Reviews

Watching the new blu ray made be realize even more how heavy, heavy , heavy on the CGI this movie is. Some more realistic than others, but easily noticeable in the car chases (like watching GTA). Like others have said, if you're a 13 year old boy, this is the movie for you. Light on story line and heavy on action. There is an attempt to build depth into some of the characters, but the motivations for turning to the evil side just simply fall laughably flat. Heavy on the good ol' conservative morality (and absolution), with some dated pokes at France (remember "freedom fries"?). I didn't expect much in the way of story and it didn't deliver.

Who was this for? I'm guessing 14-year-olds that have seen Tarantino shirts at Hot Topic and love the aesthetic pages on Instagram that have pictures of Heath Ledger. I didn't think this was going to be "Snatch" or "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang", but I'm drinking in a hotel by myself on a work trip and was hoping it would be fun at least. I started fast-forwarding halfway though. There are no jokes, no gunfights, no interesting characters. I watched two rom-coms last night and cried about an ex. I love that stuff. This was about two rich kids that never owned cell phones (i guess) who get back together after not wanting to split up in the first place. So what was the grand act of love that brought them back together? What was the journey they had to go on? What life and death stakes were they willing to brave for each other? Let me tell you...it was just being back in the same room together after a couple of years at college apart.

SO brilliant...very good acting. Not at all silly. The differences between points of view particularly between rick and shane are expertly done and understandable on both sides. Who really is right? Made worse by being long term friends. It is gripping,has a natural flow as time goes on and cant wait for next episode. All actors take their part exceptionally well. So many questions about how to deal with it but without becoming a narrative or taking anything away from the series.

The underlying set-up is creepy and true; the action is well timed; the murders are creative; and every time I thought I figured out who was the killer, it was wrong. Never guessed it before the final reveal. This movie deserves more attention to the right audience. Two cool BTS features about the filmmakers process is always a perk and makes me like a movie even more after watching it!

The film is basically the white woman's Get Out/Stepford Wives 2021. No, didn't give anything away. You will catch on pretty quickly, anyway. Not bad, not good. Something to watch.

With a booming soundtrack from the 1980s, this is just a bit more than an afternoon high school special (read: boobies) as the arrogant, drugged-out, local punks are made to pay (read: horrible burning death) for breaking up a burgeoning young romance. Thirteen years earlier Clint Eastwood's High Plains Drifter covered the same ground only better. But he didn't have drag races in the desert, did he? Great new special features on the 2021 release!

If Fright Night had an adult in-law's movie, crossed with Salem's Lot, it would be Jakob's Wife. To all my friends who, like me, just haven't "gotten around to it," do it NOW. I assure you, our love for this movie will be in sync and we'll be buzzing about it. I went into Jakob's Wife excited at the press buzz about Barbara Crampton. I was delighted to find my enjoyment doubled with the incredible performance of Larry Fessenden.

If you like grizzly, degenerate and gory murder scenes, mutilated corpses, sympathetic characters, a determined cop, a corrupt sick untouchable killer along with seeing really base characters, then this series addition will be for you!