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Ava (IV) (2020)
3/10
Idiotic storyline
7 December 2020
The premise of this movie is so poorly thought-out, the actors executing it never stood a chance.

It's idiotic, rushed and lacking any real logic.

A highly trained assassin, who's a recovered drug-addict (and alcoholic?), is being hunted by the group she works for because she's been talking to targets before assassinating them...

The questions surround the motive or reason as to why her group has ordered the hit, because like so many highly trained assassins our recovered drug addict is questioning the professional ethics of her employer...

Oh and her ex-boyfriend is engaged to her sister in a weird, pointless sub-plot.
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I'll Be Gone in the Dark (2020–2021)
4/10
Missed Opportunity
20 August 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Talk about narcissism and overindulging... If you want 6 hours of monologues telling you Michelle McNamara is an amazing writer, then you're in for a treat! I felt like the huge body of really intruiging source material was glazed over in some instances and instead we were force-fed mundane insights into Michelle's daily life as a stay-at-home hobbyist / crime writer. I lost count the amount of times I'd yelled out "get on with it!" by the end. I was lucky to get past 'the heist' scene in episode 4 to be honest. Such a lame af joke which went for far too long. I don't know how I feel about Michelle's death either... just a really sad way to go, but so preventable by healthy(ish) living habits. That really stuck with me. I felt like it was such a waste. Maybe that's why the show got so sidetracked? Someone was trying to say whatever Michelle did, wasn't in vein.... but then, she had almost nothing to do with the authorities catching DeAngelo? What's really happened here is the story of catching one of worlds most infamous and mysterious serial killers is overshadowed by an exposé into a somewhat unknown crime writers' last days... and thats why some reviews are bad.
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Spinning Out (2020)
1/10
Easily the worst show on Netflix in 2020.
23 January 2020
Wow. I just can't believe the other reviews on here - are people watching the same show as me? The acting is woeful. The writing is so bland and shallow. The storyline, predictable. Even the cinematography is so cliché and basic. I've managed to hang-on to my sanity through the first episode, thank god it's over. In short, Dawsons Creek on ice and throw in some mental health issues for that 2020 vibe.
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Black Panther (2018)
2/10
Do not believe the hype
3 March 2018
Predictable story-line, over-acted, over-CGI-ed, just another lame Marvel movie with no edge. I think they need to start killing some of these "superheroes" off, there's seemingly a phone book full of them... The movie's set in Waikonda (spelling probably wrong - cbf), a fictional african nation that has hidden its extreme wealth and technologically advanced society from the world with a hologram-forest net for decades... yeah, you know what, I'm just not going to go any further. It's a waste of time and just a really boring, deadpan superhero movie.
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Allied (2016)
9/10
Emotionally Engaging
29 November 2016
Generally speaking, the WWII genre has been done to death (pardon the pun), but Allied is a fresh approach and will keep you dangling by a thread until the very end.

Amazingly, without the excessive levels of CGI commensurate to most WWII flicks, Allied is engaging with its limited but very potent action sequences. The performance by Marion Cottilard is outstanding, simple as that.

My only grievance with this movie is that Brad Pitt seems a bit wooden, a bit detached. Apart from that, it's emotionally engaging story and will feature prominently come awards time early next year.
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The Do-Over (2016)
2/10
You Hurt Me, Netflix. I Thought We Were Mates?
2 June 2016
Two down, two to go in Netflix's four-movie deal with Adam Sandler *sigh* *while looking out the bedroom window pondering the demise of the human species*.

Other people have described this film as "blergh" and "mehhh" and yes, if they were words in the English dictionary, I'd probably say they are spot-on descriptions. However, my best effort is: it's a cold piece of buttered toast.

You're just so used to this basic, bland piece of sh*t thing that you've been force fed from an early age, that you just vague out and consume it with that "it's getting the job done" mentality without a second thought.

Upon reflection though, Sandler and Spade just don't seem to care. Apart from the obvious answer of 'money', why would someone put their name to this movie? It's mediocre, there's no love in trying to make the viewer laugh and the five star rating Netflix give it on their platform is deceptive conduct at its finest.

Toast - watch Casino on Netflix instead next time.
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2/10
Age of Sucktron
26 April 2015
Warning: Spoilers
If you want any more proof that illegal downloading has killed the film industry, here it is ladies and gents. This movie was made for the sole purpose of selling seats in cinemas, plain and simple.

The Avengers -Age of Ultron appeals to everyone; loads of CGI, loads of action, loads of recycled one-liners, loads of superheroes. So if that's what you and the family need, then spend your $23.50 a ticket and head on down. But just let it be known, at no point does this movie attempt to go outside the Marvel 'formula' to present its own identity.

To be blunt, this movie insulted me. And it should insult the intelligence of anyone over the age of 18. It's dribble. Flashy lights for the simple-minded. It'll leave you feeling like you've just been sold something you've bought 100 times before. It's the same movie, just a different name.

Enjoy!
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Wolf Creek 2 (2013)
1/10
I'm not angry, just disappointed...
7 July 2014
Warning: Spoilers
I wouldn't have watched this to the end if I hadn't been so terrified by the original. This sequel truly is a stinker.

The storyline wasn't thought out well enough and I feel that it may've been rushed into production. Maybe there were too many chef's in the kitchen, but it seemed very cliché.

The biggest flaw in horror films that really gets me offside is how pathetic and useless the victim's become when their life is on the line. If someone cut's your boyfriends lid off, you don't stand around waiting for a cup of tea, you channel Usain Bolt and hit the road. The boyfriend's head won't getting stitched back on let's be honest.

Also the 'Australian history quiz' torture scene....? WTF? So amateur. I feel as a if 16 year old came up with that dialogue. it was as though a child was telling me a very long winded joke and thinking "oh dear, where is this going and when can I stop paying attention?".

It's an honest 1 for me. So bad, that I had to write about it...
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Skyline (2010)
1/10
I Created an account to tell people how bad this movie is...
14 November 2010
Plain and simple... this is the worst sci-movie ever made and any half-wit would agree. There is absolutely no argument to support otherwise.

After leaving the cinema, rather than reviewing the last 92 mins of our lives we'll never get back, my mate and I discussed how exactly movie's like this make it past the script-writing stage... It actually filled me with rage that people put millions of dollars into a project this idiotic and ultimately unrewarding in so many ways.

If you want a spoiler, watch the trailer... that IS the movie. It shows the first 2 minutes of the movie... after that you're given no closure... the acting gets worse, the storyline repeats and thats it. blue lights, blue veins on faces, average looking aliens and a hovering spaceship.

As matter of fact, i recommend seeing skyline, because you'll be able to tell people what 'the worst movie you're ever seen' is.
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