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johanlefourbe added 1 item to Top 10 worst movies 2022 list
Notes: Itās only after the watching the damned thing that I discovered that it had received some rather weak reviews and, unfortunately, I would have to agree with the critics on this one. Indeed, it turned to be a huge disappointment and easily the weakest movie Jeunet has delivered so far. Sure, there were a couple of decent ideas but most of it was actually really weak. Concerning the story, it might have had some potential but, eventually, it was just too generic and not really interesting after all. And I shouldn't forget to mention that it was supposed to be a comedy but most of the jokes were just terribly lame. At least, Jeunet has always been a visionary film maker, especially visually speaking, and the idea of having him playing around with so much CGI was actually really neat. However, the whole thing looked just not really convincing and was rather ugly so, even in this area, it turned out to be rather disappointing. Finally, the casting was not bad, at least, I wonāt blame the actors, but there were probably too many characters involved as none of them was properly developed. In fact, most of these characters were rather obnoxious but, even if it was done on purpose, none of them was either interesting or really entertaining. Eventually, the more I think about it, the less I actually enjoyed the damned thing and, yet, with such a concept, with such a director, it could have been really cool.2 years, 1 month ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Top 10 best movies 2022 list
Notes: Well, as far as I was concerned, I thought it was visually impressive and I really enjoyed the tense dark ominous mood. I have to admit that I was little concerned after I saw the trailer which, to be honest, didnāt really impress me as it made the whole thing look like a rather basic vengeance tale. Indeed, the biggest challenge for Robert Eggers was to turn this classic Scandinavian legend which had inspired countless other stories such as āHamletā or even āThe Lion Kingā into something new and, if I have to be honest with myself, he didnāt really succeed. Sure, I loved the visuals and how was I completely immersed in this vintage Viking world but the whole thing was still too predictable. I have to admit that I didnāt see coming the scene when Amlethās mother pretty much shattered his already fairly demented psychological state by revealing her true feelings about his father and even himself. However, it was the only surprising thing that occurred during more than 2 hours of mayhem. Still, the general madness and the bleakness of the whole endeavor was very much appreciated. Eventually, if you see the current state of our world, 1000 years later, our inclination for violence didnāt really change, the only thing which has evolved is that we donāt use such seemingly innocent axes anymore but missiles capable of wiping out a whole building. In the meantime, we still manage to fight for the most dubious reasons and we will keep doing it because thatās our tragic nature.2 years, 1 month ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2022) list
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Little White Lies 2
“Since I did like āLes petits mouchoirsā, I thought I might as well check this sequel. To be honest, it has been a while since I saw this movie and, in fact, I even proposed to my wife to watch it first but she didnāt mind watching only this sequel. In fact, I wonder if not rewatching the previ” read more
2 years, 1 month ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2022) list
2 years, 1 month ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2022) list
2 years, 1 month ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of The Adam Project
“To be honest, I have never been a huge fan of Shawn Levyās work butĀ I have to admit that āFree Guyā was actually quite fun. As a result, I was rather curious about this new collaboration with Ryan Reynolds, even if it was eventually not very well received when it came out. Anyway, since it wa” read more
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johanlefourbe added 3 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2022) list
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to Top 10 best movies 2021 list
Notes: After an impressive and prolific career going over 4 decades, Pedro Almodovar was finally tackling one of the darkest pages of Spain history. However, he seemed that he chickened out as he decided to squeeze it into one of his typical convoluted family drama. Of course, you could argue that both stories were dealing with genetic identity and heritage but, in my opinion, this link was just too thin. I mean, looking for some long deceased and seemingly lost relatives through DNA test and figuring out whoās the mother of a misplaced young baby also with some DNA test was hardly the same thing. Itās too bad because these two tales were actually interesting but mixing them turned out to be rather awkward. On top of that, he kept adding layers upon layers of dramatic turns and Iām glad Iām familiar with his work, otherwise, I can imagine how alienating his chaotic approach can be. As an example, it was probably not the greatest idea to have these two mothers starting a romantic relationship, especially since it was completely dropped 10 minutes later. Still, Almodovar always delivers such fascinating and complex women and he certainly didnāt disappoint in this area. Furthermore, the female cast was top-notch and Iām not surprised that Penelope Cruze was nominated for an Academy Award for her work. Anyway, I guess we would have to wait a little bit longer to have Almodovar making a movie really focusing on the Spanish civil war but, in the meantime, this movie will do. 2 years, 1 month ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to Top 10 worst movies 2018 list
Notes: I canāt remember the last time I saw a movie which so didnāt deserve at all to start with the words ābased on true eventsā. Sure, millions of women in the US and in the rest of the world are victims of this awful business but it was basically the only true thing about this movie. Indeed, everything was completely made up and it obviously never happened that some journalist discovered a trafficking ring completely by accident, actually became an actual victim of this traffickers and managed to have the whole thing shut down, all this within only a couple of hours. Seriously, it would be like claiming that āSevenā is actually based on true events because serial killers do actually exist. Anyway, even if the ābased on true eventsā claim was completely bogus, it wasnāt even the biggest problem with this movie. Indeed, the damned thing was just so slow, it took forever to finally get the plot started and everything happening before was just seriously tedious. Furthermore, even if Paula Patton was charming as usual, in spite of all her efforts, I never cared about her character and her group of friends was even worse.2 years, 1 month ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Traffik
“To be honest, I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Paula Patton and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, first of all, I canāt remember the last time I saw a movie which obviously didnāt deserve at all ” read more
2 years, 1 month ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Parallel Mothers
“Since I kept hearing some pretty good things about this movie, I was quite eager to check it out. Indeed, after an impressive and prolific career going over 4 decades, Almodovar was finally tackling one of the darkest pages of Spain history. However, it seemed that he chickened out as he decided to ” read more
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