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The Bikeriders (2023)
Goodfellas Tis Not
Some of the reviews are over the top for what is actually a bland movie that goes nowhere. Sure the acting is good but good acting a movie does not make! The director shows no flair whatsoever at building tension, the opening scene in the bar proving this. Hardy, as usual, grunts his way thru the movie, doing his adequate job. The movie bored me and never really delivered anything in the way of excitement, which you'd expect from a movie of 'Hell's Angels'. All I took home from this flick was a bunch of unlikeable guys sitting around camp fires drinking beer with the odd bit of fighting thrown in to break the monotony. To me this was a yawnathon.
Jawbone (2017)
A movie with heart...
I really liked this UK movie about an alcoholic boxer who is down on his luck and is given a chance at redemption. Okay, not an original movie but certainly one where you care about the main character Jimmy. It could have been better, as it was slow in parts, but the last fifteen minutes are the best boxing moments I have seen in a movie. I was screaming at the screen for Jimmy (Johnny Harris, brilliantly played) and for him to recover from his pugilistic pummeling. Director Thomas Napper has done a great job, though he could have ramped up the tension if he's tried a little harder. Ian McShane and Ray winstone were only there to entice viewers to watch it and did very little for the film. But, nevertheless, I totally recommend this movie. I want to see more from Napper in the future.
Away (2016)
Timothy Spall brilliant as usual...
DO NOT believe the high ratings about this movie because it is boring beyond belief. I thoroughly hated it. I know a good movie when I see one - this comes nowhere near to being a good movie. It is utter rubbish and drivel in the extreme and has no good story-line or anything to make it exciting or engaging. Timothy Spall is just great but the movie sucks to high heaven. I wouldn't sit through this trash again if you paid me $100.
How the hell do movies like this get high ratings on here? It's all a massive con to make us watch garbage like this. The 2 stars I give this is for Spall's acting, otherwise I'd give it zero. A bloody waste of time. Watch it and see that I'm right. I love Timothy Spall but he must be embarrassed at how awful the script is. Total junk!
Westworld (2016)
Unbelievably bad opening episode...
Come on, what's going on here? All the reviews for this first episode are glowing, when in actual fact they should be negative for the stupid and desultory story line, which is akin to gross stupidity. Who the hell wants a screenplay that goes back and forth and changing things all the time? Yes, the Monument Valley scenery is spectacular and probably the best ever filmed, but the stooopid story is crazy. Look, Westworld Team, we don't want ultra violence, but what we do want is a coherent story line, you dimwits!
Whoever commissioned the writing team for this garbage needs to be 'let go' to pursue a more lucrative career, in maybe asking people if they want fries with that!
Don't always believe the great rating given by IMDb. They have been abused many times and really need to do something to combat bias and outright fraud.
Westworld, for me, in its first episode is a crock of horse manure!