shaun jeffrey

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8

Soooo lame. Several poor script choices make this movie predictable, forgettable, and even bad. There is no chemistry between them. The plot is so idiotic. And to think it was based on a book is funny, like, you needed a book to create this? I mean, any literature undergrad could have made this and better, maybe.

Like a modern tank: rugged, stylish and solid.

Based on the true story of a secret mission (Operation Postmaster) in World War II, this film has many of the same players (Churchill, Ian Fleming) as Operation Mincemeat (2021) but succeeds where is predecessor failed thanks to a strong cast (Henry Cavill stands out) and dynamic directing by Guy Ritchie.

Like a tank, he story isn't anything really new and if fairly predictable as it moves along, but it at least it does it with a certain panache.

As a history buff with a specific interest in WWII and a long-time Guy Ritchie fan, this was one of my most anticipated movies of the spring. While "Ministry" succeeds in delivering plenty of Good Old-Fashioned Nazi Killin':tm:, it feels less like a Ritchie classic and more like a flick from the director's middle era (think "Man from U.N.C.L.E.", "Legend of the Sword". You know, the sell-out years). Luckily, Cavill and company inject enough charisma into their portrayals to keep the ship afloat (pun very much intended)

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is one part Inglorious Basterds, one part Italian Job, and two parts Operation Fortune, with maybe a dash of Bond. Although the film isn't as great as that cinematic cocktail may sound, it's enough for a good night at the movies.

This just instantly became my one of the most anticipated movies of 2024, I love Guy Ritchie's messy style and Henry Cavil looks so damn good in this

The film doesn’t take itself nearly as seriously as either The Gentleman or Wrath of Man, and that’s a good thing. Henry Cavill is in rare form and the supporting cast of Alan Ritchson, Henry Golding, Alex Pettyfer, and Hero Fiennes Tiffin deliver strong performances.

I love the interplay between Babs Olusanmokun and Eiza Gonzalez, especially her flirtations with the German leader.

The soundtrack was on point too.

Story was a bit lacking and you pretty much know how it's going to end, but I didn't care as I had a ton of fun with this film.

The film is a very emotional journey through the unfortunately not so beautiful past. The film is mostly set in France. the actors are top.
Clear recommendation from me and for me one of the most emotional films of the year

"What is real, and what is fake?" Just when I thought I figured things out, I was proved wrong. Twist after twist. I'm sitting here rethinking the whole thing. Who is who? what is what? I don't think I'll ever understand it truly, but that's what makes this a phenomenal ride. The acting and emotion were so intriguing. The soundtrack, locations, filming, editing, was so well executed. I was unsure at first, but my eyes and ears couldn't leave the screen. The pacing was kind of slow, but the anticipation to know what's going on just grew. Amazing and underrated message and plot, without a doubt.

Despite my relatively low rating I really did enjoy this. Probably because my low expectations for it were comfortably exceeded.

Definitely not what it looks like, very well done twist

This movie is infuriating to watch… as a gay man! Idk if this was supposed to be a “feminist” movie but what in the actual f*ck? Girl meets boy, from the moment they meet, girl already vilifies him as a predator or serial killer. Girl has sex with boy, girl can’t communicate what she likes or doesn’t like in bed. Girl dumps boy and suddenly feels like he’s stalking her? What is he supposed to do… find a new movie theater to avoid running into her? Leave town because of her?

Best line by the cop “average Joe likes young p___y, gets frustrated she doesn’t like him back. Drinks too much calls her a bad name. Drives to her work and try to plead his case, Chickens out. Next time he picks a less hot girl”

Net net: communication is key. Guys are not mind readers. So don’t automatically make them
Out to be the villains of your dating story.

Okay, how do I rate this movie. It was certainly something? And hat a lot of nice bigger and smaller references to the current times and culture. I think it was quite clever in some areas.

Then, in some scenes it was so strange and didn't really make sense... And when they talked about reddit it felt like it was written by some 50 year olds again who have never visited that site.

Eh, I mean I was entertained and I think the film gives a lot of food for thought. So I'll be generous and give it a 7.

