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Malignant (2021)
So very, very bad
I fell asleep (two different times) watching this. Finally finished it and wish I hadn't spent the time. So bad... & I typically enjoy nearly all horror movies, to some degree.
Decent & interesting idea that is crushed by just a horrendous script. Not enough fright/action to rely on that to entertain, this movie really needed decent dialog (especially since it really tries to push the mystery component) and story. Failed, horribly, on both. Aside from main character, the acting is also very weak.
Respect for differing opinions, we all have our own preferences, but the reviews I read here actually make me believe the idea that IMDB is also prone to excessive paid reviewers...
Yes, God, Yes (2019)
Ugh... NOT a comedy.
You know those "comedies" where, in retrospect, all of the funniest parts are shown (i.e.; spoiled) in the trailer? Yes, God, Yes one-ups this annoying and actually portrays (in the trailer) very unfunny parts of the movie as if it will be hilarious when you actually see it.
And that is my biggest gripe here. This is very much not a comedy. There may be a funny moment or two, but I came into the film expecting something similar to Saved!
And then spent the whole film not laughing & being upset at every lost opportunity for a great funny moment. I can only guess that the writer/editor did not actually intend this to be a comedy at all.
As a sort of coming-of-age drama, this may be a decent flick, but when I was expecting a comedy, I just spent the whole movie feeling very unsatisfied. Even as a drama, the pacing is very slow/off - at one point I had to check how far into it I was. 2/3 through and it still felt like just barely the introduction.
Decent acting, but unless you feel this story speaks to you personally, skip it.
The Stranger (2020)
Oh, wow. What?
This series was an absolute waste. The first few episodes set up pretty well... enough that you want to keep watching. Don't. Better yet, just don't even start.
This is one of those shows that has a half-decent premise but the writers just completely lose it. Completely. Then try to recover by tying convoluted silly stories into a bundle of bs with ridiculous plot holes and events that are so unbelievable it is (or should be) offensive to viewers. And the conclusion? Wow, are you kidding me?
The fact that the first few episodes are really pretty decent makes it even worse. I wish it were garbage from the outset, so I wouldn't have wasted any time on the rest of the series. I want my time back.