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Gabriel's Inferno: Part Two (2020)
Redundant and Stagnant, poorly written & directed
I've never read the books, but stumbled across the very first movie in the series: Gabriel's Inferno.
I decided to watch the whole story, and after the first 3 films, they become very repetitive, using the same shots/scene set ups. The lighting and cinematography at times is not very flattering for the lead (Julia). Gabriel at times sounds like he is mumbling his lines.
Some scenes could've been left on the cutting room floor during editing. The direction and writing has become stale & stagnant. Overall it's a boring story, poorly executed.
Malignant (2021)
An insult to B horror movies
These 10/10 reviews definitely seem like fakes. No way this movie is 100% on point.
The acting was atrocious and unbelievable. Not one character, including the leading protagonist is memorable, nor convincing. The detectives are useless and seem like their on the verge of laughing at how ridiculous the premise is.
I didn't care about any of the characters or what happened to them. This will not become a "Cult Classic" like some have said. The antagonist is not a character that will go down in history like Mike Myers, Chucky, Freddy, etc.
It was too long and repetitive. The over the top kill sprees weren't entertaining or unique. The story is similar to Stephen King's The Dark Half, which is better than what James Wan concocted.
A waste of time, but Warner Bros only cares about quantity instead of quality. Hoping James Wan will keep pumping out cash grabs.
Midnight Mass (2021)
Mike Flanagan needs a Script Editor
I am in the minority when it comes to NOT being a fan of Hill House and Bly Manor. I didn't care about those series, but I was looking forward to Midnight Mass.
The potential was there to make this a creepy, suspenseful, and horrifying story, yet too much time was spent on monologues that could've been cut in half and still got the point across.
This lacked a coherent balance between horror & drama. The slow burn just didn't pay off once the action picked up in the end.
Although the acting was good, some of the reactions fell flat or were non existing. For instance, some of the town folk are clearly showing changes, yet no one is reacting not even their relatives. Also not everyone on the island was part of the church, yet we didn't see any conflict or questioning from others in the town. This lacked tension, and major conflict, and felt like something was missing.
If you have the time, enjoy drawn out monologues, & okay with lack of horror then give this watch. Hopefully his next project Midnight Club will pull back on the tedious dialogue, and show don't tell.