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“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.
“To be honest, I wasn’t expecting much 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, the damned thing turned out to be pretty lame, that’s for sure. Basically, I always thought that ‘Jerry Maguirre” read more
Notes: Well, this movie seemed to be based on the vigilante genre, a typical US genre which is, 90% of the time, just completely predictable and, as far as I’m concerned, so tedious. However, in this case, they did add a massive dose of Scandinavian black humor and this mix was just so entertaining and simply irresistible. Indeed, the end-result was a fascinating combination of tones and genres such as action, thriller, comedy and drama, sometimes happening all together in one single scene. For me, the best example and the highest point in this movie was the moment when Lennart put his pants down after being chased by Mark on some field in the countryside which was at the same time hilarious but also one of the saddest things I have ever seen. Still, even if this freewheeling approach was very often fascinating, it also had its downside. Indeed, the end-result was so absurd that it did feel really random and randomness is not the same thing as actual depth. Furthermore, even though I really enjoyed this group of misfits, f*ckups and losers who were all so complex, by focusing instead on only 2 or 3 characters, it would have been more focused and probably even more effective. Anyway, I still really enjoyed this absurd black comedy which completely reinvented one of the most boring genres.
“As usual with my filmclub, I went to see this movie with no knowledge whatsoever which is, in my opinion, such a fine way to watch any movie. Well, Henk (who chose this movie) did it again, he managed to make us watch something so completely different than anything that we have seen before (which is” read more
