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A Cure for Wellness (2016)
I do not understand
I do not understand how critics (Rotten & co.) can give 45% to this movie. They say it is predictable, I say it is so unpredictable that, sometimes, the plot is too much intricate. They say it is over lasting, I say it takes each minute to give me something, something good. They say it misses originality, I say it is an idea, a new one, a mix of Nazi/Alchemy/critic to modern society and so on. Photography literally amazing, as it is set in a magic place, up to Swiss mountains. The actors are playing their role perfectly. Villains and protagonist, everyone is giving something more to this movie. Really, suggested. Mystery, Suspense and a present for the eyes.It is not a 10 just because some secondary parts in the plot are really not fully explained. There remain - at the end - some "black spot" in the story. P.S. Life (horror with Jake Gyllenhaal) has a higher rating. I guess many of these "critics" should change profession.
Spectre (2015)
Sam Mendes misunderstood the goal.
What made Martin Campbell's Casino Royale, and Marc Forster's Quantum of Solace an innovative success? It was not the plot, full of twists as many other Bonds in past. It wasn't due to the special effects, which were much used in Brosnan's movies too. It was not the English charm of Craig, and I do not need explanation for this. Well, I worked on my theory and finally I decided that existed 3 Bonds in total, in spite of the seven actors who played that role. The first Bond was The Bond: Sean Connery; a strong super human, charming, the embodiment of perfection and courage, with a special agent's physique due role. He was the real incarnation of Ian Fleming's character. Then all the other Bonds till Craig and finally, the third, Daniel Craig. However Craig lost the mysterious charm that was surrounding Connery, he brought back Bond in state of credibility. Craig was suffering, really suffering. He had pains, addictions, age, he definitely had really human problems. And many time, during the first two movies, he was overcoming seemingly insuperable obstacles, in a very human way: just fighting. He was fighting such as anybody, with a survival instinct, would do. For sure less charming of the predecessors, but more credible, and closer to the audience that could finally identify themselves with a new super human. He made possible to transfer the state of super humanity to the spectator. This has been the key of success of the Nolan's Batman too, but this is another story. I won't go further and I do not want to spoiler. I gave a disappointed 4 stars. The last Bond missed all these aspects, resulting in some granted, lacking surprises, sometimes ridiculous but very expansive and megalomaniac movie. The decline started already with Skyfall, and was very noticeable in the apex. But – at least – it was ruined only the final. I cannot save almost anything of this last Bond. I just save the very cured movie photography, the locations, and few other things. I hope the next movie won't be directed by Sam Mendes, who misunderstood this: nobody wanted an "expansive Steven Seagal's movie" (and Steven played in better action's movies then this one).
Life (2017)
I could not find any new idea, a waste of good actors
I could not find any new idea, a waste of good actors
Premise: I very appreciate Daniel Espinosa's works. He's a young director but I can already notice his technical growth. He has not missed the rhythm and the adrenaline neither in his work "Safe House", nor in "Child 44". Furthermore, I cannot say whether he has been lucky or he had the right sponsors or he was just enough good in working with such actors as Denzel Washington, Tom Hardy, Jake Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Ryan Reynolds, etc. (not in order of importance). I saw an evolution, from the adrenaline thrilling of a well acted Safe House to the epic/dramatic thrilling of Child 44, Masterfully interpreted by Tom Hardy, playing with a strong Russian accent all the movie. But here I stop. I did not see any originality in Life. I felt an agglomeration of special effects, of important but unrelated actors, monsters, without a true story before and without a real future after. During this superficial Horror/Fanta scientific tale, I could not notice anything original. The Alien from Mars does not need explanation, the destructive alien that aim to kill the species in order to survive itself, the alien the kills
. Does it sound familiar? This work was a mix of many others, including some quotation of not-masterpiece-movies such as "Gravity". Aggravating the missing of originality, the choice of not deepening the character's profiles, quoting themselves during the most dramatic scenes, never giving a real pathos and drama along the movie. They have been given soon, they have no other dimension but the one in the spaceship, except during few moments not well integrated in the history, such as the one of the birth of one astronaut's child on earth. It's a 5 cause I still give chances to Daniel Espinosa and thanks to the huge investment done for this movie. Neither the good Jake nor the misspend Ryan could save it.
The Covenant (2017)
Some good ideas badly assembled
I do not want to be too long, therefore I just want help who s choosing the movie with some no-spoiler key points: 1) It's kind of low budget movie, with some implantation from many other horror movies, not very well assembled 2) this cause a miss of suspense and adrenaline, in scenes where Director could do better 3) actors are not that bad, however their characters don't have the chance to be deepened along the story. 4) I did appreciate Clint James I guess He did as much as he could. 5) The worst thing is that this movie is missing the climax, mandatory for a kind of movies like this ones, letting the watcher with an unpleasant feeling of the overall story. Generally I wouldn't suggest this movie to anyone, but I definitively cannot say it has been the worst low budget movie I have seen. But is it low budget? I hope it is, but very far from good works like IT Follows.