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About My Father (2023)
Nothing groundbreaking but a very refreshing movie in 2023
This movie doesn't break any new ground and I can see why people call it a cheap knockoff of Meet the Dockers because Robert De Niro is in both but that's a disservice to this movie.
The premise is simple, a hard working/frugal immigrant and his son are going to meet his super rich fiancee's family at their house. Already a good setup for shenanigans and they deliver on it.
I saw some reviews bashing Di Niro's performance and I'm just not getting that vibe. This won't go on his highlight reel but he is funny and does what he needs too.
Sebastian Maniscalco is funny as always and does a great job. The lead actress plays her part well and so does everyone in the family.
Again nothing new here but it's a refreshing comedy in 2023 and one that I would recommend to catch at home. Not worth a theater visit but definitely worth a watch.
Significant Other (2022)
Movie started as a 5/10 but worked it's way to a 7/10
The baseline for this movie was a 5 but the two lead actors and twist bumped it up to a 7/10 for me.
The two leads did a great job of conveying the emotions that their characters were exhibiting and after the twist the lead actress seemed like a different woman altogether. For me that made the twist even better as I did not see it coming.
The lead actor also does a great job in tonal shift when needed. These aren't Oscar performances but they are good and serve the story well.
There is a brief tonal switch in the movie that some may not like but I found it enjoyable and would have liked to see the movie lean into it a little more.
CGI isn't great but isn't used often. Locations are beautiful. Overall a movie that could have been bland but is propped up by the leads performances.
Arthur & Merlin (2015)
Biggest sin is it's boring
This movie is fine enough and would work really well as a setup to another movie or two but as a stand alone it's fairly boring and that's it's biggest sin.
Score is fine. Acting is fine. They don't lean on special effects and the few they use are fine.
The Arthur and Merlin actors have good chemistry. Arthur and the lean female have good chemistry.
The main villain is good at playing the baddie. He comes off as threatening and evil.
The king plays his role well going from a good strong king to a man who doesn't remember anything.
Again an okay movie but it could have used a sequel with more action or just more action in this movie.