After the awful reviews for this I had low expectations. The first 2/3 were okay, actually quite enjoyable in places. The young girls were good fun if a little annoying. The lead was a little light in charisma and the baddy minimal threat or explanation for their actions.
The last 1/3 though made no sense, it was all over the place and gave up trying to get to explain anything.
A very forgettable film.
This was a whole lot of fun. It is a surreal action comedy and not to be taken too seriously. The leads drive it forward with charisma and energy. BDH is a breath of fresh air in the lead role and Sam Rockwell always lifts any role.
Set pieces were energetic and twists were fun. Just go with it and don't think to hard and you will have a lot of fun.
I admire what marvel tried to do with this character and the respect to both her disability and Native American heritage. As a drama it worked well. The performances were good.
Unfortunately the action pieces were rushed and unclear. Motivation for the characters were unclear and some decisions ludicrous.
A strong concept let down by a poor overall narrative.
World building at its finest. Digital effects seamlessly integrated into a film and has never looked so real and believable.
Some of the decisions made by the characters is daft and only in place to drive the story and challenges believability. Some of the messaging a bit in your face but the Vietnam parallel was an interesting slant.
Would love to see more stories in this world and would watch anything from Director Gareth Edwards...
I Enjoyed both WandaVision and Ms Marvel. Both had well driven plots and interesting and fun lead characters. Bringing them together in this new team up worked fairly well. Where it was let down was in the jumbled plot and lack of any tangible threat. The predictable plot developments and lack of any tangible threat made the whole film feel inconsequential.
Good acting, some interesting visuals don't make up for the rushed plot. Where is the overarching story that we got so engrossed in in Phase 1 & 2 without even realising it. This unsubtle jumble of ideas feels like a wasted opportunity to bring Marvel to a new audience and instead angered the existing supporters.
Being and ex-rower thought this would be worth a watch. The rowing, coaching and racing was actually pretty god, let down but the soapy melodrama around it which never really felt earned. Some surprising emotional beats but overall and forgetable movie if fine in the moment. Extra star for Michael Shannon, always good value...
Ridiculous nonsense. Still a bit of fun. Not worth a franchise as the characters are so superficial and lack any development. Forgettable
Given that this appears to be aimed at a teen market it is one of the most mature Marvel properties. Fully fleshed out relationship and characters whom you can care for. Great to see different cultures represented and not a caricature playing with preconceptions.
Iman Vellani is a revelation and great casting and her whole family a delight and would happily just watch and episode around their dinner table.
Maybe it dropped the ball a little towards the end and some of the motives a little unclear but overall probably the best of the Marvel TV shows along with Wandavision so far.
I thought Venom was bad. This makes it look like a masterpiece
Leto is miscast and the film all over the place. The action was back to being all over th place and unclear as to what was going on. CG hitting CG again and again. The middle patch was interesting but rushed towards a conclusion with zero emotional hit. Please no more of this character...
Okay - this was a good film. Well made, well cast and another new look and approach to the characters.
It was dull and dark though. Minimal action and what there was was unclear and often felt out of place. Long expositions of plot and everything felt so compartmentalised that it never really flowed. At least 45 mins too long and certainly lost my interest.
I can support it going forward and look forward to seeing these characters again but needs a tighter and better edited film to keep it interesting.
Wow. That was dull. Trailer looked exciting, full of action in that classic conspiracy genre. This ended up being turgid with talent wasted. Big fan of Ben Foster and he was underused. What action was stupid and over too quickly. Such wasted potential. See why this was dumped without any fanfare onto streaming. Not even worth a straight to video… dull.
So bad it is almost good. Interstellar this is not. Throw away all your common sense and reasoning and just go for the ride. Good fun and effects not bad. Despite the whole planet being at risk there was never really any feeling of jeopardy or scale. Harmless fun and a very typical Emmerich style and avoidance of any real science.
What a truly lovely film. I am a sucker for sports melodramas and this is probably the best I have seen in a long time.
This ticked all the boxes and was a pleasure to spend the time in their presence.
No real surprises but for those unaware of the story, and I’m not a big football fan, it kept you not just focused on Warners progress but on the family and the impact of striving to be a top sportsman. By no means a perfect film, made for TV really but worth a watch.
A lovely matinee film for a Sunday afternoon. Enjoy
So I really enjoyed this. Mix of action and filled with enough emotional beats to bring it all together. The young Adam was excellent..
