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emilyjmasterson
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French Kiss (1995)
Wish I hadn't bothered
After having been recommended this movie by my mum and reading some of the reviews made my users on here I am surprised by how generous they are. The majority of the reviews were positive and I'm struggling to comprehend how, admittedly with films like this you aren't supposed to think too much into them but this film was far too implausible. The acting cannot be faulted though, all of the actors portrayed their roles well, it's just a pity the characters were stereotypical with no substance.
Undoubtedly this movie has all of the aspects of a rom-com but that's it, it was so average and disappointing, having read so many reviews I expected much more and was very dissatisfied. I don't want to fault the film completely because it did make me laugh in some scenes but overall I didn't enjoy it, I was bored and debated switching it over multiple times and now I kind of wish I had. In fairness to the film it did get progressively get better and the ending was better than I had expected but I stick to my original statement; other users reviews were far too generous, this film was too cliché and just pretty average.
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Through my magnifying glass
Similar to a lot of people who have also reviewed this film, I have enjoyed the stories of Lewis Carroll since I was a child so of course I was both excited and apprehensive about the new film. Unfortunately, the film did no justice to Lewis Carroll's' stories of wonderland however putting the book aside the film impressed me regardless.
I enjoyed the story line, I think one notable fault is that it was somewhat predictable which made me worry that it would also be dragged out and tiresome but that wasn't the case at all, I was entertained throughout. Due to so many poor critic reviews I was expecting the worst from the story line, but now after seeing it I would say those reviews were unfair, granted the plot was quite simplistic it still managed to be enjoyable regardless of whether you're an adult or a child, it truly was a movie that was made for everyone.
There was significant improvement in Mia Wasikowska's acting in comparison to the Alice in Wonderland that was released in 2010, I think without Sacha Baron Cohen the film wouldn't have been nearly as good. I was surprised that Sacha Baron Cohen was casted to play Time but he did a terrific job he portrayed various emotions and did them all wonderfully. I was also surprised that Johnny Depp didn't feature in the movie as much as he normally does but during his scenes he acted well, however Anne Hathaway is a brilliant actress but I don't think she worked to her potential in this film.