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Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
i loved it
A little slow at the beginning but stick with it. There a huge plot twist at the end, some good ending, no soap opera. Really good movie, 2 3 good plot twist, main character is likeable. It kept me on the edge of my seat and excited to keep watching. I think the poor reviews are written by people who read the book and had a different vision in their minds.
Main character girl plays her role very well to the point that you are rooting for her. Justice is served in the end on so many fronts, story comes full circle, close to reality. I highly recommend watching this movie. Some good lessons learnedas well.
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)
A must see, non-political movie. Packed with action
I did not expect for this movie to impress me as much as it did. I wished it was longer, considering it was so interesting and based on a true story. I was on the edge of my chair the whole time and as soon as the movie was over, I went online and researched the true story behind the movie. It turns out the director portrayed everything exactly the way it happened. The acting in this movie is amazing, both the CIA and the soldiers. The characters are so rich and deep, it still gives me goose bumps thinking about them. The actors keep your eyes glued to the screen and transmit authentic feelings. Such a sad, but true story, that should be watched by every American. I cannot believe that those brave soldiers, risking their lives, did not receive any American help. What a shame,
Bridge of Spies (2015)
Amazing movie!
Tom Hanks, the main actor, and Mark Rylance play amazing characters in this masterpiece. Their acting is right on point.
I loved this movie from start to ending. It kept me on the edge of my seat.i had to watch it twice just to get all the details. It is a very interesting portrait of how things were back then.
The plot, the actors and the place of action are amazing and very deep. The movie is over 2 hours long, but I could have stayed and watched it for longer.
It also has an emotional side, but not too soapy. I really enjoyed how it is no too extremist and also giggle more than a few times. Tom Hanks manages to portray a very serious character, but also a funny one.
Creed (2015)
Emotional revival
This movie was such an emotional revival!! I loved all the other Rockys. Silvester Stallone is such a big, great actor, despite the passage of years. Michael Jordan has a spectacular performance through out the movie. I like the Rocky- Adonis duo, such a great relationship, family like. The movie was emotional , it brought me to tears at times. It had a lot of passages from previous Rockys, which was kinda nice. Also the Appollo scenes are there too. The fights were perfect length, not to much blood, not too intense. The ending was pretty perfect and also the pace of the movie was good. I loved that it lasted 2 hours and kept me on the edge of my seat all along. It's worth seeing !
The Danish Girl (2015)
Interesting story, excellent actors and perfect lenght of movie
I wanted to watch this movie since it came out in the theaters. When i saw it won an Oscar, I was sure it was going to be one of those deep, meaningful movies. Oh boy, I was not wrong.
I loved the whole novelty around the subject of this movie. I am growing tired of all same subject and action movies in Hollywood. This production was a breath of fresh air and also a very intriguing one. I watched the whole 2 hours of it and I wish it lasted longer.
As far as the actors go, it was a very interesting bunch. Alicia did an amazing job, while the other male presences just made the movie even more touching. It was such a heavy subject, but the director managed to portray it to such beauty and detail.
I know that the story is not entirely true, but the movie is worth seeing.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015)
Good, entertaining movie, but with stupid ending
I am a fan of the hunger games trilogy. But after seeing the Mockingjay 1, I was disappointed in the cliffhanger of an ending. When part 2 came out, i waited until it was out on DVD. I liked the movie and most of its actors. What I found a little cringy were some scenes that made no sense. They were too "coincidental " . Like for example, at the end, when Peeta simply decided to come "home". When was that his home to. Begin with? And why is that home in the middle of no where???? Nobody else lives there but Katniss and a cat.this is ridiculous. And all his memory comes back just like that, Puffff!! Except for the awkward, no sense making scenes, the rest of the movie is pretty cool. It has suspense, combat scenes and love scenes. Also a small twist plot at the end, which I personally loved. Also, it is longer than your average movie, which is perfect !!!
The Visit (2015)
Not bad as these reviews suggest
OK, the trailer is pretty nice. So i wanted to see the movie. It was not the best horror of the year, but it was pretty entertaining. I would say it is more like a soft horror movie, not a lot of blood and very scary scenes, but it has a few jumps here and there. The actors are definitely interesting and make a whole movie come together. I loved, loved, loved the ending. Very unpredictable. It is worth sitting through the movie, even is if some scenes are slow. The reason why I am giving this movie a 9 is because I absolutely hate the hand hold camera/documentary bullshit. That was the worst part. So except for the paranormal activity camera style, I enjoyed everything else. Worth seeing with the fam on a lazy Saturday night.
