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“To be honest, I wasn't really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Kate Beckinsale, I thought I might as well check it out. Apparently, it was adapted from a rather obscure novella from Jane Austen but, to make things even more confusing, they gave it the title of ano” read more
“Since I kept hearing interesting things about Jeremy Saulnier, I was quite eager to watch one of his directing efforts so I thought I might check this one out. Well, for this 2nd directing effort, Saulnier took the old (and usually rather boring) revenge genre but he gave it an interesting fresh app” read more
Notes: In my opinion, it is not one of Alfred Hitchcock's great masterpieces but it is still a very solid thriller nonetheless. It was actually a rather important movie in his career. Indeed, it was the first film he made in Hollywood and the only one that managed to win the Best Picture Oscar (that the guy never managed to win a Best Director Academy Award is quite mind-blowing). To be frank, I donāt think it is one of the strongest stories developed by the great master but it was greatly compensated by the awesome mood created and the very good cast. Honestly, I havenāt seen many movies starring Laurence Olivier but the guy was sure a fine actor and I will definitely check his other movies whenever I get the opportunity. Against him, you had Joan Fontaine, one of the many female stars we have seen in Hitchcockās spellbinding thrillers. Fontaine was pretty good as well and together they had some great chemistry. Anyway, this first American feature was a success and his career which was doing already pretty well became even bigger, much bigger in the following years.
“To be honest, since this movie doesnāt really have a stellar reputation, I didnāt have some really high expectations but I have to admit that I still wanted to check it out though. Well, even if it didnāt reach the level of the awesome āSteve Jobsā, I still think it was a decent watch thou” read more
Cast : Will Smith
What was it about?
A kindhearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
My two cents:
To be honest, following the disappointing new version of 'Dumbo', I really lowered down my expectations for this flick but since 'Aladdin' has always been my favorite Classic Disney animated feature, I still wanted to check it out. Well, eventually, I thought it was not bad at all after all. Indeed, Mena Massoud and Naomi Scott were some perfect choices to respectively play Aladdin and Jasmine but, of course, I was above all impressed by Will Smith. Indeed, not only he managed to make a tribute to Robin Williams's iconic performance but he also managed to make the character is own somehow. Basically, he completely nailed it and gave here one of best performances in years. Concerning the story itself, well, they played it safe like they did with the new versions of 'Cinderella' and 'Beauty and the Beast' and they kept maybe 90% of the original story. However, it didn't bother me since, as I mentioned before, I always had a weak spot for this fairy tale and the whole thing looked beautiful and it was still pretty damned entertaining.
My rating: 07/10
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Notes: Since Iām a huge movie buff, I watch all kinds of movies and Iām particularly interested in Classics. However, to be honest, in my opinion, there are two kinds of classics, some of them which remain untouched by time , and which will always be great and amazing like āCitizen Kaneā , āMā, ā Rashomonā or āA bout de souffleā and the other sort which are still very well regarded but which seems rather dated like āBreakfast at Tiffanyāsā , āThe Wizard of Ozā or āGone with the Windā (Of course, it all depends what your taste is. You might find those movies still amazing and much better than the ones I mentioned before). Anyway, in my opinion, this movie belongs to the second category. I mean, it is a decent comedy with 3 amazing actors (Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart) and the whole thing was rather fun but also terribly fluffy and I really had a hard time to care about the story. Iāll give you that it was much better than all those inane romantic-comedies you get nowadays but I canāt say I was really blown away by this flick. You could argue that the whole fluffiness is inherent to the genre but I donāt agree, a comedy always has to be funny but I donāt think it has to be shallow, at least, thatās my opinion.
Cast : Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Taissa Farmiga, Michael PeƱa, Laurence Fishburne
What was it about?
A 90-year-old horticulturist and WWII veteran is caught transporting $3 million worth of cocaine through Michigan for a Mexican drug cartel.
My two cents:
Following the truly dreadful āThe 15:17 to Parisā, easily his weakest directing effort so far, Clint Eastwood didnāt waste time and released this movie the very same year. Since it had received some solid reviews, I was quite eager to check it out and see if the guy managed to redeem himself somehow. Well, eventually, even though it was indeed miles better than āThe 15:17 to Parisā, it was only a decent watch though. I mean, it was a strong story but I was missing some tension, some suspense. For example, it was refreshing that the main character would get along fine with all these cartel gangsters but this approach did have its drawbacks. Indeed, not only it turned the whole thing unintentionally into a pro-drug trafficking commercial (seriously, if you would believe this movie, to be a drug mule is actually a pretty easy job, with some nice colleagues and lots of easy cash) but it also created a lack of a real threat through the whole thing. However, it was a great character for Eastwood who really nailed it and, as usual, you might wonder if it will be his last acting job. On top of that, you might wonder if there was something autobiographical about this story as Eastwood has fathered at least 8 children with 6 different women and probably neglected most of them while becoming one of the most famous actor and director that ever lived.
My rating: 6/10
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“I already saw this movie but since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out again. Following the truly dreadful āThe 15:17 to Parisā, easily his weakest directing effort so far, Clint Eastwood didnāt waste time and released this movie the very same year. Since it had” read more
“After watching the trailer for this movie, I pretty much already knew what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Jim Broadbent, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, if Richard Linklater might make a 4th installment of his 'Before...' franchise, it might look like this m” read more
“To be honest, I had no idea what to expect from this flick but since the ratings were pretty decent and since I have a weak spot for Kristin Scott Thomas, I thought I might as well check it out. Eventually, it reminded me of what one of my uncles use to say, that enough movies about WWII has been ma” read more
Notes: I haven't seen this one yet...
“To be honest, I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was available on Netflix at some point, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, eventually, how much you will enjoy this flick will really depend on how much you will like its concept. Indeed, basically, pretty mu” read more