ingwueric Reviews

The Courier (2024)

This was fun to watch!

[7/10 · 15 May 2024]

I don't know why everybody gave this a six. Is it super critically acclaimed? No. Was it super fun to watch like fast and the furious 1? Yes it was.

A typical hero's journey from from a lower class family in Spain, finessing and hustling his way into higher society in europe, clubs, parties, girls, coconut, international travel, seducing beautiful women. A really fun movie to watch. Cinematography was wonderful. Aron did a pretty good job acting and I think he was very convincing as a spanish gangster motivated by getting as rich as possible. I did some research into Aron after turns out he does music too, I could totally see the connection.

A fun movie for the guys, or to watch with a chick. The movie was filmed quite well, paces well, and the supporting actors were fun to watch and convincing as well. I enjoyed it!

Neon (2023– )

6.4/10 worth watching, doesn't deserve a 5

[6/10 · 30 December 2023]

Okay guys it aint entourage but it was still fun to watch. If you're a fan of miami, reggaeton, and a hustle come up story it was entertaining and has some dips and dives. The actors did their best, there's some nice cinematography and also some of the scenarios in it were pretty realistic. I'd rate this like a highschool drama level of complexity, it doesn't go super dark like entourage. But it was fun, netflix on average only buys series they think are at least decent. Don't go in with mega high expectations, just enjoy the vibe. The visuals and acting and dynamic i think were pretty enjoyable.

Orthodox (2015)

Underrated, a heart felt portrait for a dismal diasporic Jewish community

[7/10 · 27 February 2016]

I'm only writing this review to do justice to the film. It deserves at least a 6.5-7, not a 5. A 5 would be if this was poorly directed or acted, both of which it was not. It was very neatly done and produced well, along with a sobering plot line.

This movie was an interesting combination of a traditional bleak British drama in and a diasporic religious theme, a unique combination.

Last time I saw Stephen Graham was in Snatch, which was also a good performance as a supporting actor. Stephen Graham in this movie as the lead role really did a solid job, and provided that heart felt guy- cry feel I felt the movie was trying to portray.

The other actors performed well and were very convincing. It almost reminded me of a British version of Out of the Furnace, with the theme of having to box your way out of poverty.

I really felt Graham's conviction throughout the movie, taking care of his wife, working as a butcher, on a mission to find his children, and dealing with the Rabbis.

I wouldn't even call the movie slow paced because a film like this should never go at a faster pace, it's meant to be experienced slowly to provide that bleak dismal feeling.

Michael Smiley was so evil in this, I really enjoyed how vicious he was. Also a solid performance.

If they wanted to score even higher, they could have added a few more subplots to make it even more convoluted and dynamic, or perhaps given a tad bit more info on where the children went.

Other than that, good job to the team who produced this. It was enjoyable to watch, a tidily produced portrait of Jews in Britain and the criminal underworld, and is worth a second watch for sure.