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johanlefourbe added 1 item to A Complete Review of Clint Eastwood's work list
Cast : Clint Eastwood, Dwight Yoakam
What was it about?
A one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder takes a job to bring a man's young son home and away from his alcoholic mom. On their journey, the horseman finds redemption through teaching the boy what it means to be a good man.
My two cents:
Even though the old film legend is still productive, it has been more than a decade since Clint Eastwood really impressed me and Iām afraid this new director effort was probably one of his weakest movies so far. I mean, even though Iām not huge fan of road-trips (I think itās a lazy gimmick), I really like minimalistic features involving a few characters and I do believe that Rafo was a really interesting character. Unfortunately, well, pretty much nothing else did work in this work though. There was first the issue that the film was filled with some awkward clichĆ©s about Mexico and especially the Mexican people. Another big issue with this movie was that the fact there were only 2 characters involved and both actors were just seriously miscast. Indeed, like I mentioned before, even though Rafo was a complex character with a lot of potential, Eduardo Minett was actually really weak though. Concerning Clint Eastwood, sure, he is actually a solid actor but I still think he wasnāt the right choice to play this character. Indeed, even though itās really cool that Eastwood is making movies focusing on elderly characters (something terribly rare nowadays in spite of the ageing of the Western population), Iām afraid it didnāt work in this case though. Indeed, at more than 90 years old, Eastwood was at least 20 years too old to play this guy. The fact Natalia Travenās character would fall in love with him, when she is in fact almost 40 years younger than Eastwood, was also ridiculous and even rather pathetic.
My rating: 5/10
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johanlefourbe added 6 items to Listal's 100 Films To See Before You Die (2022) list
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johanlefourbe posted a review of The Tinder Swindler
“To be honest, I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but since the story sounded intriguing and since it was on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, I have to admit that it turned out to be quite an entertaining documentary. Sure, maybe it wasnāt really educational” read more
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johanlefourbe posted a review of All I See Is You
“To be honest, even though this movie had been rather poorly received, since I always had a weak spot for Marc Forsterās work and since it was available on Disney+, I thought I might as well check it out. First of all, what the hell happened for this once so promising director? He was doing fine un” read more
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johanlefourbe added 3 items to Marvel Cinematic Universe : an All-star cast list
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Spider-Man: No Way Home
“I already saw this movie but since I just bought a brand new awesome TV, I thought I might as well check it out again. Well, Iām really glad I watched it again since I was much more able to enjoy it the 2nd time around. Eventually, I understand why it was such a massive box-office success when it ” read more
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johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies ... my own version (1970's) list
Notes: To be honest, the fact that didnāt know much about the Rolling Stones and what happened during this infamous concert before watching this movie made it rather difficult for me to get a good grip on the damned thing. Indeed, it actually took me forever to figure out that the concert footage at the beginning had actually nothing to do with the Altamont Free Concert and was in fact taken during some previous concert in the Madison Square Garden. There was also some footage showing the Rolling Stones at work for some songs for their coming-up album āSticky Fingersā but, to be honest, it all felt rather random. However, there is no denying that the scenes involving the Altamont Concert were actually quite fascinating to behold or seriously disturbing might actually be more accurate. Indeed, back in 1969, Woodstock turned out to be arguably the best concert ever filmed, well, the very same year, the Altamont Free Concert might turn out to be the worst concert ever filmed. Eventually, not only it was a milestone as this event was considered as the end of the Flower Power era but I think it also completely changed how concerts would be managed in the future. Indeed, can you imagine a free concert with 300 000 people with a stage only a meter high, no gates between the stage and the audience, no check at the entrance and a security composed of unprofessional goons probably all drunk? In fact, it is more surprising that something even more dramatic happened before at Woodstock or any other massive music festival. Finally, the most stunning scene in this movie was probably when you get to see Mick Jagger actually watching the footage of a man pointing out a gun and then being savagely stabbed to death by one of the Hell Angels while Jagger himself was actually trying to perform on stage. Seriously, it was so surreal and it felt like watching a snuff movie with this Rock and Roll legend. 3 years, 2 months ago
johanlefourbe added 1 item to 1001 Movies Chosen By Johanlefourbe list
Notes: To be honest, the fact that didnāt know much about the Rolling Stones and what happened during this infamous concert before watching this movie made it rather difficult for me to get a good grip on the damned thing. Indeed, it actually took me forever to figure out that the concert footage at the beginning had actually nothing to do with the Altamont Free Concert and was in fact taken during some previous concert in the Madison Square Garden. There was also some footage showing the Rolling Stones at work for some songs for their coming-up album āSticky Fingersā but, to be honest, it all felt rather random. However, there is no denying that the scenes involving the Altamont Concert were actually quite fascinating to behold or seriously disturbing might actually be more accurate. Indeed, back in 1969, Woodstock turned out to be arguably the best concert ever filmed, well, the very same year, the Altamont Free Concert might turn out to be the worst concert ever filmed. Eventually, not only it was a milestone as this event was considered as the end of the Flower Power era but I think it also completely changed how concerts would be managed in the future. Indeed, can you imagine a free concert with 300 000 people with a stage only a meter high, no gates between the stage and the audience, no check at the entrance and a security composed of unprofessional goons probably all drunk? In fact, it is more surprising that something even more dramatic happened before at Woodstock or any other massive music festival. Finally, the most stunning scene in this movie was probably when you get to see Mick Jagger actually watching the footage of a man pointing out a gun and then being savagely stabbed to death by one of the Hell Angels while Jagger himself was actually trying to perform on stage. Seriously, it was so surreal and it felt like watching a snuff movie with this Rock and Roll legend. 3 years, 2 months ago
johanlefourbe posted a review of Gimme Shelter
“Since it kept hearing some pretty good things about this flick, I was quite eager to check it out. To be honest, the fact that I didnāt know much about the Rolling Stones and what happened during this infamous concert before watching this movie made it rather difficult for me to get a good grip on” read more
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johanlefourbe posted a review of Missing Link (2019)
“I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was the last movie produced by Laika, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, to be honest, Iām hardly surprised that it turned out to be a flop at the box-office. I mean, the animation was, as usual, quite amazing but I wouldnā” read more
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