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Carrie (2013)
Should be renamed Sabrina Teenage Witch
They're many things that can be said about this movie, and a good remake isn't one of them. The biggest problem for me is the disconnect between Carrie and her mom. I would've loved to see more of their troubled relationship develop on screen, and more back story, leading to her mother's death. Like why is the mother so religious? who was Carrie's father? etc....
I also felt the director missed the mark big time!!! by not giving Carrie some sort of outcast demeanor besides being shy, which is not believable for one sec with the too cute "Kickass" Mortez. It seemed as if she let the actors do whatever they wanted on screen, as long as she got the shot and moved on to the next scene in the script. And the supporting cast was just awful!!!! The girl who played sue was more like a run way model, rather than a do good teenage girl. And the girl who played Chris....just shot me already.
Nothing about this film made me care about anyone on screen. There was no build up, big pay off, or heartfelt emotion after 90mins of watching. I would say you're not missing anything by missing this film. Save yourself the disappointment and watch an episode of Sabrina the Teenage witch for better time.
American Hustle (2013)
Too Long To Get To The Point
This is the first time I agreed with the hype behind Jennifer Lawrence. The reason being is she played a role that I thought she would never be able to pull off, an unlikable one. She plays a terrible person in this film that I wanted to see get hit or just die!. I think the most endearing character is the Christian Bale and he is a straight up crook. Anyway, it has many dull parts that take too long before you get to the payoff. I caught myself playing Roof Top Ninja instead of caring, but I came back around by the end. I give it a 5 out of 10. More boring than bad, more long than interesting, more hype than substance. In the end, we all just have to wait and see what the rest of the audience members watched on screen during the award ceremonies.
Down and Dangerous (2013)
Great Trailer. So So Movie
Let me start off by saying that I'm an independent film maker myself. I commend anyone with enough heart to make a movie, but now let's get down to business. 1st off, the trailer was amazing, so much so that it made me download and watch it. But once I started watching, I couldn't get pass the emotionless acting from the star of the film. Every time he opened his mouth, he made me more and more realize I was watching a low budget indie film.
But I doesn't stop there. Onto the supporting cast!! The female love interest was awful!!!!! with that silly broken English/Spanish accent..was it necessary? and then the cheesy Mexican drug lord character...come on! But listen, I'm not really here to bash a good attempt. I'm just here to give an honest review. So if you're here to see a good indie film, look again. At best you'll enjoy a few good moments.
So i'll give them an A+ for effort and a D for execution.