A pretty average horror movie. The body horror is good and some scenes can get quite tense, although the final form of the Wolf Man looks a little silly, as does the Wolf Vision. Wolf Man wrestling was fun but got old pretty quickly.
Maybe as good as a straight forward music biopic can get. Pheonix's Cash is impressive, especially his singing. Unfortunately you can't get anything from this movie you wouldn't from listening to At Folsom Prison and reading Wikipedia.
This movie is at it's best when it's just three dudes hanging out in a record shop. Unfortunately the majority of the movie is annoying guy being a shit-head to women. Soundtrack is pretty good, two Dylan songs being the highlight. When it's funny it's really funny, the rest is meh.
Having not seen the anime, the movie is a fun watch but is a little confusing. It has convinced me to go and watch the show though, so seems to be doing it's job.
Just a normal music biopic, but he's a monkey. A fun watch, not as unique as you would expect from the premise, which is unfortunate. Big monkey fight was fun. Robbie swings between charming and nippy wee shite throughout. Made me like Gary Barlow for more than just his massive son.
Film goes downhill massively after the first half (as Dracula adaptations often do). The commitment to nailing a time period is stellar as always from Eggers, though his style doesn't click with me as it does for others.
I enjoy how time travel is handled here for the most part, better than most films, but that doesn't stop the film from being simply really unfunny.
Worse than the sum of its parts. There are many good bits throughout the film, the horse heart attack for instance, but the movie overall gets pretty boring.
The soundtrack is the highlight of the movie. Many scenes throughout were very enjoyable but the overall story was a bit of a slog. An interesting and fun take on myth, although it’s possible I don’t know enough about the odyssey or the American south to fully enjoy this movie.
The juxtaposition of realistic setting and absurd weirdo cast is enjoyable, although the novelty starts to wear out by the end. The ending is pretty bad but thankfully short.
A great cast giving very charming performances. Kieran is clearly the standout and star but Goldblum is magnetic as always and Sarandon is maybe the funniest character in the film. The movie (purposefully) meanders into a memorable ending.
A clearly very personal movie for director Jesse Eisenberg. Exploring how familial relationships change as we change, how you communicate with those you love when your realities are drifting apart and the pain that drifting brings. The film also delves into pain comparison, how we can complain about our issues when others (even our own ancestors) suffer more. The score is fantastic throughout, either Chopin or (particularly in one effective scene) silence. Performances are similarly stellar, whilst Culkin is (rightfully) receiving praise for his part, Eisenberg is under-appreciated, his monologue in the Jewish-themed restaurant, for instance, is perhaps the most memorable moment in the movie.
Two of the most aggravating characters in cinema. Every other scene seemed to attempt to out-cringe what came before. The movie works, however, because the characters are, if not likeable, relatable. You want them to realise how shitty their being, to improve and (as they seem to be doing at the end) actually connect to each other rather than trying to replace each other with newer models. More scenes with the dad would have been an improvement, he has some of the best lines in the film.
A triumphant celebration of the NHS, driven largely by Sheen’s outstanding performance. The staging and acting are both great. Relatively straightforward retelling of one of the most important developments in post-war Britain. Could perhaps be slightly shorter, specifically in the scenes surrounding Nye’s childhood which did drag on a little.
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