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Redemption Day (2021)
Watchable but confused
This movie had terrible acting I'm not going to lie. I normally am pretty tolerant of that kind of thing. Perhaps it was the editing but there were some uncomfortable gaps in speech.
The beginning was meandering as it tried to find its way to the action sequences. Took too long to get there - building up character development was all a bit tedious.
Along with that it was all just a bit cliché, very straightforward story line, no surprising plot twists. At least, none that couldn't have been predicted.
I had to double check it wasn't a TV series because of the way it suddenly ended with no conclusion.
The other thing that bothered me was the lack of meaning to many scenes. Why was there so much focus on Brad Paxton's PTSD which had zero overall relevance to the storyline? What about the precocious daughter who didn't care about her mum so much? And Brad's concerned father who wanted desperately to help out, but disappeared from the story completely? A new character introduced in the last 5 minutes of the film - why? Is there meant to be a part 2?
The Contract (2006)
Who would risk their son's life like this?
Sorry, but no dad in the world would risk their kids safety in the name of helping out the law. It's not a bad movie otherwise but that premise is pretty unbelievable.
Morgan freeman doesn't make a convincing baddie but this movie os a good one to watch on a cold wet day when there's nothing else to do.
Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer (2021)
Many unanswered questions
I enjoyed the look back on the grittiness of Times Square. Other reviewers are correct that there is repetition throughout. You get the point that it was a seedy area full of sex and crime quite early on, but the point is repeated ad nauseum.
My issue is that questions from ep.1 are never resolved...
How did he dismember the original bodies without blood going everywhere?
Who was the Jane Doe?
What did he do with the body parts?
How did the ex wife and son react to the news that they were once living with a serial killer?
Someone else made this point but I too found it interesting that the police had zero to do with the killer being caught and that it was only women that got him caught and convicted. This should have been explored more.
Stowaway (2021)
All the reviews are correct
For once reading the other reviews, for this film they are all correct in panning this movie. There are so many flaws that it's impossible to give it a good review. I only give 4 stars because the acting was pretty good and the film created some good tension throughout.
When the stowaway lands on the commander her arm gets hurt and a fancy cast is created for her with a 3D printer. I thought it was a clue to the solution for their predicament. Why didn't earth send them the plans for CO2 scrubber parts so they could simply print a new one?
When all else fails I waited and waited for this to happen. But no, Anna Kendrick sits down in a solar storm and the credits roll. Mildly infuriating.