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“Apparently, this movie was a huge flop when it was released but the title did sound intriguing and, since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. To be honest, I wasnât sure what to expect from this flick but I thought it was not bad after all. Eventually, I think the ” read more
Notes: Well, even though it is considered as a dark comedy, I thought it was above all really nauseating to watch. Maybe it was due to the fact that I saw only a couple of months ago âLuckiest Girl Aliveâ which was already dealing with a similar story but in a completely different way. Above all, it was a huge reminder how f*cked up men have been treating women pretty much every since the dawn of time and I canât imagine how a guy could watch this movie without feeling any amount of guilt or disgust, no matter how many pop-songs they might throw into the mix. Even if it was probably not the original goal, I think that it was also a good reminder that, even though many Americans might argue otherwise, College is actually not so great after all. Indeed, the so-called amazing College life seems to be a lot about getting drunk out of your mind, resulting in young girls being raped by young boys and young boys rapping young girls. Coming back on the movie itself, I think it was a mistake that the only guy Cassandra would accept to go on a date with would be someone who went to the exact same school around the exact same time period as she did. As a result, even though they mentioned a whole bunch of people who went to school with hem (the thing that actually triggered her to start with her vengeance plan), they never discussed or even mentioned this tragedy which didnât make much sense. Still, there is no doubt that Carey Mulligan was really good and she probably delivered her career best performance here. 
“To be honest, I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was a critical success, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though it is considered as a dark comedy (it is actually rather difficult to pinpoint the genre of this movie which is a good thing), I thought ” read more
Notes: Well, even though it is considered as a dark comedy, I thought it was above all really nauseating to watch. Maybe it was due to the fact that I saw only a couple of months ago âLuckiest Girl Aliveâ which was already dealing with a similar story but in a completely different way. Above all, it was a huge reminder how f*cked up men have been treating women pretty much every since the dawn of time and I canât imagine how a guy could watch this movie without feeling any amount of guilt or disgust, no matter how many pop-songs they might throw into the mix. Even if it was probably not the original goal, I think that it was also a good reminder that, even though many Americans might argue otherwise, College is actually not so great after all. Indeed, the so-called amazing College life seems to be a lot about getting drunk out of your mind, resulting in young girls being raped by young boys and young boys rapping young girls. Coming back on the movie itself, I think it was a mistake that the only guy Cassandra would accept to go on a date with would be someone who went to the exact same school around the exact same time period as she did. As a result, even though they mentioned a whole bunch of people who went to school with hem (the thing that actually triggered her to start with her vengeance plan), they never discussed or even mentioned this tragedy which didnât make much sense. Still, there is no doubt that Carey Mulligan was really good and she probably delivered her career best performance here. 
“To be honest, I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but since it seemed to have a decent reputation, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, it turned out to be a little film with a very basic storyline after all. Indeed, it was basically about some random guy randomly running ” read more
“Even though I should have probably given up on Ridley Scott a couple of years ago, the guy keeps coming back with some projects which sound too intriguing to pass on and this movie was a perfect example. Well, even though the material definitely had some potential and even though there was a really ” read more
“I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a decent cast involved and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, even though I saw years ago âMiss Potterâ, the biopic starring RenĂŠe Zellweger, to be honest, I knew pretty much ” read more
Cast : Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Rupert Grint
What was it about?
While vacationing, a girl and her parents are taken hostage by armed strangers who demand that the family make a choice to avert the apocalypse.
My two cents:
To be honest, I thought it was rather hard to judge this movie. Itâs not that it was Shyamalanâs worst movie (it was definitely not one of his best though) but it was probably his nastiest so far, at least, as far as I was concerned. The fact that I went myself on the very same day through a very traumatic experience probably didnât help and maybe this movie was not the greatest choice from my side. Still, seriously, whatâs the point of imagining that the Apocalypse will actually take place and that some complete random act of violence might prevent it? There is no way that such thing might happen so why entertain the idea and imagine if it would be possible? In this case, why not upping the stakes and have these poor guys actually raping their little girl and chopping her head off afterwards for good measure? I guess itâs the dark side of movies or even creativity in general. Indeed, with your imagination, you can create the most fantastical things ever but you can also explore some really messed up ideas as well as it was displayed in this movie. And, yet, the fact that it did shake me up like it did shows that it was working somehow. At least, it was not as weird and laughable as âThe Happeningâ was so I guess you might say that Shyamalan might be improving (only somewhat thoughâŚ).
