courtney-20102 Reviews

Mea Culpa (2024)

Boring and Dumb!

[1/10 · 25 February 2024]

I want my almost two hours back! This was the most BORING and AWFUL supposed thriller ever made. Trevante was not hot AT ALL and Kelly Rowland can't act AT ALL. Thus, there was no real chemistry between them. I had to fast-forward it because it just plodded along and I nearly fell asleep. Ultimately, the plot went nowhere and the twist made no sense at all. The ending was also dumb.

With so many great Black filmmakers out here, it is ridiculous that the studios and networks keep giving first look deals to Tyler Perry, who often makes this sort of soapy garbage. I am annoyed that I can't un-watch this terrible film.

Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy (2023)

Great Miniseries But Insensitive to The Family

[10/10 · 18 November 2023]

I loved this. I had never heard of Lance Herndon and the mystery of his death was almost Agatha Christie-like. In addition, though it is 4 hours I was never bored. The casting is perfect and the acting is top-notch by every single character, big and small.

But, if I was a member of Lance Herndon's family, I would be very upset by the soap opera style telling of his murder.

The tone made me think of Nicole Kidman's "To Die For", which was a satire based on the Pamela Smart case. But this was the real Herndon story; It would've have been more appropriate to base this on his story instead of using his name and making it be so comedic.