The Big Short (2015)
Brilliant movie ! Economical crisis explained for all
I went in with high expectations and I was nicely surprised. This movie uses a lot of financial terms that are explained. The cast is amazing, funny but also angry, loved loved loved them. The movie presents such a tough subject that many people do not know nor understand very well. The subject is presented through different angles from different perspectives. A lot of viewers failed to see through the numbers, down to the core of the movie's subject. Brad Pitt makes a remarkable appearance, together with Ryan Gosling and my favorite Steve Carell. The whole movie is made remarkable by its actors and the heaviness of its subject. Do yourself a favor and go watch this very informative movie and pay extra attention to the ending statement, it's scary!!!
The Martian (2015)
Excellent move, funny and entertaining. Loved every minute of it!
Woow! I will be honest with you, I did not want to see this movie, thinking is another boring Gravity movie about some guy by himself in space the whole time. Boy, was I wrong. Turns out that the movie has bunch of characters and plenty of suspenseful action. I was on the edge of my seat for the whole movie. It is a little bit longer, which makes it even better. I think the duration only added to the story and the suspense. The characters are excellent, Oscar worthy, especially Matt Damons. At some point, I actually cried with happiness, that's how it Intense the movie is. There are a lot of technical issues that are properly explained throughout the movie and thanks God the ending is not some open ended one, I hate those. Enjoooy!!
Southpaw (2015)
Excellent movie! Keeps you on the edge of your seat, a must see!!!
First of all, let me say that I personally have been disappointed with most of the movies that came out in the recent years. Im a though reviewer. However, this movie went beyond my expectations. The trailer caught my attention a while back, but the excellent reviews were the final selling point. I watched this movie on Blu-ray. First, the director, Anthony Fuquoa, is a very passionate one. You can feel that something is different in the way this movie is directed. He is a professional boxer, so this brings ghe real feel to this movie.Every boxing move is authentic. He adopts a different perspective. The whole movie i felt like the main character was real, his family was real and all those strong emotions came to live from the screen. I do not particularly enjoy watching boxing, but the moves and action in this movie was purely captivating, even for a female. Secondly, the cast team is BRILLIANT. starting from Jake, Rachel, Forester and even Oona. They made this movie come to life and be relatable. I cried, laughed and experienced a full range of feelings along this small family and the rest of the characters. On top of action, great cast and exciting boxing scenes, we have a great, deep storyline. All in all, this movie exceeds expectations and it feels like a breath of fresh air from the regular cheesy, no sense making, Hollywood recent movies. I hope that there will be a sequel.
Self/less (2015)
It would be selfless of you to go see this snooze fest ! BLEAH
I found so many flaws in this movie that I could write a small novel. But I do not want to bore anyone more than this movie would ( Hint hint!)
First of all, the movie lacks major continuity. I know it is supposed to be a sci-fi so I do not expect real stuff in it, but come on! The movie first portraits the main character as vain, selfish, super rich. As the movie goes along, our character turns out to be super selfless and caring about some strange woman and child. Nothing happens in order to push this Damian to change. Basically he pays 250 million to transfer his mind in a younger body. When he finds out that the body belonged to a guy who sold it for millions of dollars, he feels bad and wants to "return" it. SERIOUSLY?? All that because the previous owner of the body had a wife and a daughter who by the way received all that fortune after his "death". The wife is played by a plain actress, does not inspire any feelings or emotions. She is supposed to be "latina", but her name Is Maddie. Also the whole movie she looks like a peasant's wife, with her simple messy braid. No, no, no ! The whole movie makes no sense and has a typical SUPER PREDICTABLE ending. The guy who sold his body simply pops in back in his body and lives happily ever after on a Carabbian island with his peasant wife and daughter out of Damian's fortune.
The Gift (2015)
A flat thriller building up to....NOTHING! A gift that you should probably just re-gift
Having watched the trailer and read the reviews here, I thought this movie was going to be mind blowing. Well this was not the case!
