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Reacher (2022)
Right Reacher
I am not a fan of Lee Child's Reacher action series. Prior to the first season of the series, I had seen two Tom Cruise films. That is, I didn't know that Reacher was about the size of two Tom Cruises, so the mild outrage that accompanied those films (say, wrong actor) was incomprehensible to me.
When I watched a couple of episodes of the series, I decided to see why there was so much excitement -- here he is, the right Jack Reacher. And at the same time I read the books, on the basis of which the films and the 1st season of the series were made.
What can I say... of course Tom Cruise is no good, because one of the main features of Reacher is his size. You can say a lot of things about Cruise, he's good, he likes to run and all that.... but you can't call him a Big Guy.
In general, the series achieved a 100% match between the character and the actor. It's a great stroke of luck for the people who cast Alan Ritchson in this role. I think for Alan Ritchson it is also a great luck, because now he is not someone who played somewhere, but in his place in the main role. Good luck to him!
Moskva slezam ne verit (1980)
Meaningful film
There are scenes in this film that are wildly irritating. And there are scenes that inspire optimism and kindness. Objectively, if you put aside the ingrained passion to criticise everything, the film is good. Well, yes, I've never seen it in its entirety, but I've seen it in parts several times.
As a Russian who has lived in Russia all his life (and I intend to quit my life here), I must admit that this film incorporates many things from real Russian Soviet life. Late Soviet. And it puts a stamp on it.
I'll try to explain for Americans and other Westerners. The late Soviet period that I lived in, along with all that was good about it, had a distinct smell of decay. And films like this always irritate my nose. But at the same time, they remind me of my youth. And there was more good than bad back then, because youth, you know? Yeah, you know. We're all human.
All in all, ladies and gentlemen, it's a meaningful film. I'll conclude by saying that it's a very good thing when late love happens. It's the love of experienced people who have the skills to enjoy it and reasons to cherish it.
Na zdorvye!
Mayor Grom. Chumnoy Doktor (2021)
Complete collection of Hollywood clichés
This movie is a complete collection of Hollywood clichés from comic book movies. Every scene is copied from some American movie, with details replaced. If in a Hollywood movie the villain wears a mask with Santa Claus or a nun, here it is a character from a Soviet style, and all that sort of thing. Scenes at the police station, dialogues, jokes (if you can call it that)...
There was a movie like that -- Last Action Hero (1993), there were some parody scenes at the police station, some parody chases and parody villains. Well, the movie I'm reviewing is a parody of a parody.
Absolutely dead dialogues and characters. The only character that evokes feelings is the dog at the beginning of the movie. Great acting, character development in dynamics. And she thankfully wasn't given any dialogue. 3/10.
Minamata (2020)
A powerful Depp brought Smith to life
Mr. Depp once again showed what a powerful actor he is. I am not going to write about charm and charisma, I will only note that all actors fall into two categories. The play of the first ceases to be perceived as a game and begins to be seen as life. The character comes to life. The play of the latter can be good or bad, but it is always clear that it is just a play. Depp belongs to the first category.
The Stand (1994)
judge the new series objectively...
I've read the book (and the updated, expanded edition) and watched the 1994 series, so I'm into it. But at the same time, I'm free of fan bias and judge the new series objectively.
First of all, there's a paradox -- the 1994 series is cumulatively 3 hours shorter than the new one (6 vs. 9 hours), but it looked more cohesive. Perhaps the reason for that is better directing and editing, as well as the chronological sequence of the narrative.
Secondly, one of the things about King's book was that Harold Lauder in the book was a rather fat kid who didn't look dangerous at all (and both the actors, in both the old series and the new one, look initially in a way that makes you want to shoot them preventatively out of harm's way).
Otherwise, the series is somewhere around a 7.