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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024)
Typical Guy Ritchie
Having watched quite a few Guy Richie films and every time feeling both disappointed and empty why I thought this latest addition would be any different guess I live in hope is the answer to my own question. This film was typical of his style or lack of! Richie is too lazy to put any real effort into either character development or story development he prefers the throwing of a lot of well known actors into the fray along with as much action shots as is possible which is easily done when you don't bother with developing a good story or care of the characters within! It's as if he wants to win without any effort and that sadly is why until he takes his time and changes he will never produce a really good film imo.
Atiye (2019)
Simlair to a previous Turkish show interesting in its confusion
This is the second Turkish show I have watched recently which was Sahmaran like that show this is very much alike in its total confusion to me. This show has 3seasons of which I watched all and to be honest I found the story and the way it was presented as very confusing as there seemed to be no continuity between not only each episode but even more between each season . They could have collected all episodes from the 3 seasons present past future thrown them up in the air and played them as they landed and I would have been none the wiser. I gave it 5 stars as it kept me intrigued as to what the story was really about and how it would end, sadly I am no wiser even after the last episode.
No Way Up (2024)
No Way in so many ways!
Oh dear oh dear! I should have realised from the title what kind of movie this was going to be but I still thought I would check it out sadly! The last shark related movie I stupidly watched was The Meg and boy that was bad on so many levels however I think this movie even surpasses that lol! Sharks thin enough to go swimming down the aisle of a plane has got to be a first some would say for a very good reason. The discussion that they can swim up from the bottom of a reef unaided from masks oxygen is hilarious Benz not in their vocabulary it seems I am guessing the writer of this Andy Mayson was determined to write a shark related story and put a different twist to it regardless of how utterly ridiculous it was! The one star is for the comedy element of the movie as that is all there is!
Pedaço de Mim (2024)
More of a Soap Opera production
Brazilian tv series thought I would give it a go as it was dubbed into English. The premise of the story being unusual as a woman gave birth to twin boys but from different fathers not even sure if it is possible to conceive from 2 different men on different occasions producing 2 sons. However regardless that makes for a very interesting story given the relationship between the parties involved. The main gripe I have is the bizzare decisions that unfold from this a lot that would just seem mad even from the craziest people but I guess they had to make a story of it I am on episode 7 the sons are around 11 funnily enough the adults don't seem to age at all and they all look exactly as they did pre birth. Not sure where this story is heading as it has 17 episodes for me it comes across more of a Soap Opera style series which is fine if your into that kind of show.
Sahmaran (2023)
Interesting in its Strangeness
Due to my love of different cultures mythology is the main reason I decided to give this series a go. This apparently is from Turkish mythology or folk lore and it was a story I was not aware of before watching as I watched the dubbed version not being able to speak Turkish I really can't judge the actors acting ability I did find the story a very slow one and at times quite confusing,I found it easier to lay or judgements aside regarding how each episode played out as otherwise I probably would not have bothered viewing it after the first few episodes as I found it very strange with so many of the characters actions. I was kept intrigued mainly to see what exactly was supose to happen it is passable but nothing more imo.
Supacell (2024)
Refreshing in a saturated market
I love Sci fi and supernatural stories so I will always give any a watch some have been great others woeful it is all dependent mainly of the story as with a good story it will entertain regardless to a certain extent on the cast. This latest offering was very refreshing for a few reasons firstly it is one of the first ones that was filmed in the UK which is where I live and that was a nice change from the numerous US offerings . I liked the way the writer allowed the viewer to get to know each character as the story evolved the special effects were well done and the cast was good I binge watched the series and look forward to the next season Netflix permitting as from past experience they and Amazon can be quite fickle on which series they renew and don't so here's hoping.
