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Cry Macho (2021)
This ain't no Gran Torino!
Sorry, but I don't get the rating. I can say that I am a fan of a few of Clint's late films, but this simply aint no Gran Torino, which is rated here at 8.1 as of now.
I do have respect for Clint's life achievment, but this is a movie he probably shouldn't have made. Cliche'd to the brim, straight unbelievable plot and characters, some formulaic romace thrown in, no underlying or meaningful message, it lacks pretty much everything Gran Torino had.
It left me with with the feeling that this movie was made simply because he felt it is going to be his last one, and (out of respect for him) nobody had the courage to tell him not to do it. I would rate his life achievement at 10 of 10. But as this is a movie rating site, Cry Macho deserves no more than 5, compared to whatever else is out there. I feel sorry for Clint.
Django Unchained (2012)
Lemmings Vote 8
Just because good movies became a rarity, a mediocre product still shouldn't be rated as high as this one. All Tarantino does, is copying one of those blaxploitation movies. And in such a generic way, you could pick just any one of this genre.
I am not saying it is all bad: the first half is intriguing, interesting, and entertaining. The eye candy and music are good through most of the film. But at candy land, which is halfway through the movie, things turn grave plot wise. A deal so elaborate, nobody ever would come up with, guns blazing, one more useless turn of events, only to justify some more guns blazing and gore, for no purpose or meaning at all. With it's main topics, slavery and segregation, this movie had a chance to transport some message or meaning, but all it does, is utilizing those main themes for pure entertainment reasons. In a way, Tarantino abuses those themes to make money, and you should find out for yourself what you think of it. For me Tarantino finally made his way into the bread and circuses league. If that is what you are expecting, it is your movie.
In short:copy a generic blaxploitation movie, borrow on a known character, use serious topics like slavery and segregation, blend in some eye candy and good music, and you have Django to make you some money. Thank you Mr. Tarantino!
Populärmusik från Vittula (2004)
No reason to recommend it
While this movie is trying to be as funny in a grotesque way as "In China they eat dogs" and to express the desperation of "Noi Albinoi" at the same time, it fails to do so in both. I haven't read the book yet, but if the movie is as close to the book as the reviewers say, it's not worth the while either:
Shallow characters, loose story, no real message, no scenery, no cool soundtrack(opposed to what you might expect from the title,),as hard as i try, i just can't find any reason to recommend this movie. It will always remain a miracle to me, how some movies manage to get a "hype up" for nothing. If u want to see a good movie from "up there", try one of the two mentioned above instead and save the money.