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I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020)
Confused...
This is a slow burn and generally that's okay with me. I had hope for this film and for the first half of the film I was engaged and I felt like there was something building.
By the second half of the film, my interest was waning and by the last half an hour I had mentally checked out. I enjoy films that have mystery and leave you wanting to work things out and put the pieces together but this became almost like a spoof. It was bizarre and I felt annoyed that I had wasted my time watching.
I felt like it was trying to be so many other movies I have seen. I am honestly surprised that some people claim to understand what this was about. I had to google it and read an interview with the director to clarify.
Saint Maud (2019)
I was not moved
I really didn't feel anything. There was minimal character development and a lack of storytelling. It's definitely not a horror. It would have been useful to learn more about Maud, what happened in the hospital, how she came to be what we see on the screen - basically, we needed to know her backstory. We didn't get any of this, so for me it was just watching a troubled young woman doing strange things that seem schizophrenia related but I had no empathy for her. There was a huge anti-climax, despite the dramatic ending and it was so disappointing.
When we left the cinema, I almost had nothing to discuss. So I thought okay, maybe it's one of those films where I need to let it marinate and then analyse. But three days later, I still have very little to say about this film.
The Beguiled (2017)
Disappointing
I have yet to watch the original version with Clint Eastwood but this remake was on Netflix so thought I would give it a go.
I waited and waited for any tension to build throughout the movie but the acting was cardboard and towards the middle to end of the film, I couldn't actually see what was going on, on screen as it was so dark. I thought my laptop was dying. I had to rewind a few times as I couldn't see who was who!
I felt like Colin Farrel was playing himself but I did think Kirsten Dunst did a good job - very similar to the role she played in Little Women.
Overall I found this boring and maybe a waste of time...?