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“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was directed by Dick Maas, I thought I might as well check it out. You probably have never heard of Dick Maas but he is actually, after Paul Verhoeven, the most successful Dutch director, at least, according to the bo” read more
“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it seemed to be another critical success from Paolo Sorrentino and since it was available on Netflix, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, I have to admit that, even though I do admire Sorrentino's work, I have never been a huge fan” read more
Notes: As usual with Paolo Sorrentino, the damned thing was visually really strong, especially the opening scenes, and the guy always provides a fairly mesmerizing mood. Furthermore, I have to admit that the beginning was actually quite hilarious, even if I did have a hard time to keep track of all the characters involved and what was actually going on. Unfortunately, they didn’t keep up this energy much longer and the rest of the movie was then intriguing but, to be honest, not much more than that. There was also the issue of the main character, obviously based on Sorrentino himself. I mean, afterwards, I understand that the guy was someone who was more an observer, noticing all kinds of interesting and odd things about anyone crossing his path which eventually will be really helpful when he would become a film director at some point. However, even if I did appreciate the fact that Sorrentino made sure that this younger version of himself was not displayed as some kind of genius, it did backfire since he was really passive and not really fascinating after all. Furthermore, his aspiration of becoming a film director completely came out of the blue and I think it was the first time I saw someone dreaming of becoming a film maker who had actually watched so very few movies (a fact acknowledged by the character himself). The fact that the guy would eventually become one of the most heralded Italian directors was even more frustrating, at least, to me who has watched more than 6000 movies so far. Anyway, even if it didn’t completely win me over, it was still a very well made film.
“To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a solid cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, first of all, it was a pretty badass title, that’s for sure, and it was also a really ambitious Western epic. Indeed, it was involving no les” read more
“Since this movie had been a huge critical bomb when it was released, I had some rather low expectations but since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out anyway. I was also intrigued by the fact that it still managed to get a rather solid rating on IMDb (6.6). Well, to be” read more
Notes: To be honest, I don't really get how the IMDb users could find any redeeming value in this flick. Indeed, with this movie, I would have to agree with the critics as the damned thing turned out to be a massive disaster. Sure, there was nothing wrong with the fact that Colin Trevorrow wanted to direct again a small indie feature between his 2 massive Jurassic Park blockbusters. However, since 'Safety Not Guaranteed' was pretty good, nobody would have expected his return to his indie roots to turn into such a misfire and maybe the guy should stick with CGI dinosaurs instead. In fact, even if the 1st half was slightly annoying, pretentious and, above all, not really entertaining, at least, it was rather harmless. However, at some point, Henry did get terminally ill (which is, by the way, one of the cheapest gimmicks to add some dramatic weight to your story), and, afterwards, the whole thing became completely bonkers and not in a good way, I'm afraid. Who thought it would be a great idea to mix up a rather half-baked quirky comedy with a murder plot involving a child molester? Seriously, the end-result was not only bewildering but also completely tone-deaf. The fact that I never cared about the characters obviously didn't help but the story never worked whatsoever. In fact, it was worse than that, it was really cringe-inducing and even borderline unwatchable.