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Leave Me Like You Found Me (2012)
feels real
I have seen this movie at Munich Filmfest this year and it was by far the best movie I have seen in years. It's so simple but at the same time so very captivating. The dialogs are very natural. It's a few months ago since I saw the movie but I still remember this dialog about the table Erin got rid of after they had broken up. Warren answers "I will built you a new one." That's so simple but it says so much. Apart from the wonderful acting and dialogs the cinematography is really outstanding. I still recall one scene where Erin and Warren drive along a mountain road. The camera stays on the back seat while a beautiful landscape passes by and the couple has a casual conversation. At some point this conversation escalates to a passive aggressive fight. Warren gets so upset that he rushes to some lookout point along the road and gets out of the car. The camera stays on the back seat. This is all filmed in one long shot. For me watching this scene felt like being a part of it, like as if I had really been sitting on that back seat of the car. This is a very small movie and it's probably not easy to find a theater that shows it. However, if you get the opportunity then you should really take it and watch this outstanding movie.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
Disappointment
I watched this movie because I found the idea of mixing genres very intriguing (historic drama plus vampire fantasy). However, what annoyed me most is the look of the movie, it's in sepia... terrible! Also, it does not really mix genres. It's mostly an action movie. So do action movie goers get one's money's worth? I personally don't think so, because the action scenes are very exaggerated and unrealistic. In most of the fight scenes Abraham Lincoln behaves as if he was a super hero. I just don't buy it! Benjamin Walker didn't convince me in his role at all, but maybe he was just one victim of the bad script and cinematography. My advice: don't be a victim yourself! Don't watch this movie unless you are really desperate!