Not even John Cena could save this terrible bag of flaming dog poo.

Deplorable characters with absolutely no redeeming qualities (except Wes). Barely any comedic parts. Just a terrible movie from start to finish.

I love stupid, absurd comedies. But this was complete and utter rubbish.

I'm down for dumb comedies, but when all you have is dumb, there's nothing fun or interesting about that. This was a huge swing and a miss on the part of the scriptwriters. There was nothing funny about any of this, and I don't know who Andrew Santino is, but his delivery comes across as mean-spirited rather than playful or funny. I don't know what William H. Macy was doing slumming in this.

John Cena was by far the funniest/best part of this. Zac Efron was fine but it's Andrew Santino and Jermaine Fowler who just didn't do it for me when it comes to the chemistry as best friends with Zac. It has its funny, memorable moments for sure and the runtime could've been shorter.

After the Oscars is probably the perfect time to watch a few direct-to-streaming films with little ambition. "Ricky Stanicky" falls right into this category and even has one thing in common with the Oscars: John Cena provides the biggest laughs. Apart from a few moments with him, however, this comedy is simply not funny. The main trio of Zac Efron, Jermaine Fowler, and Andrew Santino in particular convey surprisingly little energy. The story plays out exactly as expected, so apart from the title character, there's no good reason to watch this movie at all. Director Peter Farrelly's solo career is definitely going downhill after his Oscar-winning film "Green Book" and the forgettable "The Greatest Beer Run Ever."

I have not watched such a beautiful, wonderful and perfect movie in the last few years. Netflix, the crew and the cast were all great. There is nothing to say about the subject of the movie. They really do this sport. I would like to thank all of them for presenting us this beautiful film. I've been added to my favourites. I don't know if such a good movie will be released this year, but for now it's number one on my list. Well done to everyone for their efforts. :blue_heart: :blue_heart: :blue_heart:

She screams at every turn
I mean if you’re trying to hide from a dragon in a cave can you at least :asterisk_symbol:try:asterisk_symbol: to muffle your screams?!

Jaw-droppingly intimate and sensitive. Be prepared to be wrecked - the whole theater was shaking with sobs at points.

Beautifully and specifically queer. I've never on screen seen gay sex that felt this much like gay sex. The texture of it. There's a brief, funny, inter-micro-generation terminology convo that if you are LGBTQ of a certain age, you've had. There are two coming out conversations with lines that I swear are plagiarized from my life. There's a delightful subversion, in an early scene, of cruising, that achieves a cocktail of funny and sweet and sad that returns throughout the film (most notably in a moment where a 48-year-old Adam climbs into bed with his parents wearing a 12-year-old's pajamas). The exploration of how things can be so much better than 1987 but still not fine, and the ways the not-okayness of 1987 is still with us, especially in the psyches of folks that were there… so relatable and such a rare and subtle theme.

There is a final twist that, while devastating, does some real damage to Adam's character and, in my opinion, the emotional impact of the movie. Investing incredibly deeply in a fantasy of a relationship with a neighbor that didn’t happen is creepy where imagining you can talk to your dead parents again is sweet and sad. We know early on that the interactions with Adam’s parents aren’t a part of conventional reality and that doesn’t diminish any of their emotional impact, but the romantic relationship being unreal cheapens it.

This last emotional gutting felt unnecessary and unearned to me: it makes me hesitant to recommend the movie, despite how much it affected me, despite the impeccable execution. A friend who saw the movie with me and didn’t personally relate to as many of the queer culture touchpoints felt emotionally manipulated, and I get that. But aside from the last few minutes, my experience of the movie was near-perfect.

