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Deception (2008)
ALL Style ,NO substance
I wanted to like this movie. I really did. It had all the ingredients; the potential of really good actors, great locations, sleek and stylish. I am a huge Jackman fan and McGregor is always a solid performer, but it fails. The plot was neither very interesting nor believable. On one hand Jackman plays a con artist with the foresight to lay the foundation to pull of a huge con, yet makes the most freshman mistakes taught in" Introduction to a con 101." There are more plot holes than swiss cheese, and less twist then a ruler. The writer lacked the substance and character development in his/her screenplay, and it shows. Generally, scenes are in a movie for a reason: to define a character, or maybe propel us to the next part of the story. There were too many unnecessary scenes that added nothing to the story. This movie had the the style and actors to make it work but lacked the substance in the story to make it worthwhile or entertaining.
The Fly (1958)
What cheesy Fun!
What cheesy Fun! This movie is not deep or profound, except for one message I will comment on later in my review. This is mostly pure, campy fun with a slight edge. The typical 1950's women who faints (eye roll.) Everyone stumbles and fumbles in every part of the movie in an attempt to put things right again. "Catch the fly, don't kill it!" and a second later the maid with that exact instruction has a fly swatter, and kills a kitchen fly. WTH?? There is one line I love when Vincent Price says "They couldn't hurt a fly." It isn't Shakespeare nor is it ever intended to be. I kind of enjoy movies from another generation. There is an innocence to these films that does not exist today. A movie without sex, nudity, excessive violence yet holds your attention. Under all the campy fun it does give us a message that is even more true today. Science can be a slippery slope and the "blessings" of modern medicine can turn into a curse. A fun, campy horror film with a interesting message for the genre. I would recommend!