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Miss Americana (2020)
Classic Fake
There is like so much like fake like and choreographed like I like she failed to go like into like half like her life and never like mentioned Max Martin....like that says like this is not a documentary about Taylor but this is "meatloaf" for her fans.
Taylor is a walking conundrum. Her songs are her personal self-therapy, and yet she complains the entire time in tears about her struggles and pain. That sounds compelling until you see she is the most decorated artist ever despite just one song in her career that will live beyond her. BTW...Swift spends half of this campy video talking about changing herself from what her fans demand to being herself but it never happens. She is the double standard complaining about how she sees unfairness yet she is the Barbie of the pop music world. The very things she attacks....she is...so great for Taylor masting the dumb blonde, weak, vulnerable, emotional role that is clearly attractive to her fans, but she is no role model for girls. All the great pop voices created an alter ego character. Maybe one day a real documentary will share what Taylor is and how she did it.
The Mother (2023)
J-Lo jumps the shark
J-Lo 20 years ago you thought one day she will grow into a top actor. She is a good popcorn B actor that finds her way opposite of trendy "flavor of the month" males in basic formula Rom-Coms. The singer that acts but never takes herself to seriously, so we do not compare her to the elite actresses in her industry. This movie was a bad idea. J-Lo plays a tough gal that works for the US government and kills bad men then goes into hiding only the bad men find her and she has a 12-year-old daughter. A much better version of this story was told in A Long Kiss Goodnight only Geena Davis is a legit "badxss" and supported by two other legends in Brian Cox and Samuel Jackson. The writing in The Mother is Disney sitcom basic which means it will translate well into other languages for Netflix. The cast is forgettable especially the daughter. This is a "are you smarter than a 5th grader" action movie where you suffer through 10 minutes of J-Lo closeups and then something goes boom and then it starts all over. I like B+ J-Lo Rom-Coms as a brain off entertainment. J-Lo doing the action hero requires me to "suspend disbelief" the entire movie which is exhausting. Worst part is it ends with a hint of a sequel....
Untold: Operation Flagrant Foul (2022)
Professional sports are a business
Gave this a 10 even though it gets repetitive. The 10 is for confirming what we have suspected for years about the NBA which is superstars get benefits on the court and refs have direct impact in keeping games close.
The NBA is entertainment first and sport second making it more like the WWE than MLB. I am stunned that so many people reject the narrative. So many claim that Tim was a lone wolf and made up crap. I learned long ago that if you dont understand how things work then you do not understand the money flow. Tim was part of a small fraternity and clearly learned to manage outcomes as part of his role working NBA games. So this Untold is not as "sexy" fun as many other Untold episodes but it will open your eyes to why David Sterns makes insane money doing almost nothing but hand out hats on draft day once a year.
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Shades of Gray (1989)
OMG
Worst episode ever shown....including Teletubbies. Just skip it. It is nothing but a replay of the last two seasons...badly edited....no story...no purpose.
Henry Poole Is Here (2008)
Hope, Faith and Love....why is that so toxic for many?
This film is not a Christian film in that it was not a paid for by Christian film companies, so it had no instant warm market of viewers. Rotten Tomatoes and other critics just hate any Christian themed movie so it was trashed in the reviews like a sequel to a Barbie movie. The film had no chance to get a wide audience, but it survives and live on as folks discover this lost gem of a film. Luke Wilson is perfect for this role. It is comical and sad and touching throughout the movie. I give it a 10 because there are literally a 500 movies a year made times 10 years or 5,000 movies that are far worse than this film that critics wrongly trashed. Just enjoy the film about a personal journey to find faith, love and hope.
Being the Ricardos (2021)
Flat and boring Nicole Kidman is no Emma Stone
Nicole is a very good actor... but she is not great and it would take great to pull off Lucy. Nicole was a bad choice because Nicole not now or ever has she shown a talent for being funny. Nicole is flat and dull and forced. Second, the movie lacks a story. It is done like a docu-drama. The dialog is just a bunch of monologs then they fill the gaps with narrating. This feels like a Lifetime Biography show. We do not see the Ricardos as they were, but this trite storyline presents the Ricardos as the stereotype stock characters projected during their career. Worst part is the script. Lucy and Ricky spend the entire movie monologuing out loud as they explain all the thoughts going through their heads like some Drivers Education video. No one talks like that in real life.
Black Widow (2021)
Marvel does Charlies Angels without the humor
The kind reviews do not match the comments I have consistently heard from friends that are Marvel fans. This was a poor Marvel film despite the loyalist attempts to accept it. Marvel clearly has a biased fan base much like Star Trek or Star Wars. Their is nothing wrong in a film for the hard core believers. This film was a train wreck. Poorly written, bad story, long and slow plot that was confusing. The movie created more questions and confusion than it answered. Suspending disbelief was exhausting. Scarlett was upstaged by her sister played by Florence Pugh. Her sister was a better Black Widow...better actor...more range and depth to the melancholic Scarlett that cannot carry a movie. Note they kill Scarlett at the end. We learn there are thousands of Black Widows so replacing the dull Scarlett was clearly set in motion. Florence Pugh would be much better and give the character some needed charisma. The movie felt like a Disney attempt to merge the Avenger Black Widow as a Hannah with the new black widows as a Disney Charlies Angels. It ended up having none of the heart of Hannah or the parody of Charlies Angels. Only Charlie is a psychopath Russian. In the end, the movie never explains how the Black Widow escaped the Red Room...just did so get over it. If you liked this movie, there is nothing Marvel can ever do you will not like.
Dave Chappelle: The Closer (2021)
Masterpiece
Do not judge this purely on the comedy. This was a prophet warning the people that we are all in trouble. He knew what he was doing and he crafted a work of art that speaks to our divided world where mobs and fake news create intentional disinformation and hate. Dave lays it out all while being the GOAT of stand up comedy in our era. Comic, preacher, prophet, and artist....many want him to be a martyr and burn him to a stake.
Greater (2016)
I have to sack this
As a Christian, nothing I hare more than dishonest piety. They turned a great story about a great person that was Christian and made it an American sermon about God using a football player like he was a donkey. If you want to preach to non-believers, show them that Christians are just ordinary people with an extraordinary gift of Faith. This movie is so predictable. Written for a 3rd grader. Acted poorly...beyond poor. This movie is preaching to the choir which is not what Jesus did. This is not a movie that Jesus would do. This is what the Pharisees would do. Cultural Christianity without any merit. I want this story retold by a great director with great actors and writers that have done more than children's books. The Croods is an example of a Christian message about Faith, Hope and Love that reached 1000 times more people around the world than Greater will ever imagine. Incompetence movie making is not an effective Evangelical tool. The 10/10 reviews is a clear campaign to promote religious dogma which is not WWJD. BTW...shame on Hollywood for ignoring a great story that puts Rudy to shame.
Our Family Wedding (2010)
Very funny comedy about family
I am so shocked at the polarizing views on this movie. The ridiculous high standards placed on this simple film about its plot and purpose. This is no documentary. It is a very funny comedy about two families. Clearly, their is a significant amount of intellectual elitism that exists over race in this country. From the amateur comments to the professional critics, the focus on racial elements of this film are misguided and unwelcome. It is a comedy about two families that happen to be Black and Latino. A 3 star rating is absurd compared to the volumes of exploitative ethnic action and comedy flicks of complete nonsense, and worn out plots that receive twice the rating. Clearly, this films subject matter prevents far too many from enjoying a simple comedy by feeling like they must dissect this inter-racial plot into being something it is not. Lighten up! Can we all just get along??