sophouli Reviews

Leopard Skin (2022– )

Fun to watch but definitively not a masterpiece.

[6/10 · 22 November 2022]

The story is about a gang who performs a jewelry heist, and while trying to get away, they hide in a beach house,where they are holding captive/hostages the 2 women living there.

The way the events take place in this series, is really unexpectable, but not because of the plot twists. The unexpectable part refers to the characters' interactions.

I didn't know what to expect from this show but for me it was surprisingly pleasant.

In order to recommend it though, the questions here are: Is it enjoyable to watch? Yes!

Is it amazingly good? Well, no!

So, is it worthy to watch?

In my opinion, it depends on what you are looking for.

If you want a short, fun, interesting and kinda weird tv show to watch then you will probably like it.

If you are looking for a realistic and profound show, then just skip it. It does not target this kind of audience.

Generally 6/10.

The Raffle (1991)

This movie is bad!!

[4/10 · 21 February 2018]

I wanted to give this movie a chance but unfortunately I shouldn't. I find hard to think of a nice thing to say about it. The plot is not just weak,but impossible to take seriously,leading to many cringe worthy moments. The acting is extremely bad from pretty much everyone. Also, the directing was poor making the whole result even worse. However,I must admit that Monica Bellucci is gorgeous in almost every scene but that's the only good thing about the whole movie. Of course,that's not enough to make it an even bearable experience,as during the film I was really bored and I was tempted to turn it off. In my opinion, you won't miss anything if you don't watch that awful movie.

Sold (I) (2014)

A nice but sad movie.

[8/10 · 15 January 2017]

This is a movie about a young girl living in Nepal and how her life changes completely when she is transferred in a brothel,across the borders,in India.

From the first time that I saw the trailer of the film over a year ago I found the subject really interesting and I wanted to see it. I'm glad I was finally able to discover it. I liked it a lot, although there were some scenes,which for me,were hard to watch. The whole theme of the movie is sad and disturbing,so I don't know if everyone would like to see something like that.

When the movie ended I had the impulse to search more about sex trafficking around the world. I was disappointed to find out that the situations presented in the movie were not exaggerated.

Tytania (2008–2009)

An interesting anime but it has its flaws

[7/10 · 24 December 2016]

Tytania is an anime series that takes place in the future. The story is about mankind,who have inhabited other planets,living under the control of the dynasty of a family named Tytania.

It is a generally good TV series,with many characters,nice plot (but pretty common) and decent animation. I enjoyed watching most of the episodes but the story evolved slowly making me feel bored sometimes. The main problem I have with Tytania is that there isn't enough character development. There are many interesting characters (the main one for example),but they never really have the chance to evolve.

I would advise the ones that like science fiction and space-themed anime to check it out.

Days (2016)

It's not great but it is quite entertaining

[7/10 · 23 December 2016]

This anime is far from great. However,I found myself waiting every week for the new episode. The story evolves around Tsukamoto, a clumsy guy who wants to start playing soccer so he participates in his school football team.

The truth is I used to play football as a kid and that's probably the reason I really enjoyed it. I was fond of the way they present the football matches and the suspense we got to feel. I was annoyed by the main character but I liked most of the other members of his team. What was interesting for me is how we meet the players of the other teams and we secretly root for them too. Often, during a match you don't know which team you want to win.

Now,I'm waiting for the second season and hope that it will be as good as the first.