This movie has to offer two things in it's favor: a different, and surprisingly dark perspective on war, and Saoirse Ronan, who is as brilliant as ever. But the total lack of the big picture is problematic sometimes, even when I understand it's purpose to get the viewer into the perspective of the protagonist. It also has big parts that feel like your average first love teen drama (that's rated R).
What an unexpected plot-line that develops and does not develop in unusual ways. Top notch character performance.
“You’ll feel so homesick that you’ll want to die, and there’s nothing you can do about it apart from endure it. But you will, and it won’t kill you… and one day the sun will come out and you’ll realize that this is where your life is.”
It’s often daunting to come to a classic film and try to explain why it works so well. Obvious elements spring to mind - the peerless design work, both of the central creature and the sets themselves; the beautifully haunting score; the creation of one of the greatest female action heroes; the perfect pace of the film (slightly spoilt by the Director’s Cut, but the original edit still shines); the “birth” of the creature that may have lost its ability to surprise over time, but still horrifies largely down to the performances that sell this moment so well; the masterful build-up of tension as each character confronts their fate. But, more importantly, this is simply a story that is well told and a reminder of how powerful an experience film can be when all the elements come together so perfectly. Is it any wonder that Alien has been oft-imitated, parodied and copied, but rarely bettered, if at all?
i just wanna say that this rating is bullshit this movie is a masterpiece [drops mic]
"After all this time?"
"Always."
This movie always gets me.
Also, Neville Longbottom, YOU MVP! <3
I wanted to love this so much, but it just felt... Empty. The characters didn't connect at all and the Fantastic Beasts themselves felt like an afterthought to the franchise they're actually trying to build.
Overall a watchable movie with some charming moments but damaged by a muddy story and atrocious pacing. I expected more from the HP universe.
I'm a little heartbroken but it is so nice to watch a show that doesn't lie to the audience. The latin lover jokes about unreliable narrators, but they did warn us: this is a telenovela and we would see Michael dying.
Curious to see what comes next, I still trust this show to keep on bringing the fun and the (so many) tears.
i see, but like, why
A very cute movie. Well animated and funny story. Predictable as it gets but at least tries to teach kids something. Enjoyed it and had a few laughs.
The film was okay but it walks a road well travelled... animal gets lost, its friends try to find it, wicked animal catchers etc. There are some funny moments but I expected more.
Who would have though there's a world outside the US/UK?
Certainly not me during this mockumentary
Just entertaining enough, mostly worth it for Lisa Kudrow, Samuel L. Jackson and Hugh Grant. It starts way stronger than it ends
Though it's curious to see that when they get to May and the BLM they switch to documentary and patch it up with a couple of bad, evident jokes about a racist Karen, a black Boris Johnson and such, all traces of subtlety and acid humor gone for practically the rest of the film.
I mean it's December, we've already seen plenty of pieces about it months ago, and much better ones. It wasn't funny nor informative.
And I wasn't eager to hear all about the election for 25 minutes straight either just a mere month later.
Jim Carrey does a good Scrooge but him doing all the ghosts is a little much. His face on the ghost of Christmas past was a little distracting. Overall the movie is so-so, I'm not a huge fan of the Charles Dickens story though.
Promotion of dangerous behavior related to the real estate market... ;)
Just give Rami Malek and Sam Esmail all the awards. Two absolute masters of their craft.
Same movie; just set in New York City. While Kevin is more diabolical than ever and clearly trying to kill the Sticky Bandits/Wet Bandits. With that said the movie is full of charm and the holiday spirit.
While the soundtrack is superb. I just really hate Buzz and how he always gets away with starting with Kevin. Which makes me think of the mom especially as a jerk. Also since it always takes her awhile to realize Kevin is missing.
The red light in the therapists office and his moms dining room becoming the focal point of the transition was a master touch.
I loved it. The reason why the twist works so well is because it never feels like it's "season 1 all over again", this time Elliot is fully aware of what is happening, it's his own coping mecanism and he is just telling us a lie. I saw theories that he might be in a mental institution early in the season, but after he got involved with Ray I didn't think a scenario like that would be possible. So, I guess Ray was probably a guard/warden and Elliot helped him in a Michael Scofield/Pope kind of way. And when Elliot was "captured" by them he was probably thrown in solitary confinement.
I feel like a fool for not realising it when Elliot was being threatened by those guys in the episode, but the house definitely had that "prison" feel... the visits to the house make so much more sense now, with all the people talking to Elliot looking at the mother and being extra careful.
Once again flawless writing and execution, those shots shifting from imagination to reality at the end were just beautiful. Mr. Robot deserves all the praise it gets, thank you Sam Esmail.
Wait... What?
But.. But.. but.. what about that stuff with Ray? He couldn't have done that from within, right?
I'm puzzled......
It feels like the season misses a general narrative. The single story lines are nice, but the feel disconnected not only from each other, but also from episode to episode. I don't see yet how they will bind those vignettes together
The moment Elliot hugged the guy whose heart had been broken by Elliot was too sweet ^-^
Have you tried writing 192.251.68.249 which Elliot wrote on Putty to connect Darlene on URL bar of your browser? :)
This season has been even more brilliant than the first. I was captivated by this episode. It's actually frustrating because I'm becoming more and more addicted to this show. sigh I hate when I become addicted to things.
That speech on religion felt generic. Like some teenager read Marx and now thinks he is the great religion critic, but i don't think it was a real message they wanted to deliver, but instead show how mad Elliott has gone after the Advil and sleep deprivation.
What i really, really love in this episode, and also in the episodes before is how they show how the hack affects the people. Ray talks to his wife about an allowance, we see people searching the trash and an opera singer singing in the subway. Specially the opera singer i liked, because the actor is a real life singer at the metropolitan opera in NYC, so there is a whole story how nobody goes to the opera anymore, so they had to lay him off etc. (or, that is what i imagined.)
Angelas plotline is awesome because she has absolutely no empathy left, and you can see her transformation to a corporate overlord. I enjoyed seeing more of Dominique DiPierro, how she is as a person and overall i think this episode sets a lot of thinks nicely up. I want to see more
HOLY MOTHER THE SCENE OF THE VOMIT THAT WAS INTENSE
Man! that speech about religion is awesome.
More action and less of the main story. But some great humor, kiddo is just great. That little moments between him and Mando are what made this episode work for me.
When the lady calls out Mando for not honoring his word, baby yoda looks at him like Damnnnn!
Till this episode was great, I don't know, I just didn't like this season finale, they left too many questions in the air and focused more on Elliot's problem that in what he did (and how) and that final scene with that people, well, they just leave us full of question and not a single answer of anything. Good show, and it's great that it's gonna be a second season but they should've given us a little more considering all the time we'll probably have to wait for it.
Ok, Angela did it with Ollie's ID and in his computer, then what? A SECURITY company doesn't have security cameras?
Ok, Angela did it with Ollie's ID and in his computer, then what? A SECURITY company doesn't have security cameras?
