be confused.
That happens 60 times in one episode. There is nothing educational and nothing funny in this show. In fact, it is painful to watch. I cannot believe someone had the audacity to write these repetitive, bland, incredibly stupid lines. To top it off, the delivery is just as annoying. Arrogant, with just the sheer spirit of stupidity. I truly wonder who finds it funny.
Disclaimer: I only watch one episode. It was hard enough. What is the point she is trying to make? That mankind evolved and there is a funny way to present it? She fails spectacularly.
Amsterdam (2022)
confusing, boring and exhausting
When you wait for something to happen or to make sense and 45 minutes went by, you give up. I turned it off after 50 minutes, there was no plot, no build-up, nothing to enjoy. Maybe the script was a total mess, it's hard to screw up so badly with actors and actresses so good.
To meet the review char requirement, I have to go on, but there is no reason to. I said everything that was worth saying. There are two guys running around, time lapses, war, fights, falling in love, too many events and hooks, please ignore my second paragraph. I have no idea who benefits from x characters. It's not a commercial.
From Scratch (2022)
playing a part for 24 years younger person is a stretch
So Saldana is 44 and Mastrandrea is 28. And yes, Saldana is a great actor, she is on top of it, it's enjoyable except that she does not look 20, the girl she plays. She looks her age, which is a good thing in Hollywood these days. But it's weird when the viewer has to swallow such an age discrepancy.
Aside from that, good story, relatable, a bit cheap at times (the parents are out of a stereotype store - white people's idea of rich black people) the Italian scenes are pretty, and (100 more characters) I don't know, if you get past of Saldana in her 40s playing a college girls, it's absolutely one of the better shows on Netflix!
Kleo (2022)
those curious times captured so perfectly
So I even experienced this GDR fetish in 2002, when I spent a night in previously East Germany at a police station. It was like a twilight zone. Every cop was obsessed with how things had been done in the DDR.
I couldn't stress enough how great the scenes are, buildings, wallpapers, furniture, to the last detail. Not sure how the average American would appreciate it.
The two main characters are spectacular, they carry the show regardless of the sometimes idling plot. Not sure it needs the 2nd seasons, it's a beautiful, bittersweet, fully developed story as it is.
I will just probably watch it again.
The Good Cop (2018)
the funniest warmest show on Netflix with an amazing cast
If someone told me about the idea to put Tony Danza, Josh Groban,and Monica Barbaro in a detective Noire with an offbeat, funny edge, where Tony Danza is the playboy dad, Groban is the nerdy son with an always grave face, and Monica Barbaro has to play a funny character with depth, I would have said: good luck, and lot of it.
But it just works! There is an incredible chemistry between Danza and Groban, they are the exact opposites but still care for each other and script and the monologues are just perfect! I couldn't pick a favorite episode but the bowling one is the craziest.
Barbaro is wicked funny too, she manages to avoid all hot dumb/hot clumsy/hot annoying cliches and is just attractive and owns a lot of scenes.
Tumbledown (2015)
nonsense story with struggling acting
I will never get the time back I spent watching this. The movie was just watchable enough that I thought something will eventually happen that makes sense and I did until it ended: hence watched the WHOLE MOVIE!!! It felt like as if 3 semi-talented writers left their unfinished scripts in a bar, someone found it, shuffled the pages, threw away half and someone made a movie of a completely disconnected, weird, whiny script. The acting was so bad, with 0 chemistry between the "will they be/will they not lovers?" plus they barely cared about their part. The premise of the movie: some dead musician who wrote some awesome tunes that almost nobody appreciated was very symbolic, with a twist: this fiction was not any way awesome. Disclaimer: I loved both Sudekis and Hall in other movies.