sirspamalot-60746 Reviews

Hello Again - A Wedding a Day (2020)

Quite nice, especially for a german movie

[6/10 · 23 September 2022]

Usually, I am not a big fan of my country when it comes to movies. The gros of actors are mediocre at best (glaring at Til Schweiger), the stories tend to be boring and unoriginal, and special effects are mostly cheap.

With this movie, the story is a 08/15 time loop one, which would still count as unoriginal, special effects are nonexistent, but at least the actors are all pretty good (especially Edin Hasanovic did it for me). While this sounds like a below average summary, why did I still like it?

Well, I have to admit that I am a big fan of the time loop genre. This is somewhat like the 16th such movie I´ve seen, so my opinion might be biased. But at the end, I really just enjoyed the time spent watching this movie. If you want mind boggling plot twists, explosions and car chases all over the place, non-stop jokes or billion dollar CGI, avoid this. If you are looking for a charming and amusing movie to watch after work, this will do the trick. 6,5/10.

The Shamer's Daughter (2015)

Nice watch if you are not biased

[7/10 · 31 July 2022]

So, the negative reviews for this movie have two topics: 1) The ending. If you are one of those who can´t stand a movie without the typical 08/15 Hollywood happy ending with the bad guys dead and the hero riding into the sunset, you better stay away from this movie. If your taste in movies isn´t yet ruined by the cliche, keep reading.

2) The movie being inspired by GoT. Not having watched GoT, I am free from comparing them, so I don´t see any flaws there. And IIRC, fans weren´t exactly happy about the ending of the series either... And let´s be honest - it is extremly hard by now to NOT resemble anything already made. For me, it reminded me a bit of LotR at times with the hobbit like look of the main character and the Rivendell lookalike. But that´s okay.

If you are able to rate the movie for what it is, you will most likely end at 6 stars or higher. I found the characters to be convincing enough (surprisingly especially the younger cast), with the main character reminding me of Elizabeth Mitchell regarding the grace and kindness in her mimic. The special effects were pretty good and the story is well written, so all in all, it is a solid movie. Nothing groundbreaking or genre redefining, but definitely worth a watch.

Volition (2019)

Definitely worth a watch

[7/10 · 27 May 2022]

If you liked Timecrimes aka. Crono Crimenes, you will most likely enjoy this movie, too as it heads in a similar direction. It is short enough to not get boring and the story, while rather unbelievable on the science part, is really entertaining. The actors are likeable but not outstanding. All in all, it is definitely an above average movie. 6.5/10

But then again, I am a big fan of time travel / time loop movies, so I might be biased.