Reviews

I have watched two seasons of Mr Robot and I am still not sure how to interpret it. The only thing that I can say for sure is that the main character of this show is severely mentally disturbed drug addict, dangerous to himself, people around him and the society at large. Beyond that there are two possible interpretations, neither of which gives many reasons for watching it 1) If this show is supposed to be about hacking, computer technologies, exposing the negative effects of corporate culture on the people, and attempt to improve the society through bringing about some catastrophic changes, then this show is a complete and utter failure, as both technical accuracy of what is shown and the level of sophistication and depth of the characters are completely nonexistent and the events look like a perverted teenage fantasy rather than the real world 2) The other interpretation is that this show is a study of how the world looks like through eyes of someone with severe psychological problems, paranoya and drug addiction. This interpretations makes a bit more sense, but then the show is just way too long, not particularly original and offers nothing for any person with a modicum of imagination. There is no compelling reason to wallow in this bleak, pointless and contrived fantasy. The only thing that is good in the show is quality acting and that is what brings up my rating to 4 stars.

For me Pixar has become synonymous with a new way of making fairy-tales that has both the fantasy setting and themes associated with traditional fairy tales, yet at the same time unconventional characters, and original stories that would be interesting for an adult to watch even if the kids are not around. Coco however is much more of a typical Disney movie full of one-dimensional characters and completely unoriginal plot where one can guess the ending after watching the first five minutes. It is a well executed animation, that does a pretty decent job of keeping your attention while it is still going, but it leaves absolutely nothing behind, the moment it is over. It was a great idea to set this during the day of the dead Mexican festival, yet one original idea about the setting is simply not enough to make a a full-featured film around.

I first tried to watch Sin City about 2 years ago and ended up turning it off after about 15 minutes thinking what a piece of garbage. However, I generally trust IMDb ratings especially when the number of people who rated the movie are more than 100,000. So today I decided to give it another chance... this time I turned it off after 30 minutes, and this time I am sure that I will never watch it again. It is not the violence, which I don't really mind. I like Reservoir Dogs, or Kill Bill. I love Pulp Fiction. They are also violent movies, but they have human beings as their main characters. The characters are sometimes sadistic, unpleasant, evil, etc, but still human. Sin City on the other hand is about comic book characters, who have nothing human in them, except maybe for the bodies, and even the bodies can take countless bullets, hits to the head by sledge hammers, or be repeatedly hit by a car without showing any ill effects 10 minutes later. Well, I can also watch a fairy tale and completely suspend the disbelief if that is needed for the advancement of the story. But there is no story in the movie either. A fifth grader could've come up with a deeper plot, and a five year old experienced more complicated emotions than any of the "characters" in this movie. However, despite my general dislike for the movie, I tried to be objective in my ratings. It had quite good visuals, and that is why I give it a 3. But if you want to watch a movie that has something, beside a series of stunning pictures, stay away. And when I use the phrase movie has something, beside stunning pictures I do not mean deep meaning, real life problems, I mean it as an opposite of complete void, because Superman, or Die Hard are Shakesperean tragedies compared to this garbage.

This movie is completely brainless. I don't think that a movie filled with toilet jokes without a hint of intelligence is necessarily bad. Sometimes it's good to watch something like Down the Periscope, Police Academy or the like. But usually those movies have a corresponding rating on IMDb. I do not see how Hangover is in any way superior to any of the movies of its kind. It is forgettable and bland. I do not say that it is completely unfunny, but neither is it original. If you need to waste about 2 hours of your life, while drinking a couple of beers with friends this movie is not a bad choice (although not the best in my opinion), but you would also not miss a thing if you never watched Hangover.

I really don't understand what so many reviewers saw in this movie. I don't want to overreact and say it is terrible, but there is nothing in it that inspires or makes one think. It is a well made film. The directing is good, the performance by Natalie Portman is very believable. However, the problem with the movie is that Nina - the main character is flat and uninteresting. Right from the beginning of the movie the viewer is lead to believe that Nina is good, but all I saw is a confused and obsessed individual. She does not love anyone, she has no friends, she does not care about anyone... The only bright spot is her dream to become a leading ballerina in a Swan Lake production, however the movie never really explains why this dream is important to her, and for this reason it is hard to see this dream as anything but another of Nina's obsessions. In short, I just didn't find anything in this movie worth watching. And while I can't say I regret watching it, I would not recommend it either.

This movie was so bad that it made me register on IMDb and write a comment. I usually trust the IMDb ratings, and find them quite objective. However, I honestly don't know how anyone can rate this movie above 4. The main problem with this movie is that it pretends to be high art when it is anything but. The acting is typical for a kids or teenage oriented spy movie. The screenplay looks like it was written by a 14 year old. The story is non-existent. There is no character development (duh there are no characters that look remotely like real people). Now the only difference between this movie and a typical run of the mill teen flick is that Southland Tales is cut into short clips that don't make any sense. Do not look for anything of interest in this movie. It is just not there.

Now I have to be objective and say that I didn't finish watching this movie and quit watching it after 50 minutes of boredom and disappointment.