persister-71174 Reviews

To Catch a Killer (2023)

Solid and Well Written

[8/10 · 26 April 2023]

I haven't been rating movies, but I feel it is necessary for me to review this one. This is not a thrill-a-second kind of movie. It progresses intelligently and thoughtfully. It is a thinking movie. The acting and script are excellent. The two leads were perfect for this movie. They seemed to feed off of one another, trying to outdo each other as the best actor in the movie. So many movies fall flat at the end. But this one excelled. It actually has a good ending. I recommend this movie to anyone who is intelligent, and likes to think. Yes, it got a bit slow with some scenes that maybe could have been written a little better. That's why I'm only giving it an eight. But I don't know how anyone could walk away from this movie disappointed!

John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)

The first three were good

[3/10 · 1 April 2023]

I was greatly disappointed with #4. The story line was weak. If all you care about is mindless fighting and shooting, you will be happy. I know that is the key element in this story, but people still need a good story, and some actual acting. As it was released, it is already quite long. So, I feel that they could have eliminated much of the ridiculous fighting in the traffic circle of Paris and added more meat to the story. Too much of the movie was incomplete. There could have been more for Lawrence Fishburne. And they could have done more with Shamier Anderson. I understand that they wanted to close out the series with John Wick's name restored. So, they could have done more, in the latter half of the movie, with his efforts to restore his name. This movie just didn't come together for me. As it stands, I think John Wick should have died at the end of John Wick 3.

Comet (2014)

Excellent dialogue ... but confusing

[4/10 · 16 August 2022]

I disagree with all of the high reviews. I think both actors did excellent jobs, especially the girl. But the storyline wasn't taking me anywhere. Their banter was really excellent, the first half of the movie, but then it started to get tiresome. As the movie neared the end, I didn't know what was real or what was a dream. I hoped that the writers could bring it all together for the finish, but it all unraveled. I was terribly disappointed that I wasted all of that time watching a movie that just dropped me flat on my face.