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johanlefourbe added 1 item to Top 10 worst movies 2024 list
Notes: To be honest, I think the poster pretty much spoiled the damned thing. Indeed, you get to see the young actress looking pretty badass with a sword so you know from the start that she will fight some dragon from the very beginning but, seriously, it took forever to get there. It was also another issue, the fact that they could have easily removed 30 mins of running time. I mean, for crying out loud, the poor girl actually did manage to get out off this cave at some point and, yet, they did send her back almost right away so she could save her baby sister which was, narratively speaking, pretty shabby. And yet, I always had a weak spot for minimalistic features and 2/3 of the duration was basically about Brown all alone in some cave with some massive dragon chasing her and this part was actually fairly entertaining. Indeed, she is really charismatic and the fact that she is only 20 years old was also appreciated as she was therefore pretty much the same age of her character instead of being 10 years older which is so often the case. Unfortunately, this movie didn’t have much else to offer. Indeed, the introduction, even if it did look fine, was such a bore and, to make things worse, it did feel rather unnecessary. The whole point was to see a princess fighting a dragon instead of getting rescued but nobody really cared about why she actually got there. Anyway, I think I was rather generous with my rating here.3 months, 1 week ago
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3 months, 1 week ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Trigger Warning
“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but, since it was starring Jessica Alba and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. To be honest, it wasn’t the worst movie I have seen recently released by Netflix (I have to admit that I have watched a lot o” read more
3 months, 1 week ago
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to Top 10 worst movies 2024 list
Notes: To be honest, it wasn’t the worst movie I have seen recently released by Netflix (I have to admit that I have watched a lot of garbage lately) but the main thing that bothered me was that the fact the whole thing felt so empty. Indeed, for a good while, in fact, for almost the whole duration, I was wondering what the damned thing was supposed to be about. Eventually, it wasn’t a great story at all and the plot turned out to be really paper thin. Concerning Alba, it turned tout that she had to basically carry the whole thing on her shoulders. In fact, none of the other characters was developed whatsoever but there is a fair chance that it was done on purpose just to make sure that nobody could upstage her in any way. The most amazing thing about this actress is that, 20 years later, she still looks so gorgeous but, even though her character was pretty badass and had some potential, I’m afraid she wasn’t really convincing though. Is there anyway that this movie could have worked at all? I do believe that a bad director can mess up a great story and a great director can turn a lame story into a great movie. In this case, they could have gone for a really raw and/or violent approach or the main character could have been more complex but this director really did nothing at all with this material which was already not interesting in the first place.3 months, 1 week ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to A Complete Review of F. Gary Gray's work list
Cast : Kevin Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sam Worthington, Vincent D'Onofrio, Billy Magnussen, Jean Reno
What was it about?
Follows a master thief and his Interpol Agent ex-girlfriend who team up to steal $500 million in gold bullion being transported on an A380 passenger flight.
My two cents:
I do have a weak spot for heist movies but, to be honest, I was actually surprised by how lame this movie actually turned out to be, especially since it was directed by the guy who gave us ‘The Italian Job’. I’m not a huge fan of this remake but I have to admit that it was a decent flick and it was, back then, a commercial success. Anyway, coming back to our main feature, right from the start, I was just so bored and one of the reasons was the fact that everything looked so fake. It reminded me of ‘Thief’, one of my favorite movies in the genre. Back then, they used an actual vault and the actual tools to break in which were supplied by real-life thieves who served as technical consultants on this film. Anyway, the damned thing was so raw and so fascinating to behold but, in this case, they kept using some supposedly ‘high-tech’ gadgets which all looked rather pathetic. It has also been a while since I have seen a movie with such ugly CGI. Another issue was the fact that all the characters were just terribly flat. I mean, I have nothing against Kevin Hart, the guy can be actually pretty funny, but he was just never convincing as some kind of mastermind thief. At least, Gugu Mbatha-Raw was, as usual, really lovely and she did what she could with this material but it’s a shame than such a talented actress keeps wasting her time with such underwhelming Netflix features (see also ‘The Cloverfield Paradox’).
My rating: 05/10
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Lift
“I wasn’t 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. In fact, I do have a weak spot for heist movies but, to be honest, I was actually surprised by how lame this movie actually” read more
3 months, 1 week ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Top 10 worst movies 2024 list
Notes: I do have a weak spot for heist movies but, to be honest, I was actually surprised by how lame this movie actually turned out to be, especially since it was directed by the guy who gave us ‘The Italian Job’. I’m not a huge fan of this remake but I have to admit that it was a decent flick and it was, back then, a commercial success. Anyway, coming back to our main feature, right from the start, I was just so bored and one of the reasons was the fact that everything looked so fake. It reminded me of ‘Thief’, one of my favorite movies in the genre. Back then, they used an actual vault and the actual tools to break in which were supplied by real-life thieves who served as technical consultants on this film. Anyway, the damned thing was so raw and so fascinating to behold but, in this case, they kept using some supposedly ‘high-tech’ gadgets which all looked rather pathetic. It has also been a while since I have seen a movie with such ugly CGI. Another issue was the fact that all the characters were just terribly flat. I mean, I have nothing against Kevin Hart, the guy can be actually pretty funny, but he was just never convincing as some kind of mastermind thief. At least, Gugu Mbatha-Raw was, as usual, really lovely and she did what she could with this material but it’s a shame than such a talented actress keeps wasting her time with such underwhelming Netflix features (see also ‘The Cloverfield Paradox’).3 months, 1 week ago
Home Sweet Homejohanlefourbe posted a review of Trap
“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but, since there was literally nothing else to see at the movie theater, I thought I might as well give it a try. Well, eventually, I have to admit that I was actually positively surprised by the damned thing. Indeed, I think I enj” read more
3 months, 1 week ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of 90 Minutes in Heaven
“To be honest, I wasn’t 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, eventually, as usual with such Christian-themed movies, the damned thing was pretty weak but I actually” read more
3 months, 1 week ago
Astonishing Dancers