Some of the characters a bit underused but the story kept on rolling on all the same. Good Sunday afternoon viewing.
Not ground breaking in anyway and no significant surprises. Good fun problem solving and variable characters. Enjoyable entertainment as a Sunday afternoon watch but unlikely to warrant a repeat viewing.
Some good action scenes which had a little more to them than just the action itself. Great central female character let down by some very unthreatening baddies and under written make parts. Enjoyable and keen to see her character again… forgettable but worth a watch.
Assault on Precinct 13 this is not. Over thought with an interesting intro and finale but drags in the middle. Unnecessary flashbacks, trying to make a very simple story seem more complex than needed to be. Taken itself far too seriously with minimal emotional impact at anytime and the ending was never really in doubt.
Watchable but easily forgettable.
This was an old school film noir which we do not see done this well anymore. Given the mix of Sci-Fi and future leanings it remained gritty and classical in nature. The leads were excellent but ultimately the plot was a little unsurprising and you never really believed the relationship between any of them, Neither Thandiwe and Hugh or Hugh and Rebecca had any time to really develop and too little work was done to expand on theta relationships.
I think the story was the focus and snot the character development. Saying that it did keep me watching and clearly Lisa Joy is a talented director , just needs a little more input on the script development.
Well this was a big step up from the original. More adult, more funny and yet had surprising emotional pulls. Unlike other DC films, this is bright and hits its mark more times than it misses.
Some of the lines are a bit cheesy and the plot is ridiculous but I don't mind that. I had fun from start to finish and hoe other DC films take note.
PS - please delete all record of the first film which is a car crash of a film but did at least bring us Harley Quinn...
Horrors are not normally my thing but finally got round to watching this on many others recommendation.
Brilliant. Charismatic and incredibly tense.
What a wonderfully conceived story and so well executed by first time director and star. I could watch Blunt do anything and in this was one of her best. A must watch…
Looks good on paper, mixing a chase with a forest fire and a great cast. Really disapointing. No tension was built and the fire was only a fvery small part of the sorey. Could have been set anywhere. Stupid decision followed another and at no point did you ever think it would end in anyother way that you had predicted.
Pity, good to see Jolie back in an action role but this is not one to remember.
A really enjoyable romp from start to finish. Some of the most inventive action seems I have seen for sometime. It has rightly been compared to John Wick but I think that undersells this. This has a lot of charm and you do root for the main character far more.
Great to see Christopher Lloyd having some fun as well.
Recommend watching and I am likely to watch this a second time before I do the same for any of the John Wicks...
Fabulous performances. There is a larger story here somewhere which would have been great to examine but overall a tense character driven piece with excellent central performances and a moving finale. Sad to see how little has changed in 50 years...
This is nice... uncomfortable fun. Enjoyed the sketches and was brought together well with the developing relationship with his daughter. Her addition was a huge benefit.
Obviously we watch this for the shock humour which worked well this time around. Not the best reflection on parts of the USA...
What a brilliantly sweet, funny, touching and positive comedy. You feel emotionally attached to the characters which over the course of the short episodes are swung from laughter to tears.
Not usually a fan of comedies but when they are this good will happily watch on repeat.
Wonderfully acted and the issues discussed stay with you. Timely for when it was set and sadly more relevant for now.
Great Cast and considering it's minimal locations the director keeps it flowing well.
A little stagey with long monologues but when done this well it is worth the watch.
Oceans 11 in COVID this is not. Enjoyable cast with good chemistry which would have been enough. The theft storyline was possibly a bit much and a bit predictable. Clearly thrown together quickly and some of the comedy is a little obvious and predictable but the leads at least make it watchable.
After most blockbusters were pulled from cinemas, this was the great hope. 2/3 a good movie. All got a bit flingy and swingy. Had some good sequel development but not merely as good as the original.
Enjoyed the concept. Bitter child hires a hitman to take out Santa. Interesting spin on Santa coping in the modern world with a touch of cynicism. Did not though nail the landing and despite a medley of good ideas they did not really link together. Enjoyable anyway but unlikely to rewatch.
So it does seem a little soon and certainly not the most compassionate film when you consider real families are living through this at the moment. To belittle them by compressing this to a love story and forsake all those dying around them seems a little trite.
As a film this is okay. Good performances and interesting subplots. It’s just not welcome at the moment.