Side Effects (2013)
Entertaining
Happy that the title didn't give anything away as I was completely convinced this was going to be a story along the lines of the well known OxyContin reality Jude Law played a psychiatrist well and Rooney Marr as his patient played her role superbly .the story kept me both engaged and entertained throughout and loved the twist to the story all in all I found it a good film and enjoyed watching specially as I did not pre guess the twist before it arrived this is the indicator of a well written story in my eyes as there is nothing worse when watching a film when you easily anticipate all that will happen which sadly is many the case due to a lack of care and imagination on behalf of the writers.
Awareness (2023)
Lack of Awareness
I read a lot of the reviews but still decided to give this a go as the saying goes different strokes for different folks. Sadly as much as I wanted it to be good I can only agree with the majority of reviewers. I thought being a big Sci fi fan that maybe it was going to be better but I have to be honest if you remove the special effects / cgi then you are left with a big fat zero! The story or lack of story renders the film unwatchable it is not entertaining just very annoying. I had to smile as the writers obviously tried to replicate bits of other films within such as matrix, inception to name 2 but with no story it falls flat on its face. To be honest I feel giving 2 stars was generous.
Princess Caraboo (1994)
Truly dreadful
When I watched this I did not pay attention to what year it was produced but now finding out it was 1994 I still feel that even then it would not have altered how truly woeful this film was. There are some well known names starring Kevin Kline played his role adequately however I found Phobe Cates very annoyingly insipid in her portrayal of a peasant girl trying to pass herself off as a foreign princess. The script was so badly written that it bordered on a comedy but without the laughs,I can not believe that it was a true story in anyway and if it actually was it wouldn't have been as pretentious as this film was. The reason I watched was I love period dramas sadly this never came close to one!
The Batman (2022)
Batman but not as I know it
I will be totally upfront I am not a great fan of DC productions and have always said that Marvel productions was far superior both in story and production. This has ch@need in the last 3-4 yrs and there is not much between them now. I will admit Patterson would not of been my first choice to play Batman but due to the new style I guess he is ok. Colin Farrel was unrecognisable and was great as the penguin Kravitz as Catwoman was ok too. The story not so much I found it quite mediocre am old school and have to say a Batmoped does not have the same impact as the Classic Batmobile. However I do think kids will love the film more than my age group.
The Pod Generation (2023)
Interesting concept with no real back story
I so wanted to love this film as I loved the lead actress Emilla Clarke Queen of the Dragons she is a very talented actress and in this film she does not disappoint as she is as always great in her role as an aspiring mother to be! Unfortunately as much as the concept of civilisation creating life right up to birth in a pod so the woman can continue work and maintain the baby's growth in the pod via digital programming sadly that is we're the story starts and more or less ends minus the small conflicts she has along the way. The story is quite basic and slow and you keep waiting for a twist or something big to happen that never really does so it was ok but nothing more than that sadly.
Expats (2023)
Slow boat to nowhere
The main reason I decided to watch this Tv series was because it was filmed in Hong Kong a place Ihold very close to my heart after living 17yrs of my life there. I basked in nostalgic memories of the city and in honesty if this had been filmed anywhere else I would not bother continuing to watch as the storyline is very broken up and bland the cast are ok however Nicole Kidman is not suited to her role and delivers a very insipid portrayal to the point she looks like she is finding it difficult to act well! Why the title is called Expat is baffling as it really has nothing to do with the fact that they are so called expats. I am on episode 3 and am having to force myself to continue watching just so I can see Hong Kong again as the story ,script and Nicole Kidman are more than enough to make me switch off!
Race Across the World (2019)
Breathtakingly entertaining
I have watched every series of this absolutely wonderfully written produced show. Like many reality shows a large part of the show are the people whom take part and their personalities. The teams made up each of 2 contestants range from friends siblings married couples etc they all begin with the same amount of money that they must budget and use to travel from one country to another they are not allowed any communication technology such as mobiles computers or iPads all they are given is a paper map. At the start they are given the next destination point and check in how they get there is up to them! I can promise this show is not only entertaining it also is eye opening to the many places in this vast world and the local inhabitants and how they live. At each check point they are ranked on time of arrival and leave the next day on that ranking when they are told the next leg of their journey and destination. I only wish this show had been around when I was younger and fitter as I think each contestant is so enriched by their journeys and locals they meet an experience like no other the winners win £20.000 however personally I think the money is secondary to the amazing time they have had.
