As long as the film is, it never felt like there was a single dull or throwaway moment. And that's an accomplishment.
My only real criticism is that, although hugely impactful for the story, yet another strong female character had to die in service of a male protagonist's story. And there was no real sense of closure for her story at all. However, I'm still holding out slight hope that it was a trick and she's not actually dead. It definitely wouldn't be the first time they've pulled that. My rating might change if that's the case.
I guess I'm the target audience for this movie because I think it was an absolute masterclass in producing an enjoyable action movie. Cinematography was great, the story was paced extremely well, and the casting of ALL roles was absolutely perfect.
Cruise, Pegg and Rhames were awesome as always, Whigham and Davis were great additions, but the power quartet of Ferguson, Atwell, Klementieff and Kirby, really went above and beyond in making this movie perfect. Not to mention the chilling confidence of Morales as Gabriel, who practically oozed tangible danger.
From the pre-opening credits scene to the final act, you will be on the edge of your seat - especially during any fight scene that involves Ferguson or Klementieff - and whilst there are moments that the tempo slows down to advance the story, it is always completely captivating.
The single, solitary, disappointment comes as the credits roll, and you remember you're going to have to wait until next year to see how it ends.
I don't understand all the hate. No, it doesn't accomplish the same things the first one did. But it's about the continuation of Neo and Trinity's love story at the end of the day, and who can be mad about that? I'm grateful we got to see them reunited. However, I do think it would've been interesting if instead of making the matrix more "upgraded" and difficult to escape, the story had been about Neo coping with his grief over losing Trinity by unconsciously choosing to stay in the matrix because he couldn't face a reality without her.
The whole entire attack on Zion could've been left out honestly. The only thing that matters in this film is Neo and Trinity being ride-or-die, and sacrificing anything and everything for love. They alone carry this one.
Better action movie than Endgame. Fite me.
I watched it in the cinema with a reasonable sized audience. Everyone laughed. Everyone cried. It's perfect for achieving exactly what it set out to do. It'd be nice if Tom got awards nods for this, but Mariana Trevino definitely needs nominations.
This was the movie that started it all. After seeing this in the cinema I started paying attention to script, dialogue, acting and delivery. Before that I was just watching movies, now this is still my gold standard on how it‘s supposed to be done. That Aaron Sorkin script and the Nicholson delivery. sigh I miss Nicholson.
A franchise that gets better with each installment, this was great, the set pieces were brilliant, and the team know exactly what works now, The Cruiser for me is the Postman, he always delivers!!! Thoroughly enjoyed this
Great film regarding the 80s and the climate of the time. Character piece masterfully played by Cruise. The main character is morally questionable, but his charisma draws you in and really is a master class on an antihero. I found it engaging and thoroughly entertaining. 8/10
Everyone of the main characters (and there is a lot) has at least one scene when they're screaming about something. Not sure who had more Tom Cruise or Julianne Moore, but I counted at least 3 separate screens each. And who every thought of making a scene where you use shaky cam well giving somebody medicine needs to be kicked in the groin. The raining frogs took whatever patience I had left.
Was really looking forward to watching this. Ended up disappointed. Maybe I just don't get PTA.
Everyone has a tragic backstory and wants to love, be loved, forgive and/or be forgiven. I get it. But did it really need to take 3 hours to convey this? SO unnecessarily long. My favorite performances were probably Hoffman's and Reilly's, which grounded the film for me, but the overall narrative just lost my attention so many times. I wish the characters' lives had been more interconnected, or there were more "chance" encounters between them, or there had been less core characters to focus on and it had been a tighter story. The payoff at the end was not worth the time.
Unsung gem of a movie. The regular players give stellar performances and quickies from Philip Seymour Hoffman, Brendan Gleeson, and Ethan Suplee make this story even more engaging. Great writing with some memorable dialogue too:
"They call this war a cloud over the land. But they made the weather and then they stand in the rain and say 'Shit, it's raining!'"
- Ruby Thewes
This is a movie i will watch when i'm 90 and i'll still cry like a baby. Amazing movie, if you love dogs, that's a must see.
They should've brought the gang back, but mainly focused the storylines on Hardison, Parker, and Breanna + "Nana." That's the revival we deserved!!!
