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The Many Saints of Newark (2021)
Bad - low-rent - muddled mess
Laughably lazy writing and production all through it. Anyone associated should be embarrassed. Tons of cheap CGI. Plot is nonexistent. Considering the progenitor it really is a travesty.
The Glass Wall (1953)
The irony?
Well done, well shot, well acted. Dated. But the irony - if that's the right way of describing it - of the UN would be laughable if it weren't so tragic.
Back from Eternity (1956)
Fun. Lots of recognizable characters.
BUT the weight limit reason for leaving three behind is laughable. They didn't even remove the seats.
The Ghost Writer (2010)
Meh
Slow. Simplistic twist. Silly ending. Not sure anyone in it was above average.
Q & A (1990)
A mess.
Some decent talent Squandered by confusing plot and some awful acting.
One Week (2008)
A good opportunity made mush by cancon
An interesting theme, turned into a Canadian travelogue. Thus it is garbage. This is what happens when government funding is involved.
Due Date (2010)
Uneven train wreck
A planes trains and automobiles remake - badly done.
Kinsey (2004)
Watchable but could have been so much better if it stuck to the topic
Biopics are difficult in many cases because it is difficult to jazz up the story. Imagine trying to make madame curie's life exciting. But rather than stick to the larger impact of Kinsey the film does the politically correct thing and digs into the homosexuality side of Kinsey's personal life. (Not that it shouldn't have been covered). And in that way it is rigid and ignoring if reality as the sexual ethics/mores/myths that Kinsey did such a massive job of tearing down. Pity.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
The BBC mini-series is far better.
One wishes the Beeb has the budget these guys had the miniseries would have been even better still. But where the Beeb had not much money it did have 8 or so hours to tell the story. And it's the lack of time that really hurts this movie. It's just too long a story to tell in a little over two hours. Too bad Netflix wasn't a big thing in 2010... perhaps smileys people can be done that way.
Una giornata particolare (1977)
Amazing that this was produced in 1960
I won't restate what many others have done - a great - must see movie. That it was filmed 60 years ago is proof of the courage required to make it.
Do the Right Thing (1989)
Great - but wrong.
Magnificent film. Prescient in so many ways. But Spike Lee is wrong in so many ways on the issues (not the least of which is regarding Tawana). One of the best films ever. But so too is Gone with the Wind.