The Responder (2022)
Below average storyline
I will admit I watched this show mainly due to it being filmed in Liverpool as I was born there and still live and work there. Sadly the storyline is not very good and to be honest doesn't seem to go anywhere but back and forth making it pretty boring considering it's mainly to do with a policeman MartinFreeman and his job he never seems to do much in the way of call outs and arrests apart from worrying and chasing down a a girl who stole drugs off a old friend of Freemans. The writers didn't have much imagination! Martin Freeman is as always a Class Act and am more than impressed at his Scouse accent which was perfect! There are a lot of Liverpool born actors who also do a good job with a Dire script.
Blue Lights (2023)
Not convincing unless a comedy
Having just watched a brilliant show based in Ireland 'Kin' I was hopeful that this show would be in a simlair standard. However after watching the first 2 episodes I knew this show was a million miles from being anywhere near as well written or acted, regardless that Kin is about the gangster element and Blue lights the police element. This show has many flaws and such basic ones that render it laughable the police checking under their cars each morning presumably for bombs makes you question if it's that bad put the car in the garage rather than leaving it exposed on the drive. Then you have the scene of a woman wielding 2 long kitchen knives forget about the fact the cops ignored the order to stand down due to undercover ops the problem was after getting her to put both knives on the ground they arrest her and walk away leaving both knives on the path!! So any of the bystanders could walk over and pick them up? It was then I am thinking WTF badly written and hopefully for Ireland not realistic!
The Dropout (2022)
BBC drama is back
I binge watched this show I was intrigued as it is about a true story and I was happy that the BBC drama of old was back as they used to be one of the best producers of drama anywhere, then they went through a bad patch of very below par productions which made me think their days of quality drama had passed thankfully it hasn't and this show was very well written cast and produced. The story of Elizabeth Holmes rise to wealth and fame based on Lies was fascinating and sad for all that suffered at the consequences of her actions the justice system is very slow as she has only just been convicted to jail and in honesty got off very lightly imo! Very watchable drama.
Immortal Fist: The Legend of Wing Chun (2017)
High school acting rich kids production
This is one of those movies that is just so cringe worthy bad you really don't want to waste too much time having to explain the 100's of reasons why however since it is now not possible to give a review without fulfilling the six hundred characters it just makes the job so much harder when I saw the title I was excited as having lived in in Hong Kong and become obsessed with martial arts and artists I was hoping for something between a Bruce Lee /Jackie chan style movie and Wing Chun was a style I had practised. Within 5 minutes I Knew this was Nothing like any real martial art based film. The acting was high school style as was the filming and as for fight scenes it was an insult to the martial arts to have allowed the maker to give this title! Avoid at all costs!
Bullet Train (2022)
Entertaining action
There are not many writers that can keep you entertained without much of a story and I take my hat off to the writers of this movie they procured a top line cast who because of their talent could keep you engaged add on to that the none stop action and you forget about the story as it becomes secondary to the entertainment. It is wacky funny at times gory each member of the cast engages the viewer taking their mind off the lack of any solid story as you just enjoy the here and now of the acting. Not as good as some have compared to Tarantino and 100 times better than any Guy Richie who I think is massively overrated.
The Black Phone (2021)
Blumhouse does not equal Horror
When I saw Blumhouse in the opening credits I let out a Big Sigh! Yet I foolishly decided to ignore my reservations and watch this movie in hindsight I should have gone with my gut and skipped it! You see I have watched a few so called Horror movies from Blumhouse productions and I have yet to watch one that comes remotely close to what I consider Horror to be. There are No scary moments but an abundance of weird ones! Mainly the story itself lacks foundation interesting content or any tense moments! In other words the story Sucks! The 2 stars is for the child actors as they were good given the dire story as for Ethan Hawke to be honest it could have been any actor behind the masks he wore and I wouldn't have known the difference! Nightmare on Elm street the Excorcist are 2 examples of what I call Horror.
