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Fast X (2023)
6/10
Delivers on franchise expectations
20 May 2023
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Definitely not a quality movie, but plenty of entertainment and was actually not as difficult to endure almost 2 1/2 hours of Vin Diesel and company as I would have expected.

For anyone who hasn't experienced a F&F movie before this one, I'd say it is actually one of the better ones. Doesn't take itself too seriously, and plenty of familiar faces to enjoy.

One scene where Jason Momoa's character sits in his yard with a bunch of henchmen he's killed is completely OTT, doesn't add anything to the plot and is frankly distasteful.

For action movie fans there are worse options out there currently.
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7/10
Hollywood Reporter delivered an unfair bashing of this exciting sequel
20 February 2011
Having watched the first Largo Winch movie just a few days earlier, I was excited to view the sequel and it definitely delivered on many levels. The acting by Tomer Sisley as the unwilling billionaire heir Largo Winch is by far stronger than in the original movie, and the other main characters such as the Burman villager Malunai and Alexandre Jung (played by the now late Laurent Terzieff) contributed to the storyline in an endearing and believable way.

The Burma Conspiracy contains most of the elements of a great action movie. Strong acting, colourful characters and as an extra bonus we're also introduced to a comical Eastern European villain. The have upped the pace significantly relative to the first Largo Winch flick, and added a few fairly violent action scenes but nothing that detracts the attention from the main plot in a negative way. The movie takes the viewer on a tour of some exciting locations such as Thailand, Burma, Hong Kong and Switzerland and the scenery is indeed eye-catching even for the most seasoned traveller.

Hollywood Reporter gave this movie an unfair bashing in their recent review. For any honest fan of action movies, The Burma Conspiracy is certainly one not to be missed and most definitely places itself in the upper echelons of releases in this genre to have hit the cinema in the last few years. It is indeed quite a shame that cinema distribution outside the Francophone countries has been fairly limited.
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7/10
Hilarious, and entertainment value beyond much comedies
22 August 2008
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This hidden gem gave me a good laugh, all the main characters are hilarious and specifically the head villain (the guy that looks like a failed hard rocker with psychological issues). The grey-haired evil dude takes out his issues on his father, the old guy with trees growing out of his head, and then wants to put an end to his sister as well! I wonder what Freud would have said about all this. Anyway, Hellboy 2 is great entertainment value and the CGI amazing. There is one remotely philosophical scene, where the "elemental" is summoned and subsequently destroyed. Overall the plot was atrocious, but then again people go to see this movie for other reasons.
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