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Duke (2019)
Builds to a Riveting Climax, Worth the Wait
This film came as a pleasant surprise, with powerful performances, vivid cinematography, and a highly entertaining and fitting ending.
DUKE follows Dare and Roost, brothers who grew up in a reformatory, fighting not only bullies but also the very people assigned to keep them safe. Now as adults, the brothers move to Los Angeles, where Dare moonlights as a police detective, while Roost lives in isolation, watching old John Wayne films, training to be a lawman, and dreaming of the day that he may join Dare out on the streets. The plot kicks into full gear when Dare discovers that an elusive local criminal, Winky, is back out on the streets and wreaking havoc on the community. Dare hits the streets to investigate, and we quickly discover that this will be the biggest case of his life. I won't spoil it too much.
With indie films, you never really know what you're going to get. Within a few minutes of watching the film, I felt at ease with the filmmakers, the Gaudioso Twins, behind the wheel. The production value, editing, performances, sound and music, are all well-executed, and the film uses its resources very wisely. If you get a chance to screen this film, I suggest doing so.
Bridesmaids (2011)
I laughed, I laughed and I laughed some more
I'm not exactly sure who the people are who are giving this movie a poor rating, but I can only assume they either have some malicious intent or went into the movie with presumptions based solely off the name. That or they just don't have a sense of humor and should probably be experimented on by the German's (South Park reference... you'd have to have seen it ) This movie is FUN. From start to finish, fun. It's a laugh a minute comedy usually reserved for an all-male cast but delivered masterfully by an all-female cast. It's defiantly not just for the ladies, men will love this movie as well. In a world full of comedy releases like "The Dilemma" and "Gullivers Travels", Bridesmaids is a breath of fresh air and reminds us that some producers (and directors.. and writers) still care about the craft of comedy writing and take the time to make their scrip "work". They even had the time to add some heart... for the ladies, I presume.
Go see Bridesmaids.