The Lincoln Lawyer (2022)
Classy lawyer series
Found this show when browsing Netflix and decided to give it a whirl and very glad I did I ended up binge watching both seasons. This show has good writing and script and relatable characters which is important for a series the cast are well chosen and fit in their roles very well making their acting seamless. I admit I do love a good lawyer/ detective series my favourites Bosch Better call Saul Goliath to name a few and now Lincoln Lawyer. I hope that this show will be renewed for a few more seasons as the other shows have sadly ended and there is a gap for this type of show. A deffo watch I promise you won't be disappointed.
Dear Hangman (2022)
Cast of drama class 22
Firstly the filming of this film is not great apart from the very subdued colour use the sound is not great in some scenes sounds like it was filmed in a tin can! As for the story it is very wishywashy or to put it in another way pretty none existent! A Vigilante that killed what he considered bad people develops a thing for one of his victims sister whom is a detective story starts with him in jail. All the actors seem as if they have just passed out from acting school the opening scene the prosecutor was way over the top with facial expressions the rest are equally as bad I don't think they have mastered how to convey emotions very wooden in delivery. As for the story there really isn't one! To label this a thriller or a drama is laughable. Don't waste your time on it .
Between (2015)
Yawn and laughter at this madness
This is the second show I have watched from Canada and the second that is so bad it makes me question if there is any good writers residing there? " Between" a rock and a hard place is my interpretation of the title it has nothing to do with the story per se more to do with the quality of it ! From the very beginning there are so so many gaping holes and stupid dialogues Maybe the writer or casting director should have thought through a deadly disease that affects humans from age 22 up. As many of the surviving cast at best look in their 30's. Dead bodies that after many days of being dead have no rigamortous etc. Does not bode well.
Pálpito (2022)
Brain cells not required to watch
Premise of the story was interesting it took me back to a film I watched many years ago named Coma that was simlair in story as it was to do with people ending up in a coma after very simple ops and it turned out the hospital was harvesting organs to sell on the black market. Anyway I digress this story is harder to believe and accept as some scenes are void of any realistic normal behaviour to the point it starts to become so ridiculous.woman with bad heart is a photographer who is taking photos of a marathon on her wedding day and ends up being late to the church? With that ridiculous scene you can imagine how this story is going to play out - Not well! I shan't spoil the mindless coincidences plot holes etc incase you still want to watch this show. As long as you switch the brain cells off before watching you will be ok.
Criminal: UK (2019)
Unique superb crime interview based series
As an avid true crime series fan I was intrigued at this show having watched many police interviews/ interrogations on real life crimes this show interested me. I was not disappointed it is very well written and the actors were a class act also. Each story covers a different crime topic and it is so interesting how they tackled each crime as you are watching you are being swayed from one decision to another as to what really transpired. The show is unique and very compelling to watch sadly the first season only had 3 episodes the second season 4 episodes personally I would have preferred more to each season however saying that all episodes are quality.
Darker Than Night: Shadows (2024)
Amateur Drama night at best!
Ok so this popped up on my prime free to watch movies and so I thought I would give it a whirl. I should have known better This is a Canadian offering and I was not impressed! Within the first 5 minutes there was a fight it was painful to watch as all the fight actions were so bad it was like they had filmed the run through scripted actions and rather than iron them out so they looked realistic they kept them and made them part of the movie ! The actors are extremely wooden in their delivery resembling an amateur dramatic societies first attempt . Add on to this the awful attempt of special effects and all that is left is the story sadly that turned out to be as bismal as everything else! Good v evil wherby good is a half human half angel against a female lucifer to stop the apocalypse I forced myself to watch its entirety so I could give an honest review soemething I deeply regret now.