My rating: 6/10
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“To watch a M. Night Shyamalan movie is always a dicey bet but, probably because there was a pretty cool cast involved, I wanted to check this one out. With this director, especially nowadays, you can never be sure what you will get. Indeed, it could be a decent horror/thriller or it could turn out t” read more
“I wasnât really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, I thought I might as well check it out. To be honest, I wasnât really sure what it was really about before watching this movie and I have to admit that I was actually expecting something like âGood” read more
Notes: Unfortunately, pretty much like with âPhantom Threadâ, âInherent Viceâ and âThe Masterâ, even though I admired the work done, to be honest, the damned thing never really grabbed me though. For some reasons, it did remind me of the last movie directed by Quentin Tarantino, âOnce Upon a Time... in Hollywoodâ. Indeed, pretty much like Tarantino did, Anderson focused on a time and place which was really dear to him, the San Fernando Valley at the beginning of the 70âs. However, except for Anderson, did anyone else really care about this subject? Well, I didnât, at least, not really. On top of that, there was something really awkward about this burgeoning romantic relationship between this 15 year old kid and a 25 year old woman. I mean, can you imagine if they would have switched around the genders? If a 25 year old dude was circling around a 15 year old girl? It would have been even more cringe-inducing. When I was around the same age, I have to admit that I was seriously fantasizing on my older sisterâs friends so I could definitely identify with the main character but these girls were all 3 or 4 years older than me, not 10. There were also some details that bothered me. For example, what was the time line? How come Gary never had to go to school? How could a 15 year old teenager manage to open a shop selling water beds and later on some pinball palace? There was also the fact that the two main characters both looked really average and they were hardly charismatic but I have to admit that it did make them really relatable. On top of that, there is no doubt that Cooper Hoffman and Alana Haim, both with no acting experience, did deliver some really strong naturalistic performances.
Notes: Unfortunately, pretty much like with âPhantom Threadâ, âInherent Viceâ and âThe Masterâ, even though I admired the work done, to be honest, the damned thing never really grabbed me though. For some reasons, it did remind me of the last movie directed by Quentin Tarantino, âOnce Upon a Time... in Hollywoodâ. Indeed, pretty much like Tarantino did, Anderson focused on a time and place which was really dear to him, the San Fernando Valley at the beginning of the 70âs. However, except for Anderson, did anyone else really care about this subject? Well, I didnât, at least, not really. On top of that, there was something really awkward about this burgeoning romantic relationship between this 15 year old kid and a 25 year old woman. I mean, can you imagine if they would have switched around the genders? If a 25 year old dude was circling around a 15 year old girl? It would have been even more cringe-inducing. When I was around the same age, I have to admit that I was seriously fantasizing on my older sisterâs friends so I could definitely identify with the main character but these girls were all 3 or 4 years older than me, not 10. There were also some details that bothered me. For example, what was the time line? How come Gary never had to go to school? How could a 15 year old teenager manage to open a shop selling water beds and later on some pinball palace? There was also the fact that the two main characters both looked really average and they were hardly charismatic but I have to admit that it did make them really relatable. On top of that, there is no doubt that Cooper Hoffman and Alana Haim, both with no acting experience, did deliver some really strong naturalistic performances. 
“Since Iâm a huge fan of Paul Thomas Andersonâs work, I was really eager to see this movie. Unfortunately, pretty much like with âPhantom Threadâ, âInherent Viceâ and âThe Masterâ, even though I admired the work done, to be honest, the damned thing never really grabbed me though. For ” read more
