Reviews

The Memento approach to story telling is done. We see Leonard struggle through his story arc, suffering from amnesia and constant memory loss, and along with him the audience is being dragged through the movie. I think it was never specified, what caused Leonard's amnesia. But it could be some form of dementia. His story is presented in reverse, so that the main character and the audience act in a very disorienting world all the time, forcing them to piece together the puzzle alongside the protagonist. This narrative device not only creates a sense of suspense and uncertainty but also invites viewers to actively engage with the film, as they attempt to unravel the mystery alongside Leonard.

"Knox Goes Away" chooses the usual approach and allows the audience to be seated in the observers chair through the story.

The main character often presents moments of mental struggle, but they are acted out by Keaton and sometimes underlined by CGI - which I find unnecessary. His performance is always enough.

The side characters react to these moments subtly at first, dismissing them as everyday triviality. As the story progresses the subtlety of the reactions fades and so does John.

It is like watching a man with a mortal wound, desperately clinging to life to accomplish one last thing, knowing his time is finite. His acquaintances who meet him in his final weeks sometime literally bid him a farewell. It must be brutal to watch for people who have experienced people with dementia.

9/10.

If you like corny, over the top Nazi bashing stuff, this might be for you. But don't expect accurate history lessons of any sorts from it.

Pros: + has that Stephen King'ish remote village setting feel, similar to Sleepy Hollow + pretty good production value + great lighting + fun evil protagonists like von Starnfeld and that Mayor (the romantic scene with Obersturmbannfuhrer von Starnfeld stands out) + a couple of hilarious scenes which had me chuckle seriously * good music selection (check out the soundtrack)

cons: + some gory scenes could have be done with more attention to detail, but it is fine considering the budget constraints

Overall a solid 8/10. Looking forward to a sequel/prequel

PS.. If you like to DM fantasy adventures in worlds like Dungeons and Dragons, it should be a pretty fun ride to convert this movie into a nice campaign and play it with your fellow pen and paper pals.

If you are the King of France in the 18th century and your authoritarian mask is slipping, because of rumors and fake news, you are kinda in trouble. Your authority will be questioned by the peasants and the aristocracy. So, what will it be? Pitchforks and torches or poisoned wine? Your world is at stake!

What do?

Well, if you don't intend to just kill everybody, you better brush up on your Propaganda 101 and come up with a stronger narrative than your competitors.

The movie has great action scenes, great acting, great cast, great camerawork, great screenplay, great everything. One thing that stood out for me: all important characters have their own little story arcs and motivations to do what they do. No one is just evil for evilness sake.

9/10.

Loved this movie! Great acting by everybody involved. Also great pacing and camera work. The way Margaret Bowman delivers her lines alone is worth watching this piece of art.

10/10.

Alright. I enjoyed the premise of the first installment of this series. As the premise stayed the same in PART II, now the characters acted dumber, the actors acted dumber and the jump scares got dumber. Ah yes, and there was a story somewhere - but dumber.

The first thing you need in an apocalypse is toilet paper. Yeah, we all know. The second thing is of course comfy shoes, because you will be injured without shoes. And if your feet are injured, you can't move. And if you can't move, you will die soonish. So let the characters stroll in dangerous, unknown territory bare feet. I had to spell it out, because it is so dumb.

Next thing you would need to kill things is, I don't know, GUNS and distractions for the monsters!? I know cheap China children's toys, like dancing noisy teddy bears, which you can load with a spring, are hard to come by, because of all the apocalypse thing, but stupid AR15's? Cmon, every American with a T level above zero has like 3 of them.

I won't say anything about the island, because that would spoil the fun. But be assured, everything about it and the people on it is dumb.

So kick of your shoes, hold on to your AR15 and laugh at this flick.

If you are a girl of average looks, poor, of average intelligence and of a household without friends in the highest places of society, go, break out of your somewhat moderate but stable and fulfilling life and get yourself a rich and young Member of Parliament boyfriend! You go girl!

No wait, I got some details of this movie wrong: To follow in Enolas footsteps you should be beautiful, rich, with an high IQ and an offspring of an aristocratic family. Now go and break out of this hell and get yourself a rich and young Member of Parliament boyfriend!

I am a big fan of Carter and Cavill, but man, they could not save this thing.

pros: production quality score

cons: not funny predictable everything else

More interesting than this movie should be the lawsuit of the estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Netflix, the producers and the writers of this thing.