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Daughter of the Bride (2023)
Meh
To be fair, my wife and I watched this solely because we by chance saw the trailer and noticed it was filmed in her hometown. We weren't expecting much and sure enough it was a very forgettable rom com. It was like a Hallmark movie with with a slightly bigger budget and far more notable cast. The movie perhaps elicited one genuine chuckle or two, but was otherwise rather unbelievable and often cringey. The cast looked like they were enjoying themselves, so good for them I suppose. When you're an Oscar winner like Marcia Gay Harden, I feel that gives you the right to do whatever the hell you want.
Finally, the "Sad Bar" is far more vibrant and well lit in real life as opposed to its depressing depiction in the film, lol.
Malignant (2021)
How the Hell Did the Critics Like This
Pretty decent, then goes completely off the rails at the end with a patently absurd twist. Maybe if it didn't take itself so seriously it might have worked, instead it's just incredibly dumb.
World Trade Center (2006)
Great movie but...
Having grown up and lived in New Jersey close to NYC at the time, it was a very emotionally impactful movie. I cried plenty. But when you get Sergeant Jason Thomas' name right and still whitewash him, come on, that is not a mistake you make in 2006.
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
Absolutely Scrumtrelescent
The Chronicles of Riddick, is quite a film. Basically, it makes no sense whatsoever. It makes up words, hence my summary. I was just very very lost. Anything confusing seems to be answered by, "He's Riddick," which helps a little. However, the film is unintentionally funny, waiting for Vin Diesel moments is fun and watching him growl through his lines is acting at its finest. So who knows it may become a cult film or a drinking game. Actually forget the game just get drunk it might help. I might try it and write another review, but that would involve watching the Chronicles of Riddick again, hmm, quite the dilemma. I don't really have anything else intelligent to say, for I have been made dumber by this movie.
Saved! (2004)
Its Okay to be Different, Unless You're a Judgmental Christian
I really wanted to like Saved, I really did. It looked very amusing when I saw the trailer before the Passion, (very clever advertising I might add) I thought it looked genuinely humorous. The critics further whetted my appetite with fairly positive reviews. Well, I must say I'm quite disappointed and insulted. Yes I am a Christian and a very moderate one at that. The film had a stick it to the judgmental Christians attitude and perpetuated the stereotype that all that exists are judgmental ones. I thought I was going to find a more middle of the road message, but this one was more vague and seemed to be if your a Christian you're a jerk, if you're not you accept everybody, which is just very insulting.
On the plus side I did chuckle a few times, but the best scenes were in the trailer. I also liked Patrick Fugit's character, named, well, Patrick. He seemed to vaguely represent the true moderate Christian, however if he was one was vague. If he was clearly stated as one, it may have left me more satisfied.
All in all I thought I was gonna see a movie that satirized hypocritical Christians who get the message of love all screwed up. Instead the message was Christians are hypocrites, which is insulting to me personally, as someone who treats everyone equally and with respect and feels if you wanna join the party cool, if not cool. Unfortunately, this film would like you to think I don't exist.
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
Excellent film, Overblown controversy
Without a trace of any anti semetic agenda, The Passion of Christ very powerfully shows the story of Jesus Christ's capture and crucifixion. Mel Gibson does a superb job bringing the story to life and passing modern day Italy off as Israel. Although quite brutal the film portrays rather vividly the punishment Christ received. The cast as whole does an excellent job bringing their characters to life. James Caviezel especially does a superb job humanizing Christ and he makes the audience feel each painful blow christ receives.
As for the charges of anti semitism, it is non existent in this film and blown way out of proportion although mostly by people who have not seen the film. In fact, there is a scene in which Simon, who helps Christ carry his cross, is mocked for being Jewish by a Roman soldier. To further clarify, Simon just saved Christ from being beat, and the Roman soldier was a bad guy.
In conclusion, I highly recommend this film. Although it is quite violent, it is an emotionally charged look at Christ's death that will touch anyone's emotions.
Wonderland (2003)
BOOOORRRRRIIINNNNGGGG!!!
Despite solid performances all around, Wonderland took forever to get where it was going. With many scenes filmed in a hard to follow style this film spent very little time actually focusing on its topic, John Holmes' involvement in the Wonderland murders, in fact John Holmes was almost a secondary character in this film. Its 99 minute running time feels like three hours as it drags on and on, this is one to avoid.
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
As dumb as the original
2 Fast 2 Furious succeeded in one aspect as a sequel, it wasn't any worse than "The Fast and the Furious". However, since the original film was a plotless piece of dreck, the sequel is no "Citizen Kane". In a film that plays out like a mission on Grand Theft Auto, which isn't surprising considering the gaming community was probably this film's target audience. The actors did the best they could with the atrocious script handed to them and director John Singleton certainly did craft some exciting car chases amid the ludicrous plot, however one must wonder, why is Singleton attached to such a big budgeted Hollywood popcorn flick, when he has established himself as a respectable filmmaker. Hopefully, these types of films will not be a trend for him.
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Very overrated
It has been a while since I have seen this film, but I do remember this much. I read the novel by Dashiel Hammet and it was by far superior to the film. Compared to the book, this film was sadly, a watered down product of old Hollywood. While his performance was good, Humphrey Bogart's Sam Spade was far less complex then Hammet's Spade. The film was a very dissappointing adaptation.
The Sweet Hereafter (1997)
Nothing compared to the book
I was surprised to see this film on the top 250 films because frankly I just didn't think it was that good. I'm not saying its awful, but it was decent at best. I have read the novel by Russel Banks so maybe I'm biased, but the book just blows the film away. It contains a much better ending which was eliminated from the film for one thing. One thing Egoyan added in the film which I also did not like was that the relationship between Nichole and her father appears to be consensual, where in the book it was not. I also think moving the film from Upstate NY to Canada took away much of its personality. For one thing, Billy Ansel is no longer a Vietnam vet and his character is truly cutback a great deal. I admit its hard to be objective after reading the novel first, but I just can't say much for this film.