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Happy Valley (2014)
Brilliant
What a wonderful series, cast, direction, script, lighting in fact everything is fantastic. A pleasure too to see a gritty drama with women taking the lead.
King of New York (1990)
Thank the Lord for new movies
What a dreadful movie. Probably quite edgy for its time (1991) but now it's decidedly dated. The sound track in particular was so loud as to almost drown out dialogue. The only memorable things were 1) Laurence Fishburn over playing the part and 2) Christopher Walken who was great
Reservation Road (2007)
Some reservations
Lead performances were strong as were those of the supporting cast. With a strong and powerful opening the movie lost pace the ending too was a little weak.
Unhinged (2020)
Chase movie
Crowe and supporting cast are strong although the 'plot' is a little tired. Direction is well paced. I felt though that Crowe's character descended into madness a little too quickly
The Glass Man (2011)
Sloooooooow
Lead character was good and believable but supporting cast was weak as was the direction and lighting. The movie began well but lacked pace after about 30 mins
The Mandalorian (2019)
Men
I loved this. My only criticism would be that there aren't enough male characters and the 20 mins or so that passed before a female character spoke was too short.
This Is Us (2016)
Forget the music
Beautifully scripted, directed and acted. The cast were great, the whole thing could've been really saccharine but with sensitivity in direction and performance this was avoided. The only really negative thing was the incessantly cloying music, 9 times out of 10 it was entirely pointless only serving to spoil what would otherwise have been perfect
Hogar (2020)
Don't move out
This is a great movie, really well paced with a script to match and a cast that does it more than justice. The reason I gave it such a low score though has nothing to do with the quality of the film-it's fantastic-NO-the for the 2 star rating is because I hate to see the bad guy get away with it.
Official Secrets (2019)
Who knew?
Sometimes we all need reminding of certain inescapable truths and in this case the inescapable truth was that between Blair and Bush an illegal war was fought in which countless innocents died or were maimed. Both men a disgrace to their respective offices.This film lacked the intensity the story deserved caused I felt by lacklustre direction and clunky script. Timely nevertheless. We should never forget or excuse Blair or Bush for their duplicity
Chaos (2005)
Bullets, busts and bull
This is a take on The Bank Job but nowhere near as good. JS was memorable in The Bank Job less so in this. If cars, chases and big bangs are your thing then this is for you. Me? It's filming by numbers
Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)
The trouble with MM is..........
There's something about MM's delivery and cocktail of provocative material that leaves you not believing a word he says despite the fact you know there's something nasty going in the town of Flint. He's a messenger that in delivering his message makes it less credible. Louis Theroux given the very same topic would've been infinitely more compelling
Righteous Kill (2008)
For $2 rent? Maybe?
Don't these two guys get tired of this cop/guns stuff?
This is predictable nonsense, more or less. I don't know what DiNero and Pacino got paid but less on the 'talent' and more on the script would've been a good decision.
Joker (2019)
Brilliant
This is a great movie, beautifully shot, wonderful script and an outstanding performance from Joachim Phoenix. Churlishly I didn't give it 10 out of 10 because I thought the last 5mins or so was unnecessary. Nevertheless utterly fantastic, worth every penny!
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Don't
Can't believe how stupid this film is. Predictable script, with a story line that challenges patience. This is rubbish presumably trying to masquerade as art. My advice-watch it with eyes wide shut and the volume at zero
Face/Off (1997)
I snoozed
If rounds of gun fire were a reflection of content this movie would be great but as it is it's not. It's a bit like Tarantino without the wit or imagination
The Stranger (2020)
Poor
If at anytime you were wondering why so much of what we watch on our screens is American then here's your answer. A convoluted story that loses your interest almost immediately, a script that avoids any inclination to be original or challenging and a cast that struggles to make this nonsense entertaining. Add to all this my feeling that this was shot on video and not film and you have a recipe for an early night.
You Were Never Really Here (2017)
Darn your socks
Do some film makers forget they're making a film to hopefully entertain an audience in some way? I suspect they do. It was either the editing or the direction that created the mind numbing glacial pace in this dreary movie, a reasonable story and strong casting ruined by what felt to me me like art-house pretension or sheer self indulgence
Dunkirk (2017)
Oh What A Horrible War
A beautifully shot movie despite both descriptions sounding odd given the Dunkirk landings were a killing ocean. Great cast although each were for the most part given only relatively small roles. Sound track was pretty forgettable and I'm pretty sure the matinee idol looks of the leads were improbable.
Safe (2018)
Better than expected
Although the theme music is disappointing and somehow does not reflect the mood of the drama the drama itself matures really well as the story progresses. A good cast and strong script add weight to what otherwise could be a 'seen it all before' movie. Tight direction and snappy editing too.
Messiah (2020)
Slow
The predictability of the casting of the 'Messiah' and the slow pace of direction make this a less than compelling watch
Filth (2013)
Just got better
From a shaky start this movie just got better and better as it went along. Some of the sets were a little stereotypical I thought but this was well compensated for by the performances. The scene where Marsen goes off his head and does bonkers dancing is very funny. All in all well worth the dodgy opening.
Midsommar (2019)
Don't bother
An utter waste of film, props, cast, writers, money etc etc. Truly awful
The Tudors (2007)
Move along, nothing to see here
Aside from the appalling casting and the trite nature of the dramatisation this really is quite dreadful. From perfect skin and LA teeth any attempt at realism was obviously binned in favour meaningless gloss and pointless nudity. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME.
The Tudors (2007)
Move along, nothing to see here
Aside from the appalling casting and the trite nature of the dramatisation this really is quite dreadful. From perfect skin and LA teeth any attempt at realism was obviously binned in favour meaningless gloss and pointless nudity. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME.
Suburra - La serie (2017)
Mmmm?
I got into this by about the middle of the first season. Good performances, well written and directed honestly with no tricks. The subtitles were irritating in that some them weren't on screen long to read. The intro graphics were I thought poor, nowhere near as inventive as those for The Good Fight and the rap music was intrusive and for the most part added nothing to the on screen drama