With sharp tonal shifts from dramatic to comedic and from introspective to genuinely creepy, Wakefield manages to be an entertaining watch for all of its runtime. Cranston really gives a powerhouse performance here. He was nominated for Trumbo, but I think he's even better in this, carrying the whole movie on his shoulders with a solitary and varied performance, making his unlikable Howard Wakefield a sympathetic character.
An interesting take on middle-age crisis, and how it affects the protagonist and the people around him.
The movie gives you just enough of an interesting concept of a feminist-artificial-life awakening in the first few minutes to genuinely deepen the disappointment throughout the rest of the film. I'd recommend skipping this in favour of the Westworld series, but if you're still curious, watch the trailer and then fill in the plot mad-libs-style. You'll undoubtedly turn out with something far more satisfying (yes, even action-scene-wise).
What Westworld would look like drained of imagination. Not even the surfeit of cliches could fill all of the plot holes...
About 20 minutes in, still wasn't engaged, about the time a soldier walks backwards into the grip of a killer robot. Wound up skipping to the militarized robot scenes as the effects are the only thing worth watching in "Kill Command". A good story and better pacing could've compensated for the lackluster plot and inexperienced actors.
Starts off questionable and turns to total shit fast.
Honestly I thought I would have loved it more than I actually did, it being a masterpiece of cinema and one of the most iconic Audrey Hepburn's film. I think what I really enjoyed though was the ending: that final cut on Gregory Peck leaving the conference room... gosh that really got me.
"All is as was."
The Wicker Man meets The Village. Very atmospheric, creepy and slow-burning. Lord of Misrule is everything you've seen a hundred times before with folk horror but if you're in the mood for the good 'ol recipe, it's—I want to say 'decent' but it's not quite there unfortunately. The mystery is also very familiar but I was invested in solving it, I just wish the reveal was more of a surprise. It's a good-looking movie with great sets and filming locations, nice costumes and a creepy score. Good desing for the antagonist, scared me a few times. My favorite aspect is the creepy village inhabitants and the Abney character. Third act was underwhelming for all that buildup.
I just have a thing for these folklore kind of movies especially if the monster payoff is good, and I liked this monsters design. But any small town that has a harvest festival can't be trusted.
Effects were pretty good. It's more of a just put it on and see where it goes kind of movie.