I love these types of movies, where the whole action builds up to an mind blowing ending when all the scenes and clues finally make sense and the pieces of the puzzle are put together. Well in this movie, the action is somewhat flat, but makes you think it's OK because it will have an interesting ending. The whole movie little stuff happens, nothing major. The only thing that i liked was that the movie was little longer than the average.
In the video that Gordo sends, the woman is fully clothed. He doesn't even bother to remove at least the pants in order to make this guy believe that he ever did anything. Also, the main character doesn not know when he impregnated his own wife? Even the GYN doctor tells you. And this big revenge gift is absolutely nothing, anyone can verify paternity with a simple swab test or even blood work. And also, in the end, who is the real villain? They keep changing the bad characters.first it is gordo, than Simon, then gordo again, etc. and a lot of stuff does not make sense in the movie, like when Gordo takes of his shoulder support, implying that he was faking his injury. But he really did get beat up in a previous scene.
In conclusion, this movie had a lot of potential that was unfortunately wasted.... The actors' performance is average .
Jane the Virgin (2014)
Too perfect of a show. Everything ends up happy, happy joy joy
So guess what? In this TV series it is possible to be a mother of a three weeks baby, go to grad school full time, not have to work for a second and have two sexy men chasing you continuously, even after you telling them that you love them both. Ohhh did I forget to mention that both men re filthy rich? And one is a sexy, caring, romantic policeman???? Yeah, thats what Im saying, GET A GRIP!
The actors are somewhat funny, but the plot is ridiculous. While I know that this is just a TV show and not reality, i think the producers should really tone down the fiction in this movie. Portraying the life of Latino women and their success in life it's perfectly fine, but don't make it sound like Cinderella story.
So if you feel like watching a fairytale with some close to sci fi adventures, this is your movie. But if you do not feel like being put down by a super mom, student a future to be someones very rich wife, just skip this and find some really cool action movie or a good comedy to really entertain yourself. Life is not as pink, women in Miami need to work their asses off and raise babies, not have their extremely young mother, grandmother, sexy man one and sexy man two and her father raising her three weeks old child.
The Perfect Guy (2015)
Nice, suspense thriller
I went to see this movie based on various recommendations from friends. Inam a sucker for a good thriller. The actor mix is perfect and , even though some parts are predictable, you will definitely enjoy the movie. I loved the main trio and their performances. This movie can be considered a life lesson because you don't really know who is that you are dating out there. Watch till the end,nice twists.
I liked that the characters are not typical and that some boundaries are actually pushed in this movie. I went w my bf and a friend and all three of us agreed it is a nice movie, different than all the usual ones .
Aloha (2015)
Weak plot , kinda boring
I watched the trailer and I was very excited about the movie. I love all the actors in it, so i expected a nice romantic movie. Not gonna happen... All the good scenes were in the trailer. That is all. Despite good actors, the plot is boring. No action, no chemistry. The events happen very fast and unreal. Those characters kiss twice and bam, they are in love. His daughter finds out who her real father is and baaam she cries with happiness. Nothing in this movie makes any sense. I gave this movie two stars because my favorite four actors are in it. Also a lot of crap about Hawaii that makes no sense to someone who has never been there. The whole movie is forced and weird.
Mistresses (2013)
So juicy and entertaining!
I love this show. Not one of my top fave, but definitely a good one. I love all the drama, the plot twists and the actors. The only complaint i have is that it only has 13 episodes and it only airs during the summer time. Ever since the main character left, the movie it s funnier. I love the girls and their complicated lives. This series somewhat reminds me of desperate housewives, that was my favorite TV series ever. So if you loved that one, i definitely recommend this comedy/sensual/drama. A lost of cliffhangers and exciting situations that one cannot predict. 10 out of 10 stars!!!! Watch the four friends have some fun while you rewind to a glass of wine after a long day.
Insurgent (2015)
Good movie, excellent sequel!!
I personally loved the sequel to Divergent. I loved it. Packed with action, some emotional scenes and humor. You do have to see the previous one in orded to understand some scenes. I love the actors and the characters they played. Was nice seeing them again. The movie is not too long so you can enjoy the show. I do not understand why all the negative reviews. The ending was unexpected, the movie was packed with story line, humor, action scenes. I was at times on the edge of my seat. It is worth seeing. The story picks up exactly where the other movie, divergent , left off , so there is a continuation of the action and story line. Love the main characters, the brother and Peter. Great actors.
