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No Hard Feelings (2023)
Unfortunately falls short
Jennifer Lawrence delivers a captivating performance as Maddie, a resilient woman in her thirties grappling with financial hardships and the looming threat of losing her home. Her character is a fascinating dichotomy, both a struggling individual and a serial heartbreaker, leaving a trail of disheartened men in her wake.
However, the plot takes an intriguing twist when Maddie is enlisted by the affluent parents of Percy, a reclusive 19-year-old, to employ her seductive charms and draw their introverted son out of his shell. The tantalizing incentive: a car in exchange for her success. What unfolds is a rollercoaster of cringe-worthy encounters, marked by an absence of genuine connection between Maddie and Percy.
Director Gene Stupnitsky beckons us to suspend our disbelief as Maddie ostensibly develops authentic emotions for Percy. The issue lies in the fact that Maddie's character arc seems incongruent with her established persona, and Percy himself lacks the magnetic allure to justify this transformation. The burden of constructing a palpable connection rests solely on Maddie's shoulders, and regrettably, the chemistry between the two protagonists is so disparate that it stretches the bounds of credibility, save for a niche audience.
In this cinematic endeavor, the narrative hinges on a daring exploration of love's unexpected avenues. Nevertheless, it stumbles on the delicate tightrope between plausibility and incredulity, ultimately leaving us to question the authenticity of the bond that supposedly blossoms between Maddie and Percy.
Eleven Eleven (2018)
Low budget doesn't always mean terrible, but sometimes it does
I watched this movie after reading the reviews here on imdb, I wanted to know for sure if the people claiming that higher rating reviews were fake, or paid for. Surely those terrible reviews were by people that just didn't get the whole indie movie thing right? I couldn't have imagined a fate worse than what I watched, now it must be said that I didn't make it to the very end, I turned it off ten minutes before it ended, I figured I owed at least ten minutes more of my life to not watching it
I would like to say that the camera work wasn't terrible, and the director wasn't entirely without skill, some of the acting was actually passable. The thing that could not be saved was the script, it was beyond appalling, it felt like it was written by someone that got high on glue or paint fumes, and while their brain was dying and they were giggling and laughing at the things only they could see they came up with this, but even that drab hypothesis gives too much creative credit to this abortion. My final warning is if you watch this movie you will feel soiled
Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
Doesn't feel like Star Trek - Dull script - dull characters
This re-interpretation of the Star Trek universe unfortunately misses it's warp drive leaving us drifting in space wondering how we will get out of this situation, I can't help thinking that at this point the producers are thinking the same As to why this show feels dead in deep space is actually easy to understand, it's very dull, the characters feel flat, even the special effects seem bland. I want to like this show, I think it's a brave move on the producer's part, but someone needs to rethink the script and acting. People can say the reason this show has so many bad reviews is because the fans want the feeling of the original, but I don't believe that, I'm not a trekie and I was board by this first 3 episodes. I'm not willing to throw the baby out with the bath water just yet, after all TNG wasn't particularly that great for the first few episodes, however it did have at least some glitter of the great show it would become which unfortunately discovery has yet to show