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Luchshe, chem lyudi (2018)
A delightful, competent series
It seems that robots in Robot Movies are either very mechanical, or so human as to be unbelievable. "Better than Us" finds a nice center, and depicts various layers of Artificial People. The cast is excellent, with a special thumbs up for Paulina Andreeva, who imbues the character Arisa with a quality of power and fragility. I have seen her in other Russian films, and if she's not a huge star there, she should be. She's very versatile. I watched the Netflix version, and it had subtitles rather than dubbing, which I much prefer because you can hear the nuances in the voices of the characters. It's worth your while for sure.
Courage, New Hampshire (2011)
Uneven Acting
The photography was excellent, the locations quite charming, the music fitting, the storyline a bit contrived but all right. What spoiled it for me was the dull, quiet, uninvolved delivery of the Squire, who is also the director! He needs to make himself speak up, show some passion! He's being overshadowed by his other actors!
Historically, so much of the American Revolution and the lead-up to it is shown in films as having happened only in the cities of Boston, Philadelphia, Charleston, etc., leaving out the more rural people and their involvement and fears. I applaud "Courage, New Hampshire" for helping to fill that hole! Keep the episodes coming!
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (2006)
Much more potential than reality.
I'm sure pre-teens liked this movie.
This is one of those films where a very competent technical staff has to watch their work being neutralized by flat and inappropriate acting and poor direction. The sets are good, the lighting is well done, and for TV, the Special Effects are more than adequate. But the main characters are one-dimensional, the supporting cast bad, and the bit-players, many who are local Egyptian people, are almost embarrassing. It's a shame. A director's job is to work with what you've got, and find ways to make even the smallest role as believable as possible. It just didn't happen here.