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Mothers' Instinct (2024)
Mediocre thriller at best
The beginning started out promising and the acting is superb as what you can expect from A-listers such as Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway. Kinda remind me of Fractured in Netflix as the premise is kinda guessing whether it is the bad guy and the hallucinating side. Sadly, those talents and concept are wasted in what started out as an intriguing story then turns into something dull boring with laughable ending.
There are plot holes here and there alongside with the SUPER PREDICTABLE storyline which makes the thrill gone by the end of the first half. With its 95 mins run time they can actually stretch it a bit and make it into something out of ordinary instead of this rushed B movie kind of story. Don't waste your time in the cinema for this.
Death on the Nile (2022)
Slick and Modern : Everything Worth Watching Except for Armie Harmer
As an avid Christie's fan, this review might be biased but they changed so many things from the book which in this case don't sit with me really well. The general premise is similar. The rich Linnet snatched Simon Doyle, the poor Jacqueline's fiancee. They went to Egypt for honeymoon and it ended up in a bloodbath. These changes are generally made to dramatize the movie and to give more tension. They added characters and made so many people somehow romantically linked to someone else, yep even Poirot (which is a very tough sell if you have read all of Poirot's novel). The 2 hours screen time is quite okay, but the transition can sometimes feel forced.
Armie Harmer's acting is the worst thing in the movie. I sat in the cinema beside my brother who knew nothing about the story and he predicted the ending quite early, all thanks to Armie Harmer's horrendous crying. I need to commend Kenneth Branagh and Emma Mackey for those briliant acting. The expressions on their face is potrayed brilliantly and both of them carried the whole movie.
Overral, it's a slick and enjoyable remake which will please and introduce Christie's world to younger generations. If you are an avid Christie's fan, expect a lot of changes from the book (minor spoiler : what I dislike the most is that they change the most prominent characteristic of our fave detective in the end). But if you are general audience who love Kenneth Branagh's Murder in The Orient Express, you'll love this one too!
Dune (2021)
Interested on what the second one could be
Expect a lot from the hypes and lots of great reviews, I definitely noticed the beautiful cinematography and visual effects but kinda underwhelmed by super slow story flow. Probably it's just because I haven't read the book (lots of people said you'd enjoy it more when u've read the book). I think it's one of those movie that's made simply to introduce us to the universe. The plot is slow and lots of characters are being introduced then it ends. Definitely a one time watch because 3 hours is not a short time. Expect more to come (and really happen) on Dune 2.
He's All That (2021)
Countless "ew" throughout the movie
I blame it all on the bad scriptwriting and poor casting. The leads are actually not the worst part considering the script they're given but some of the supporting are really bad like horrendous level of bad. The scriptwriting is a disaster, the "bet confession" scene, the ending scene with the HORSE and remixed version of "kiss me" omg I even need to skip those then because the cringe is SKY-HIGH. This remake makes the original seems like an oscar-worthy movie.
Blood Red Sky (2021)
Mediocre vampire thriller, still worth to watch
The plot is pretty unusual, mixing a very real, realistic plane hijacking situation and a fantasy vampire tale. Could be a little better in term of building the vampire characteristics since there were many inconsistencies here and there (like some people died because the vampire drank their blood but some turned into a vampire instead). Nonetheless it's not a bad pastime thriller, you would enjoy it if you don't mind some minor flaw and "vampire-is-real" type of fiction.
Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
Big Potential Down the Drain, Still Enjoyable
This movie got a massive potential to be a great one and it just slipped a bit from being one. What I love is that the cinematography, color tone, and soundtrack, they are marvelous! Being set as a "traveler/adventurer journey during the 40s" kind of movie reminds me of The English Patient so much. The progression is pretty good and the acting is well-balanced too, especially between Pitt and the talented young Dalai Lama actor.
My only complaint is that for a spiritual kind of movie which supposedly describes a person's life changing experience, it really lacks those extremely needed depiction of one's inner turmoil that leads to character development. Like they showed how Pitt's character got his clothes done, partying, and being teacher for the Dalai Lama. But the progression of how a Harrer transitioned from a SS officer into a man who wrote "Seven Years on Tibet" was never really depicted on this movie... Which definitely is a massive massive blunder for if they didn't make one, Oscar nomination won't even be a question.
Nonetheless it's an enjoyable and warm movie, still a great watch just not a superb or out-of-this world kind of movie..
Mr. Robot (2015)
Great first season and then it goes downhill constantly
Ok the 1st season is pretty good and I was hooked! But as it goes on, the plot and the bad character development become excruciatingly tiring... Watched some movies and series with this type of "schizo-hallucinatory character" plot and this is by far is the worst... It sooo draggy and has many unnecessary imagery that distract us from the main plot. I don't mind a "good" draggy series like lucifer or breaking bad which definitely had some "filler" episodes... But this Mr. Robot execute it really badly that I can't stand to watch anymore of those "Elliot's Hallucinations of Mr. Robot". Feels like they simply try to make more episodes by adding bunch of random stuffs to fill those run-time before the reveals happen.
Dropped this at the 2nd season ep 3 don't waste your time on this one..
Rurôni Kenshin: Sai shûshô - The Beginning (2021)
Most beautiful and satisfying one from the franchise!
Okay, I watch this one RIGHT AFTER The Origins. So for me, the story turns out to be more on the predictable side (don't worry, this is a sign of good writing) since the hints are all over the place. But for people who watch this 6-7 years after the first 3 trilogy, I bet this one would feel even more special!
The story is beautiful, the characters are mesmerizing, the costumes are pretty, the cinematography is superb. I ran out of words to say how pleasant to watch this whole movie is.
But above all that, my favorite thing are those fight scenes! This one is basically a prequel, so this is the ONLY MOVIE in the franchise where you can see Kenshin kills with REAL KATANA and hell yea I LOVE EVERY SINGLE SECOND OF IT. It kinda reminds me of John Wick but instead of guns Kenshin uses katana. This movie is doing justice on giving Kenshin that "Battousai the Man Slayer" title. Besides that, with real blood and sharp sword, the fight scenes on this movie feels more authentic and less "anime-super-power-ish" compared to other movies in this franchise, thus making every single victory more satisfying.
Definitely recommend to watch this one before "The Finals" to get maximum watch experience!
Rurôni Kenshin: Sai shûshô - The Final (2021)
The ending makes this movie worthwhile
Watch this after The Beginning, definitely a solid watch. The costume, characters, and cinematography are incredibly pleasant to the eyes. The katana fights and action scenes are nicely orchestrated. The only downside with this kind of anime-turned-to-movie style is that it would have considerable number of massive logic flaws. I understand that this whole "Battousai" killing spree thing has ended and he won't kill anyone now, but how would a man beat 30 something people all at once with a completely blunt katana? I mean probably it'll work on one on one fight but defeating lots of people from one blunt sword strike each? Really? Idk probably works ok on anime but it's just too hard to sell in this real life style... And there are also many logic flaws regarding how people's wound (especially main character's) healed completely in no time and how Kenshin never got shot even though his enemy literally use machine gun, kinda feel like they did it for the sake of plot progression.
Nevertheless if you can ignore those illogical stuffs and an avid anime fan, it would be super worth to watch especially for the super satisfying ending!