  There's probably something worth enjoying in this nonsensical spiraling act about hidden messages but I interpreted it as one hell of an ironic film. A movie about a crazy conspiracy bum, who can't afford his rent, spends his days following a path of unconnected mysteries resulting in an underwhelming conclusion. A film all about finding answers is not even concerned with the answer it provides. So what's the point? That's where a cult following spawns. I'm just not apart of it. I enjoyed Andrew Garfield's comedic performance and there's plenty of nice visuals but those two positives only stretch so much throughout it's overly long runtime.
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  I was not prepared for this one to be as brutally boring as it was. Part of me expected way too much from this historical time-piece about two women of similar power. The two stars Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie are great, but often overshadowed by an awful script. Certain scenes scream, "This is a lifetime special!" Certainly, not what I had signed up for.   Lars von Trier is back- beating another dead horse. The House that Jack Built is what you'd expect. Unless you happened to stumble upon this movie without previous knowledge of it's infamous director. In that case, I'm so sorry. Otherwise, it's another weird, disturbing, and poetic analysis of an evil character. Matt Dillion is a talent. The main reason this movie isn't a shit-fest is his performance.   At its best, Bohemian Rhapsody is a singalong ode to the music of Queen. When it's bad it's a soap opera about Freddie Mercury, which is no fault of Rami Malek's wonderful performance. The script here is mostly surface level rubbish leaving nothing to be dug into emotionally and leaving much to be desired. I felt the run-time and was ready for it to be over. That irony of it all is that the band had a say in the direction of this film and they can be blamed for washing this tragic story of a music icon into something less than true.   White Boy Rick opens immediately into the long list of illegal and undercover activity carried out by Rick Wershe Jr. and his father. Unfortunately, the first two acts of this film focus almost entirely on Ricky Jr, who is played by Richie Merritt. An unqualified actor making his debut performance a big one. Under the pressure and talent of Matthew McConaughey, Merritt still manages to fulfill a couple of key scenes. As a two hour film though, there was too much weight for this newcomer to handle. Thankfully, the last act of the film succeeded on an emotional level for me. Helping wrap up an overwhelmingly messy start.
  The Happytime Murders backwards take on the streets- without sesame- is a raunchy buddy cop film with just enough cursing but not enough laughs. Complete debauchery of your childhood memories is the best thing you'll find here. Any parent who mistakenly brought their kid to see this needs to pray for forgiveness. Also, McCarthy is as good as you'd expect.
  Sicario: Day of the Soldado, is a sequel that should never have happened. It's here though, so without further hesitation. Overall Soldado is a bloodsoaked look at the war on the border. It hold no punches and creates a thrilling battle between two evils- the American military and the Mexican cartels both get their share of shade. This sequel takes the same atmosphere of it's predecessor and replaces the depth of plot with less-than-par action sequences. The one featured in the commercial is laughably bad and lands like a punch-line mid film. There's also a handful of terrible one-liners. Josh Brolin has been a busy artist and this one may not have been at the top of his list.
  The Ocean's movies were among my favorite ensemble movies growing up. I loved watching all the great actors battle each other's wits while maintaining a very intense heist thriller. When I heard about Ocean's 8 I was pleasantly surprised. After watching the trailer I wasn't as excited anymore. After watching the movie I waited three days to write a review. It's a pleasant two hours that went by reasonably quick but nothing memorable stands out. There isn't much time developing the characters into likable people, which leads to a monotone heist. The actors are all enjoyable but not dedicated. Anne Hathaway is a highlight- being the only character to have an arc also helps.   "What about equal rights?"
Disney bought Lucas Arts planning several sequels and a few anthology films. Solo is one of these anthology films and is sadly even less genuine than Rogue One. What we have here is a Star Wars story of the same quality as a Netflix original. Good acting and gorgeous cinematography wasted by lack of depth in a half-assed script. The running-time was a punch to the gut with the action sequences blurring into uninspired madness. It was too loud to fall asleep. I will probably not see any more anthology films produced by Disney.   Red Sparrow is 2018's first big disappointment for me. The only positive I can see is visually it's pleasant at times- if not brutally perverted, bloody, or both. The script was laughably bad and the acting equally terrible. Even Jennifer Lawrence couldn't seem to get the Russian accent/character down the whole time. I had hype for this film that I'm ashamed of. Joel Edgerton did not need this on his filmography. |
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