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We've seen this film 2012 times and the day after tomorrow it's not impossible that there will be yet another geostorm in a teacup.

But the first two acts of Greenland are more suspense than disaster and the film is all the better for it. Director Ric Roman Waugh does a great job of building tension around how people act in the face of a world threatening event and the sense of urgency rubs off on the viewer.

Sadly, though, the final act slips into the clichés one would expect from a film of this genre, but not badly enough that it erases the good work that precedes it.

"Luckily for me, I have all my best ideas drunk."

Loved the hyena pet named Bruce. Also Harley has a certain flair for telling a story her way.

Not particularly smart, surprising or anything we haven't seen before but relentlessly fun, great diverse ensemble and finally a DC movie whose colour palette that doesn't look like the film stock was fished out of a bucket of sick.

Here's the thing about this movie: Margot Robbie is fantastic as Harley Quinn. She is what makes the movie worth seeing, and another film devoted to her character would not be unwelcome. But as a whole, the film is scuppered by a weak script, and some misguided casting choices for some of the characters. The aesthetic is overly realistic too, so the comic book character of Harley Quinn seems a little out of place. It's not a bad film - there is fun to be had - but it fails to live up to its potential. I will watch it again, and my opinion might change, but for now, consider me disappointed.

Note up top: I watched the extended cut, not the theatrical cut, so who knows if that made a big difference. Anyhow, even after all of the terrible reviews, I thought I should give this a watch before I sat down with Birds of Prey and, well... I didn't hate it. The film is really two halves--the intro to the team in the first half and the "mission" in the second half. The first half was really fun, but the second half felt... small... for a superhero/villain story. That and the Joker was completely unnecessary to the whole film. I liked most of the leads--Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, and even Will Smith all inhabit their characters quite well. The action is entertaining enough and the banter passable. There are some truly badass moments for a few characters (especially Davis' Amanda Waller). If the second half of the film had been a bit more engaging, I think this would have actually been a pretty great movie. As it is, it's flawed, but an actually fun watch.

Rewatch after 6 years...

After seeing this in the cinema - where I thought it was utterly crap - I have reevaluate it.

Besson is a really strange guy. He's like Philip K. Dick. Yet because he visually creates his ideas of science fiction, they are denigrated much more than they would be in written word. A result of the visual medium not being up to the task of creating his visions, no doubt.

Anyway... On rewatch, it is better than I recalled. It could have benefited from a grander scope. 20 more minutes runtime exploring some of the changes going on. And better CG.

Though thought provoking, and reaching further than Limitless, it doesn't stand up much to scrutiny and it is limp in its short 81 minutes of actual film.

Worth a watch on the small screen despite its flaws.

6.75/10

"Lucy" was always entertaining despite the fact that the whole premise of using on 10, 20, 50 or 100% of your brain is ridiculous. Scarlett Johansson was terrific, Amr Waked was a fine sidekick.

This has good visuals and some brutal violence. "Lucy" is strange in many ways. It's always good to watch something a little different, something that's not a sequel or a comic book adaptation.

One of those movies that needs to be watched, pondered, then watched again. I’ll have to revisit this comment in the future to see what my past self thinks about it.

"Don't Try To Understand It. Feel It."

Clémence Poesy plays scientist Laura, a character who appears in one crucial scene in which the Protagonist goes to see her and gets the concept of time inversion, and the changing of entropies explained to him.

Laura says this quote, and it pretty much sums the whole movie up. Nolan trusts the audience to figure out stuff on their own and go on the journey with him. At the same time, he will always look at film as a medium to be experiential, to be felt, and loved in as big and as beautiful a way as possible. It is also accurate in that nobody understands this movie the first time around; the only hope is to feel it.

2 1/2 confusing hours, great cast with solid performances. The movie missed the mark don’t waste your time.

I have never been so confused and yet so absolutely amazed and intrigued at the same time. Some scenes will make you go 'How the fuck did they even film that', and my jaw literally dropped at some of it. The mindfuckery in this movie is probably the most out of all of his movies (IMO).

It is one of those movies which needs more than one watch. You would have to watch it the first time to be completely amazed and just enjoy the mind boggling cinematics, and the second time to understand what is going on.

Love the layers in this movie. Couldn't stop thinking about it after I left. I've seen it twice already. In fact, as I was leaving the theater, I saw myself going in and thought, "Man, he is going to love this!"

It's quite difficult to understand this film, and I'm not speaking about the time paradox. Absence of plot, no character building, no emotions, poor sound mixing add to the confusion. Looks more like a bunch of demos of special effects put together to impress.

my first reason to watch WW84 is Gal Gadot, second was the VFX and Surround. I got it, watched in IMAX. I am a happy man.
yeah I agree that the ending could have been better but apart from that, all good. rarely some sequels are better than than the prequels, so go easy on my Gal, ok?

Not a Dc fan, but the four main characters just nailed it. Liked this one a lot better than the first one in every way. It started slow but in the end the whole movie felt complete. Enjoyed it a lot.

It's refreshing to see a old school standalone superhero movie with out the silly team ups or interference of another character.

After this year, this movie is what I needed. It has flaws, but the message of love and truth is enough. Pedro Pascal as Max Lord is brutal.

I quite liked the movie.

Kind of reminds me of Bond movies: A lot of stuff that doesn't really make sense if you think about it.

But its cheesy and fun - not to be taken too serious. And at that it excells.
The description of the movie is however a bit odd - where does she come into conflict with the soviet union? The whole movie was about Cheetah.
Did they forget to put a new description out after they scrapped an overloaded script?

All in all I think its a great example how you can write a female led action movie without going overboard with issues.
Its a breathe of fresh air in an oversensiticed world.

P.S.: A few years back this would probably have got a 7/10 from me, but after Disasters like Charlies Angels (only one amongst many) I feel I have to give extra credit for female led (and directed) movies not making people feel bad for the gender and color of skin they are born with (I phrased it this way intentionally!)