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Dark Matter (2024)
A solid series & premise but Joel is WAY overcast.
The series is solid so far. Initial 2 episodes are somewhat slowly paced, so you have to be patient & let the narrative build + play out.
My challenge is that the casting of the main lead character is woefully weak!
Joel Egerton is punching way above his actual weight with the material and it shows. Counterpart had JK Simmons and he is a titan of his craft. In multiple ways.
Am not interested in the cross-over or book squabbles between the shows. Its irrelevant. Enjoy each series for its own unique angle.
This is a solid watch, for Sci-Fi fans that has depth, the critique of Joel does not extent to Jennifer C and the rest of the cast who deliver solid performances.
Chief of Station (2024)
The Chief of Stations!
This is a solid action flick.
Are you going to be intellectually challenged by a highly nuanced and convoluted story? Nope!
Is the acting skills the barometer to judge here? Not really.
This is a popcorn movie. Pure escapism & hollywood pulp - at its best!
Its not intellectually stimulating, complex or difficult to understand.
Its just a basic plotline - typical of the genre. With a moderate cast. (ALL the 'stars' are B list player - lets be clear!)
And the action sequences & beautiful backdrops/scenery make the movie. I enjoyed them & if you expect that & enjoy them. This film rocks! In my opinion, at least. Ignore the folks giving it low ratings. They are just letting off steam.
Resident Evil (2022)
It is the train wreck folks are saying... sorry! Its a sad endictment of Netflix budget excess!
This is full of woke, teenage fodder.
Its sad how bad things have become and fallen.
Netflix need to poach the HBO max & Apple drama teams. So they greenlight quality dramas. Not shazzle like this - comical mess.
This is truly an embarassement!! In every sense of the word.
From (2022)
Excellent series of mystery drama!!!
You can completely ignore the naysayers here.
"From" is a excellent ensemble drama that is captivating in its own unique way.
Are we watching Shakespeare? No, NO, NO!!
So pls stop whiney balderdash about the script holes and character development! Or go and watch a bunch of 'Downton Abbey' re-runs!
Honestly, the woke garbage posing as "reviews" is completely out of control.
This is an excellently written & performed piece of drop-out sci-fi which delivers just enough.
Old (2021)
Utter poppycock & dross from M Turn the lights on Shyman
This is by far! The worst production from MKS!
The plot is almost non-existant, the actors all deliver rubbish performances and its just a complete "huh??!" at the end of it.
Avoid this & review his early work. A couple of them are ok. This? Its putrid!
Time (2021)
Sean Bean & Stephen Graham's deliver career defining roles. The script shines!
Jimmy McGovern's phenomenal script writing skills come to the fore - yet again.
How? Well its less is more here.
Instead of padding out the dialogue with redundant trite or incredible BS that delivers nothing.
He focused instead on character development & very heavily on the eyes, as a medium of expression.
The challenge with focusing in & using the eyes as a vehicle of extensive communication and non-verbal dialogue and inference is that it MANDATES actors of experience & the highest calibre.
Sean Bean and Stephen Graham deliver career defining performances. The ensemble also sparkles when the spotlights hit them, but its clear they are there to help set the stage & context for Bean & Graham. And rightly so.
This is my pick of British TV for 2021, in the year, to date. :)
Assault on VA-33 (2021)
Die Hard?? Try 'Assault on Precinct 13' without the ground-breaking script, brutality, action or soundtrack!
This is just really poor B-Movie trash which is a very cold and stale mish-mash of 'Assault on Precinct 13' which is 1 of John Carpenters finest films!
Even the title seems to weakly attempt homage?!
But the script here is dire, the soundtrack non-existent and the acting soo wooden it makes Arnie look like Daniel Day-Lewis!
Why is anyone making such dollywood trash?? Just stop guys and go flip burgers and pump gas. Its a more productive use of your talents and truly fitting!