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Poor Things (2023)
Glorification of sexual exploitation
I have no problem with movies that are sexually explicit as long as sexual activity is between consenting adults. This movie is about a woman who does not have the mental capacity to make important decisions about her life. We know this because the movie tells us that over and over. The main character does not even have the adequate vocabulary to explain the behavior she is engaging in. How can she consent to sex? She is prayed upon by those who want to exploit her vulnerabilities. Even though the main character is in the body of an adult, she has the mind of a child making this feel like child pornography and the glorification of exploitation and sexual abuse. It apologizes for rape. I found it disturbing to watch. I only finished it because I was hoping there would be some sort of redemption. There was not.
Masters of the Air (2024)
Very poor character development
I will admit that I've only watched one episode. That one episode was so uninteresting that I have no desire to watch anymore. The characters are bland. It feels like the actors are reading their lines for the first time. There's no connection to the characters. I literally do not care what happens to any of them except the dog. I generally love these kinds of films, but you can't carry a film on nothing but special effects and action sequences. People need to care about the characters. These characters are forgettable. The only thing interesting about these characters is when they get shot down and you no longer have to see them.
Fear the Walking Dead (2015)
Bad Acting and Bad Writing
I really liked The Walking Dead, so I decided to try Fear The Walking Dead. The first season was OK so I gave the second season, a chance and it was just downhill from there. Fear The Walking Dead should be a study in how not to write a television series. The acting is horrible. The plots are incoherent, inconsistent, and poorly developed. It feels like they are just winging it as they go along with no clear objective to what they're wanting to do each season. This is just an insulting attempt to milk The Walking Dead series for as much as they can. If this is an example of what to expect, I won't be watching any of the other offshoots from Walking Dead.
Seuwiteuhom (2020)
Poor execution
Season 1 was interesting, but Season 2 is awful. The plot of Season 2 in incomprehensible. There are a lot of plot holes left from Season 1. Season 1 seemed to be taking you in one direction and Season 2 seems to have no direction at all. Most of the new characters are grating and unwatchable. Much of the acting is poorly done. And as is usual with Netflix, the dubbing is really bad. I don't know why Netflix keeps choosing the same voice actors, because they are awful and they make it really difficult to watch foreign films. Watch it in the original language and read subtitles. The concept is interesting. It could've been really good but execution is not great.
Glass Onion (2022)
One hour in and bored out of my mind
No spoilers. I don't understand the good reviews for this movie. I've tried hanging in for over an hour now and can't watch anymore. It's that bad. The acting is mediocre at best. The plot is predictable and poorly paced. The characters are all tropes. There is no originality. None of the characters are likable and I don't really care what happens to any of them. I am a person who is fairly easily entertained, but there is nothing interesting about this film. I cannot see how this movie could've gotten so many good reviews legitimately. If you watch the first 10 minutes and are not entertained, it does not get any better.
Loving (2016)
Glacially slow
The subject matter is really interesting but the pace of this movie was glacially slow. I ended up fast forwarding through parts of it and had no problems keeping up with the plot line. It felt like they were making the attempt to build suspense, but it just fell flat. They should of done more to build the characters and the plot. It needed to be better edited. It's very disappointing to me when a Director has such rich material to work with and they focus on the parts of it are the least interesting. If you're a student of history or really have an interest in the subject matter, watch it. Otherwise, I would skip this one.
The Fallout (2021)
Cliche and dull
Teenage girl copes with a horrific trauma by getting stoned and experimenting with sexuality. I never felt a sense of tragedy from the main character but more like a teenager testing her boundaries while partying too much. I did not feel pulled in by any of the characters. I felt like this movie did a disservice to the seriousness of the subject matter. I would expect a movie about a school shooting to really show how trauma affects the victims. This movie had no more depth than after school teen movie. I'm not really sure why they needed the main tragedy to be a school shooting except that they were just looking for a reason to justify Vanessa Ortega getting high and acting silly. It's a hugely disappointing waste of her talent and a hugely disappointing way to handle such a serious subject matter.
The Pale Blue Eye (2022)
Lackluster, poorly, written, and bad acting
Watching a Netflix movie nowadays is like watching the old low budget made-for-TV movies with actors walking through their lines as if it was the first reading, lackluster and at time laughable performances, poorly written scripts, bad directing, and uninspired plots. The only mildly interesting character in this was the Edgar Allan Poe character. I'm disappointed that such brilliant actors gave such bad performances. Edgar Allan Poe would be aghast at having his name associated with this. Whoever is in charge of production and development of Netflix should be fired, because the quality of their programming has become predictable and mundane. This is another example.
Thai Cave Rescue (2022)
Bad dubbing made show unbearable to watch
I don't know if this is a good series or not because the dubbing was so bad and poorly done that it was unbearable to watch. I couldn't even make it through the first episode which is a shame because I was looking forward to seeing this. I felt like they were reading the script for the very first time. It was awful. I've had middle school students awkwardly read a play with more finesse than these actors did. If Netflix wants to air so many foreign made shows, they at least should do a better job of finding actors to read the scripts. This is an insult to the people who made the series and to the kids who lived through this trauma.
Radium Girls (2018)
Interesting concept. Bad acting.
This could have been an interesting movie, but the execution was terrible. The acting is awful. The dialogue was delivered as if from a bunch of middle school students being forced to read a play in class. Flat. Ineffectual. I don't know how you can take such an interesting topic and make it so dull and boring but they did. The only interesting thing was the archival footage in the movie.
Nisser (2021)
Dubbing is awful
Netflix uses the same voice actors to dub every film and they are awful. I couldn't watch more than ten minutes of this because it's clear they are just reading a script with making no real effort to play the part or evoke emotion befitting the scene.
SAS: Red Notice (2021)
Predictable and boring
Very predictable plot. It might've been mediocre but what really killed this movie was Ruby Rose. She's a terrible and boring actress.
Hard Kill (2020)
Really bad acting
The acting was so bad I couldn't get through 15 minutes especially the actress who played Sasha. Was she reading her lines? Is Bruce Willis this desperate for work? This was just bad.
Call the Midwife: Episode #8.1 (2019)
Why do men get a pass when it comes to abortion?
I was disappointed in how they handled the episode on abortion. It put the entire emphasis on the woman and barely mentioned the man who got her pregnant. Why do men get a pass when it comes to unwanted pregnancies? Why didn't they express more outrage at him for his lack of responsibility. Overall, I like this show, but I felt this episode continued the same bias against woman that society has where this issue is concerned.