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The Truffle Hunters (2020)
OMG nothing ever happens
If you've ever been at a bar around closing time and listened to two drunks talking over each other about absolutely nothing, you've basically experienced this movie.
Nothing happens at all during the movie... really... nothing. Well, a car gets stuck in the mud and a man walks very very slowly across the screen... twice.
Scenes switch for no apparent reason. At one point someone had the brilliant idea to attach a camera to one of the dog's collar - real great cinema. It seems any idea at all was good enough to include in the final print.
Don't be surprised if you start begging for the credits to roll.
The Best Two Years (2004)
funny moments, but too much proselytizing
Definitely enjoyable and probably great if you are Mormon or even just religious, but secular folks will find the tone very preachy.
The humor was good at spots, but I found that it seemed forced at times too.
There were just too many montage scenes as well.
I have watched the other Mormon comedies and found them funnier than this one.
The length of the film was a problem too. I think it should have been about 1/2 hour shorter.
I think more could have been done with the topic of Mormon missionaries in Holland.
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
awful, unfunny, uninspired mess
I chuckled exactly twice during this mess. I cannot believe it is rated as highly on IMDb as it is! The concept has promise, but the execution is just not at all funny. The concept that could work (and does... twice) is to see people's reactions to Sasha Cohen's outrageous ideation and behavior.
The two funny scenes were both very short (no spoilers here, I will let you find them for yourself if you can stomach this movie). They each could have been expanded quite a bit. It's like the director's sense of humor is so crude that he couldn't see what was genuinely funny.
Please save yourself some time and watch almost *anything* else. You won't be sorry.
Brick (2005)
Unsatisfying
Watching Brick is a somewhat painful experience. It seems like it has so many possibilities, but they are lost in the wash of pretension and self satisfaction. If you like "cool" dialog and unbelievable characterization, this might keep you interested for the long, long 110 minute running time.
I usually love film noir, but this movie just seems to miss. The main character's actions seem very unrealistic. Ask yourself, if he acting out of fear, pain, love, curiosity? What? What is his motivation. But really the character that is almost hilariously unbelievable is "the Brain." I laughed out loud at what he came out with. He is way too plugged-in and omniscient. He is the device used to prop up a very jury-rigged plot.
If you want a more fun film noir, try "Dark City".
Sin City (2005)
awful... just awful
The dialog was terrible, the acting stiff (at best), the plot totally predictable... way way way too much violence for no purpose. Really unwatchable. I would only recommend this to those who enjoy cringing a lot.
Even for those who enjoy "graphic novels" (comics), I can't imagine many enjoying this desperately terrible film.
I really don't accept the argument that it is representative of the "graphic novel" genre. I've read comics that have so much more real interest, where you actually empathize with the characters and understand the characters' motivations.
Steer clear of this one, despite its bloated rating.
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Pretty Awful
***SPOILERS*** ***SPOILERS*** If you are considering watching "The Royal Tenenbaums" here is my advice: Go to a multiplex where they are showing another movie in which you are interested, starting about twenty minutes after "The Royal Tenenbaums". Watch "The Royal Tenenbaums" until the scene where Royal (played by Gene Hackman) explains to his estranged wife why he wants to come back into her life and the lives of their pathetic children. This was truly the *only* even remotely humorous scene in the movie. After that scene, get up and go watch the other movie or, if you feel that is unethical, stay, as I did, and be "treated" to one of the most insipid, self-indulgent films, ever! When I saw that the movie had been written, produced *and* directed by the same person, I wasn't surprised. This movie sorely needed some checks and balances. The whole thing is very heavy-handed. The jokes are so painfully obvious and trite that you will ask yourself repeatedly, "Is this really supposed to be funny?" Even the camera angles are tiresome, the dialog is dull, most of the acting is downright bludgeoning. Only the Danny Glover character could elicit *any* empathy and his is sadly a relatively small role. The rest of the characters are never fleshed out and certainly not people with whom you want to spend your time. I found that I just didn't care at what happened to them. In fact, they were so unmemorable that at the end of the movie I couldn't even summon the energy to try to recall their names. If you cannot leave the theater before total boredom sinks in, I highly recommend sleeping through most of this film.