An engrossing, expansive, and incredibly well made film. It has it’s issues but for the most part it’s a very worthy sequel.
I've seen worse. But it's not good, and it doesn't remotely resemble the source material. It's a PG-13 comfortably dumb movie and it suffers from its shackles. Carnage is hammy and goofy rather than sadistic and maniacal. Not recommended.
An amazing movie, and a masterclass in storytelling and existentialism without beating you over the head with it.
I enjoyed watching all the female characters flip the script. That said, I think the story could've been really great if it would've had a more dramatic quality, instead of a dark comedy feel, and the first half lagged a lot.
i still think this is the cutest, purest love story and them not wanting to go back to "the real world" is honestly the biggest mood.
9/10
Not your typical sports film by any means. I enjoyed the surprising turns of the storyline and its subtleness. The film's not trying to thrill the audience, and neither are the actors; it's about two characters who discover a genuine connection with each other during a brief moment of their lives and help one another find meaning -- and peace -- within it. Pretty grand in its simplicity.
Million Dollar Baby
TBH, based off the title my expectation was not a boxing movie.
I think that aside, it still went unexpected afterwards nonetheless.
Spoiler warnings
I did expect a movie about the utmost rise, and archiving your goals, and be content with your life after.
Yet what this movie showed what was the largest fall in life one could ever have.
And while I don't quite agree on the reasons for the end - I think as society as well as in media we need to talk more about how our lives will eventually end, and how we handle that as people.
Rating 9/10
I completely forgot JT even acted, but this was a pretty solid performance. The film reminded me a lot of Gifted with Chris Evans and McKenna Grace because of the similar dynamic between the two main characters. Overall, this one has a very simple plot with a few timely issues at the heart of the story. Not outstanding, but worth a watch.
It's funny to see bad reviews for this movie, and a lot of criticism towards JJ, but it's clear that all the choices made in this movie was to correct the choices made in The Last Jedi, the movie that was hated by all the fans till yesterday, but now people are praising.
The Rise of Skywalker is a great movie, specially for fans, it's a great way to end this saga, filled with fan service. I don't think I can say more than that without spoiling the experience for everyone.
All the critcs you see here, or on twitter, are coming from people who thinks star wars, a space opera, should be a deep and complex movie with fanfics about romances.
Totally unpredictable from the get go and such a disarmingly simple plot. This is a film that should not work so well. It's pretty slow-paced, and what little action there is results largely from sheer accidents on the main character's part. It is not a "thriller" in the sense that the viewer is constantly asking, what will happen next? Rather, what will this character do next? Every action and reaction of the characters made complete sense. And that's mainly because of Viggo's incredible performance at the helm, which actually made the unreal connection between all these characters, as well as the character of Chester, feel wholly believable until the last beat.
I'm not sure how I feel about The Big Lebowski. A complaint I have with the Coen brothers' movies is that they often seem to sort of meander, their plots are just a series of events which don't really have much consequence. Why should I care what happens to anybody in their films? I guess this was more of an issue with Inside Llewyn Davis, at least something actually happened in The Big Lebowski. Some of the dialogue and performances, especially by Goodman, are pretty great though.
Don't believe the pack mentality concerning The Snowman. This Cult of Rotten Tomatoes and piling on after one bad review is a tad ridiculous, especially concerning solid films like this one. For example, I liked the filming style here and found the cinematography often gorgeous.
On the other hand, the story was like a child who tries too hard to be clever, and watching Michael Fassbender act is like making love to someone who's always looking in the mirror when he fucks because he's more interested in his own image than your pleasure. On top of that, what was up with Val Kilmer's voice that they had to dub all of his scenes? Whatever the reason, the Christian Bale Batman voice they chose was extremely distracting...
Bottom line: don't believe everything you read. Like with every other movie, see it and judge it for yourself. Don't let other people tell you what you think!
Whoooooo this is boring. Its technically well acted and put together, even an important look at addiction, but what a snore-fest
I never truly got the fascination with these two actors, and that was after seeing Taxi Driver + The Godfather i&ii, until this film. Brilliant on both ends, which is why the ending was going to shatter my heart regardless of the outcome. And it did.
Omg! just look at the art of DE Niro in this movie!
