Jumped into this one because of Sabrina, Keiynan and Jordan. While the overall plot is terribly cliche and predictable, it was a cute, fun little movie to watch. Soundtrack is awesome and choreography is pretty damn good, too.
Confusing! They don't introduce the characters at all in the beginning, and the things that happen seem too fictitious to happen in real life ( though I guess you can reduce that to it being the 'Magic of Christmas' or whatever ). There are some bits of humour, and overall it is cute. Definitely a standout as it is full of queer goodness. Perhaps it was just because I was watching with a very large group of friends and we did talk over each other during, but other than Dominique being part of the film, I probably wouldn't watch it again.
Movie is almost 2 hours long and I'm not sure whether it's just the fact that rom-coms aren't my usual deal, but the pacing of this movie felt so slow - after the hour mark I was left wondering what I would do with myself. It's a cute movie, but the ideals behind it ( the whole, "rich and handsome white man will save you from being on the streets" ) are very much outdated. There are definitely warm, if not funny though fleeting moments, but it just wasn't enough for me in the end to want to watch again, so I'm glad I gave this a go anyway.
Starts off great, then exponentially goes downhill at the halfway point. The ending's decent but predictable, though I will admit the photo of Patrick and his dad, and that Brax would sacrifice a more normal life for his brother made me smile. It definitely could have been interesting to have seen there have been a more dark ending.
All in all, entertainment worthy at the very least. The concept was definitely quite original, and I don't regret the past 2 hours seeing this movie - but I know I won't be rewatching it any time soon.
The best of the 3 in my opinion.
Had to watch this in two parts because it was so. damn. long! And honestly? Not worth the time. Two and a half hours of a snoozefest.
The story is predictable, which made it boring - for starters. Once again, all these more significant deaths happened, but were brushed off so quickly, which made it harder to emotionally connect with the movie ( especially Finnick, who was my favourite character in both the film adaptation and the original book series ). I understand that they can't allocate time to every single death, but the rest of the movie is filled with useless scenes, especially in the last 20 minutes, which frustrates me to no end.
Not only that, but the story seems to be very much centered on Katniss and Peeta - which, granted, seems logical, but we've had the past three films to go about their story, and I feel like it would have been nicer to have had a look into the perspective of the others or at least give more screentime to different characters, rather than being boxed into some love triangle that was cringey at best.
I can't say I'm going to watch this ever again.
A few comments after watching this:
- Janet being so cryptic about the Quantum realm up until a while AFTER they're actually in it is so frustraing. Of course everyone's going to have questions, it just doesn't make sense not to warn them or inform them of certain things.
- So we know because of Endgame that Scott was trapped in the QR for a few hours and 5 years passed in the normal world... How long were they trapped in the QR in this movie and why hasn't at least a year or so passed?
- Ah yes, the whole "antagonist will take the time to yap on about their backstory and plan, until it's too late to actually go ahead with it because the good guys have foiled it"... Kang had the core, yet decided to parade his new army to Janet for so much time that Scott, Hope, Cassie, Hank, and pretty much the entire rebellion showed up... How convenient!
- This movie needed Luis. It just doesn't feel like an Antman movie without him. Could've been in any of the 2 credit scenes, or even just the ending?
- The scene where huge Scott and Cassie run and hug was... Weird. They're meant to be gigantic, but there's basically nothing around them in the scene to show up perspective, so it kinda just looks like they're normal sized.
- The battle outside with Kang was... Disappointing. Didn't feel like there were any stakes - in fact, really none of the scenes except maybe the one with Kang about to kill Scott and Cassie was.
- I do wonder if the writers actually thought about actually leaving Scott and Hope in the QR at the very end... Bit dark, but what about the line, "we both have to lose"? Really just threw that one almost immediately after it was said.
- We did not need a MODOK in this movie. Like, at all.
- Cassie's debut as an actual superhero could've been a thing in this movie. It's definitely set up at the beginning: She was already doing things for good (protesting the police who were forcing out displaced persons from the blip), and had a suit... Sure, she may have still been learning how to properly fight and this is her very first adventure, but it was a good enough setup for her to debut. Her character "arc" otherwise just feels flimsy.
Should've ended up with John Ambrose !!! :sob:
An incredible adaptation to the well-known fairy tale. Lily James makes a sweet Cinderella, and though the root of her portrayal is more emphasised on the girl being being kind even through hardships which is not at all new, she did well to encourage a fresh look into the princess. Every location was thoroughly breathtaking, from the lush, country home to the great king's palace. I especially loved all the colours and vibrance. The music was such a neat tie-in as well - the notes of Lavender's Blue in certain scenes was something that I responded well to - it uplifted everything to an aesthetically pleasing film overall.
I'd give bonus points to Cate Blanchett, whose acting felt almost unmatched in every scene she was in.
I'll admit, I didn't know what I was going into when I first started watching - I know of the story too well. Still, it was enjoyable to watch through to the very end.
What the heck did I just watch? The plot is so thin and terrible, characters are awful and one-dimensional at best, and it right off the bat just really make any sense, whatsoever... It's nothing but a couple of 20 second gunfights between two two main characters drinking and getting high, all over 90 minutes of screentime... Which is such a shame given how many great names were in this cast. Honestly gets me wondering what made them stoop so low to accept such pitiful roles in the first place!
After seeing this, I just want to say one thing: I'M VERY CONFUSED.
Admittedly I didn't watch the trailer nor did I notice the word 'comedy' under the genres, but I'd started this film believing it was in the same depths as the books Into The Water or The Perfect Stranger, or possibly even ( both film and book ) Gone Girl - although I know little to none will ever compare to the latter.
This film is... A little over the place. I think I'm thrown off because of the comedy aspect of it - they really try to make Lively's character, Emily, seem like the mysterious "enigma", but then it easily gets replaced with such a stark contrast from Stephanie and her quirky vlogging self - I find most times she appears, she seems to brush away all the mystery of the storyline... It's as though the people who worked on the script didn't know whether they wanted more of a comedy or a mystery-thriller and chucked in a bit of both.
If anything, I did like Blake Lively's portrayal in this film, and it's great to see Henry Goulding expanding his resume. The wardrobe department did a decent job, too, although I feel putting Lively in all those suits was more of a thirst trap, and it felt somewhat excessive, if I'm honest - I can agree the everyday woman will wear a powersuit to work, but let me know if there's anyone to recall that would go to this extent.
Overall, I probably wouldn't watch it again. It's not quite thrilling nor does it have many mysteries for one to try and solve ( in fact, everything was a little too predictable ), but it was entertaining enough to get through, so I'll give it that.