Another Bond pastiche from Matthew Vaughn, and once again it’s worse than the last one. Here we have what is basically another Kingsman film, but this time it’s made for the wine moms who had found their new favorite film with The Lost City. The plot is quite bonkers, it's so dense and the amount of schlocky plot twists indicate that Vaughn’s at least somewhat aware of how tasteless it all is. Sometimes you can still find traces of the cleverness you’d expect from him, but generally it favours being loud and cringe. I understand that he’s targeting a different demographic here than with Kingsman, but the end result is so tame and commercial that it feels more like typical streaming filler (Red Notice, Ghosted). Some of the acting is atrocious. Obviously Rockwell puts in the best work, but it doesn’t make up for the stiff performances by Cavill, Howard and Lipa (though she gets a pass for being Dua Lipa). The directing is also noticeably a step down compared to Vaughn’s previous stuff. It doesn’t feel like he put much heart and soul in this, because besides some good stuntwork it looks like shit. There’s just so much plastic sheen (artificial bright lighting, tacky CGI, unnatural compositions and camera movement) that it becomes incredibly ugly to look at. You could pass that off as ‘well it’s meant to be cartoonish’, but I’m not going to make that leap when there’s this little artistry to it. Vaughn needs to stop making these, the whole thing feels predictable and played out.

2.5/10

I never thought I needed a statistics meets romcom movie but now I WANT MORE!

Enjoyed this one way more than I should have. A good, light hearted easy watch.

I liked the film, even though logic was often sacrificed for effect. For example: G.H. reaches the beach and discovers a wristwatch sticking out of the sand. He uncovers the watch and discovers an arm. He looks up and sees the body of a pilot belonging to the arm. He continues to look around and sees that there are bodies and debris all over the beach, including huge pieces of debris from the plane. The effect was nice, but of course you would have seen the debris and the bodies immediately, and not discovered the watch first.

I can say straight up this will not be a movie for everyone, but it really clicked for me. I would also say a blind watch is preferable in movies like this, I went in knowing almost nothing and if possible I think that's the way to watch the movie if possible.

For me it was incredibly immersive once established, with incredible sound design and score. The slow build of tension, unease and dread as things unfold. I'll admit, I've always been a fan of mediums that give the viewer the same amount of knowledge of whats going on as the characters have, and this nails that.

The premise has a whole has been done many times before, including this years Knock at the Cabin, but I've not seen that or read the book it was based on. But in relation to the other similar films, this takes the top spot for me.

While the ending itself is probably the weakest part of the movie for me personally because it answers just slightly too many questions a little bit too easily, the journey to get there was still worth the time and I think the ending might still work for others.

I felt so many things watching this. It's stunning, it's twisted, it's weird, it's hot. One thing's for sure, it'll be on my mind for quite some time.

Went into this with no expectations tbh just hoping to see some cute dogs and because I'll always watch any work Grant does (og gleeks don't flake), but it was actually good and really funny and not a bad job at all at portraying social anxiety.
Really pleasantly surprised, very enjoyable romcom.

As an uncultured gay, it pains me to admit that I have not read the novel and I have nothing to compare this adaptation to, but my own expectations and this movie totally meets them. The chemistry between the two leads, the back and forth banter, the well-portrayed and sensual sex scenes; it is a 10 out of 10 recommendation.

I don't care if it isn't a real one shot, THAT scene was absolutely insane.

Horrible adaptation of what should have been a very straightforward adaptation. The book was written perfectly to be a movie or even more a series. They screw up the story from the opening credits and just keep rearranging and changing events, even removing the most important elements of the story.

The season finale of "The Last of Us" left me utterly confused. Why were the roles of Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey suddenly recast with Adam Driver and Ariana Greenblatt? Why does Ellie suddenly not speak English anymore? And why is Joel's daughter suddenly named Nevine and not Sarah? I didn't see the time travel plot to the age of the dinosaurs coming either.

Getting back to seriousness, "65" is a pretty boring movie that would have been a perfect fit for Netflix. Nothing is really all that bad, nothing is particularly good. Everything is extremely mediocre. You've probably forgotten most of the plot by the time the credits roll. Adam Driver is a fantastic actor and Ariana Greenblatt has been good elsewhere (for example in "Love and Monsters"), but neither get any material to work with here. From a technical standpoint, there's not much to complain about with "65." The special effects are solid, and the film is competently shot. However, the plot is very repetitive, so despite a runtime of only 90 minutes, I kept looking at my watch. If you are eager to see the film, you should wait until it is available on a streaming service.