Look it's not for everyone, you'll either love it or hate it. I effing loved it. After recently losing my own brother, I went into this film not knowing what to expect. Would I find it too depressing? Would I even enjoy it at all? I had no idea... I left the cinema completely blown away by the realness of this film, how realistically the grief was portrayed, the performances by the actors, and just the beauty of the story and how it is told. I bawled my absolute eyes out and I laughed my absolute head off. I've never had a more heart breaking and heart warming experience, all at the same time. I went back to the cinema 2 days later to watch it again. Then, a week later, I took my husband to watch it again. I can't get enough of it. This movie is just perfect in every way. Special credit to the actors' performances. Casey Affleck and Michelle Williams are just PHENOMENAL. Simply put, this film moved me. I am absolutely in love with it and it deserves all the accolades it can get.
Reviews
3 Reviews
Arrival
(II) (2016)
Boring. 2 hours of nothing happening.
12 March 2017
My husband and I found this movie extremely disappointing - slow, drawn out, unrealistic and frankly, pretty stupid. We kept waiting for something interesting or exciting to happen and finally after nearly 2 hours the movie ends and NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. There is at least 45 minutes of absolute garbage that could have been cut out and it wouldn't have made a difference to the story... The most exciting part about this movie was the end credits where we realized finally we have our lives back. We celebrated with some ice-cream while discussing and laughing about how crap the movie was - that was the best thing about the movie. Seriously, save yourself 2 hours of your life and watch something else.. The Arrival (1996) starring Charlie Sheen is honestly a much more entertaining science-fiction movie, for my money.
The Captive
(I) (2014)
What the hell did I just watch
6 September 2016
Plain and simple, this movie is so ridiculous it's almost funny. I feel like it was written by teenagers. The story line has potential but the way it is told is confusing, unclear, and with no real purpose for being so out of order.. With the exception of the father played by Ryan Reynolds, I have to say that every single character is extremely unrealistic. The detectives in particular are the most unbelievable characters I've ever seen in a movie to date. They acted childish and inexperienced, not at all like the child abduction detectives they are meant to be. The most ridiculous thing for me was the treatment of Ryan Reynolds' character (as the father of the missing girl). Yes, I get that often the parents are the first suspects in a child abduction case.. But once they are ruled out, that should be the end of it! Their treatment of the father in the initial interview is absolutely absurd... And yet, even 8 years after the abduction, when it is pretty bloody obvious the father had nothing to do with the abduction, Scott Speedman's character is still giving the poor guy a hard time about it! For e.g, Speedman's detective finds it suspicious that Reynolds has a shrine to his missing daughter in the back of his truck? I believe the exact quote was "what's with the shrine, man?" as he is taking photos of the truck... On what planet is it suspicious behaviour to have a shrine of your missing daughter?! It would be more suspicious if Reynolds' character wasn't grieving over his missing daughter, wouldn't it?? The character of the kidnapper is also just absolutely hilarious. His voice, his demeanor, his facial expressions, all just completely over the top. I half expected him to swivel around in an arm chair stroking a cat with a patch over his eye.. Argh. Don't waste your time with this piece of poop.
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