Many woody Allen movies are script heavy, which can be excused if you like his brand of filmmaking. However, in this case, the acting could barely keep up with the script - it felt like a table read - and that too like a first one. Pacing and rhythm of dialogue felt rushed even for a woody Allen. Chalamet and his girlfriend in the movie were the most natural. Otherwise, it felt hard to watch, even with the supposed love letter to rainy NYC.
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Infinite
(2021)
Very entertaining
11 June 2021
Not every movie needs to have a plot that stands up to scrutiny - sometimes you need a ridiculous visual spectacle and that's what this is, sprinkled in with homages to the Matrix and Fast & the Furious. It hits every action movie trope ever in an almost self aware cheesy way. My only gripe was that the ending was a little hammy and contrived but overall a great mindless way to spend an evening. I didn't read the book so I'm not too perturbed about the fidelity or lack thereof to the story.
I Care a Lot
(2020)
Gone girl meets uncut gems
1 March 2021
You would think the title of the review sells the movie. Rosamund pike plays roughly the same character as the one she plays in gone girl and the movie plays as a chain of escalating circumstances. Unfortunately everyone in the movie are extremely unlikeable (except maybe Peter Dinklage) but at the end you're not rooting for anyone. The second half of the movie does seem rushed and implausible but it does provide a satisfying conclusion. Very much a safdi brothers homage including a distinct soundtrack, similar plot points, and character development.
The Wolf of Wall Street
(2013)
A desperate Oscar grab
19 December 2013
It's unfortunate; I came into this movie with such high expectations that was sustained through the first 30 min of the movie, crashing right after in similar fashion to the stock market crash of the early 80s.
You see, it's very similar to Goodfellas in it's narrative format. That aside, the movie is loosely tied by a plot reminiscent of Casino, holding together episodes of pointless bantering and ridiculous debauchery. The debaucherous episodes are fun, but the gratuitous sex and drug scenes honestly get tiring after awhile, since it seems they ran out of any compelling plot points.
I expected Jonah Hill to be a little funnier. I sighed every time Leo was about to give a speech, I could see himself trying to hearken to Gordon Gekko's style of speech yet with a veinier more expletive filled delivery. Leo gave too many speeches. He hammed it up unnecessarily. At one point he went Daniel Day Lewis level type retarded and it became very clear this was the most disappointing "try hard" attempt for an Oscar I had seen outside of "I am Sam".
You see, it's very similar to Goodfellas in it's narrative format. That aside, the movie is loosely tied by a plot reminiscent of Casino, holding together episodes of pointless bantering and ridiculous debauchery. The debaucherous episodes are fun, but the gratuitous sex and drug scenes honestly get tiring after awhile, since it seems they ran out of any compelling plot points.
I expected Jonah Hill to be a little funnier. I sighed every time Leo was about to give a speech, I could see himself trying to hearken to Gordon Gekko's style of speech yet with a veinier more expletive filled delivery. Leo gave too many speeches. He hammed it up unnecessarily. At one point he went Daniel Day Lewis level type retarded and it became very clear this was the most disappointing "try hard" attempt for an Oscar I had seen outside of "I am Sam".
3 Ninjas Kick Back
(1994)
blast from the past
22 August 2010
what a fantastic blast from the past. the comedy, the generic character dynamics, and the morals hold up even now more than a decade later.
the movie centers around 3 children - rocky, colt, and tum tum (the last who is too young to be anything but comedic relief) and their quest to help their grandfather return a mythical dagger. but along the way, they utilize their grandfather's teachings on being a ninja (using "ninjuity" - their words, not mine) and begin an adventure that strikes of an indiana jones tale on a smaller, tamer scale.
the camera pans are excellent - probably an unnoticed feature of the movie is the way they show first person perspective, and the way they shoot japan from the perspective of the 3 ninjas. the comedy is gold (at least for the time).
the movie is designed for children and engages in childish humor - you have silly slapstick, childish repartee, fart jokes, and the whole gamut of tame childhood morals and experiences.
i have never seen any other 3 ninjas movie, but i do know i saw this one over and over again when i was a kid. i heavily recommend it for kids although adults won't appreciate it as much or at all if they're seeing it for the first time. otherwise the nostalgia factor is super high.
the movie centers around 3 children - rocky, colt, and tum tum (the last who is too young to be anything but comedic relief) and their quest to help their grandfather return a mythical dagger. but along the way, they utilize their grandfather's teachings on being a ninja (using "ninjuity" - their words, not mine) and begin an adventure that strikes of an indiana jones tale on a smaller, tamer scale.
the camera pans are excellent - probably an unnoticed feature of the movie is the way they show first person perspective, and the way they shoot japan from the perspective of the 3 ninjas. the comedy is gold (at least for the time).
the movie is designed for children and engages in childish humor - you have silly slapstick, childish repartee, fart jokes, and the whole gamut of tame childhood morals and experiences.
i have never seen any other 3 ninjas movie, but i do know i saw this one over and over again when i was a kid. i heavily recommend it for kids although adults won't appreciate it as much or at all if they're seeing it for the first time. otherwise the nostalgia factor is super high.
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