mdjones2118 Reviews

Retribution (I) (2023)

Oh dear

[2/10 · 12 November 2023]

I was going to write a review, but I can't add anything to the excellent reviews already written. And even if I did, much like the movie, it would be superficial, pointless and have a terrible ending.

I love Liam Neeson, and kept watching for him alone. I can only assume he was paid a truckload of money to be the one and only positive part of this otherwise banale rendition of Speed on downers.

Having stuck it out to the end, I now feel I want retribution for the wasted minutes of my life.

The ending! Jeez. It's like they couldn't think of one. Just Liam looking mean, moody and magnificent.

In a word - disappointed.

Blindspot (2023– )

Truly appalling

[1/10 · 6 July 2023]

This is so horrendously bad - I'm addicted to it. If this was Ross Kemp doing a documentary on bad acting, I'd give it a 10/10.

The acting is bad, the script is bad, the story could be good if it had been better produced.

For a thriller, there are few thrills and little in the way of tension or apprehension. It has literally stirred no emotion in me - apart from disbelief.

The CCTV was installed post-murder to make the estate safer. But no CCTV installed to cover the dark bin area which was the scene of the murder 🤷

If I could be bothered, I'd play cliché bingo - every sad cliché has been used. The over-acting would be considered good if this was an end of term school play, but as a prime time drama it lacks any quality.

Having said that - I will continue watching on the off chance it gets better.

Greenfingers (2000)

This made me laugh and cry

[15 September 2001]

A beautifully shot and produced film. The fact that it may be overly romanticised should not be seen as a criticism. To watch a movie for the pure joy and entertainment cannot be a bad thing in light of current events. We hugely enjoyed this film and the locations alone are worth watching. I am sure the prison was shot at the yehudi Menhuin School in Surrey - beautiful.