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Great, action packed must see!
Wow this was a refreshing action movie that I have not seen in a very long time in Hollywood. I am not a big fan of action, but this one kept me on the edge of my seat. From beginning to end there are shots, car chasing, hot ass women super hero with great bonding between the characters. Furiosa is a strong female lead and along with Mad Max make a great team. All the action scenes are PACKED but there is also a plot. while the plot is not extensive, the action fills in the gap. I loved all the main characters and cannot wait to see a sequel. Also the lenght of the movie is perfect and ending is actually completing and not cliff hanger that i hate so much. loved the team spirit that dominates the movie all along.
All in all, thanks the creators for putting a female super hero as the lead and choosing Charlize Theron and the guy that plays Max as the two leads of this movie, working side by side, making a great team.
The Judge (2014)
One of the most intense and best movies of the year!
This was such an emotional family drama, with sprinkle of funny - snarky remarks and great actors. Robert Duval and Robert Downey did an Oscar performance. This is such a raw, intense and deep performance from all actors in this movie. If you go in expecting to see a lot of action you will be disappointed. This movie is all about creating characters and,presenting their stories and their internal dramas and also them changing all through the movie.
It is, in my opinion, an emotional roller coaster with sudden twists and changes in the plot but also in the relationships between characters. The end is sad but also makes you feel like it was an all round dynamic. Robertd Downey plays such an interesting character that grows on the audience and also keeps you entertained and smiling through the movie.
Watch this movie, it is a work of art by these great actors, especially Robert Duvall and Robert Downey!
Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
Entertaining movie, not as bad as these reviews present it !!
I have to mention that I did read the book before seeing the movie. I think it is a big factor considering that lots of pretty explanatory scenes were cut of the script.
To begin with, I did not walk in the cinema with high expectations. I have read the book , I did not expect intense explicit scenes and I was aware that there will be more "love story" scenes than sexual violent scenes. The actors, in my opinion, did a pretty accurate job in illustrating the exact characters from the book. Also an A for daring to bare it all ( especially Dakota who appears naked several time, showing everything). I do think it is very brave to play a main character in this movie and I totally enjoyed their performance.
There was a lot of funny/sarcastic lines and the movie was pretty entertaining. The only thing I did not like was that the script was word by word from the book, no surprises there.
Also another bad thing was that they skipped a few scenes from the book that might leave viewers confused ( for example Grey knows Ana's friend even though he never met him).
Last, loved the subject changing from Valentine's super soppy romantic movies to something completely different and controversial. Again, congratulations to the actors, good job and I will probably go see the sequel considering I did enjoy the second and third book.
So, all in all, go in for entertainment, not for the best plot of the year or Oscar winning movie.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
If you are a hunger games lover, go for it!
Compared to the previous movies, this one has less fighting and action. I am kinda disappointed that they decided to make two movies out of the last book... The end is very open and kinda disappointing. But i am a die hard fan of hunger games, so I still enjoyed it. I think that, even though is not as good as the other two, it is still worth the buck. As well, if you are one of those people who hate open endings, better wait till next year and go see both of the movies Mockingjay one and two. The movie does keep you on the edge of your seat a few times, but do not expect too much action. A lot of walking around, cheering, propaganda and chilling. Themost interesting scene in my opinion is at the end. So all in all, go for it if you love the hunger games movie and you do not hate an open ending movie!
The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
A nice movie, entertaining
I did enjoy this movie. Compared to the first one, i think it was better. The plot was more complex and with a lot of enjoyable unexpected twists.
Also i loved how the director adds a few funny unforeseen dialogs. The only thing i did not like was the fact that it had one or two scenes that were kinda soapy and over dramatic. But except for that, it was very enjoyable. As far as the characters, well the main one has a really good deep performance, while the rest so and so. The ending was good compared with the majority of the movies that came out in the last two years. It was a round movie with a perfect choice of ending. So if you enjoy a nice action movie, with a different type of plot that hasn t been pursed so much until now and with a touch of comedy, go see this one.
So all in all, was a good movie. Go watch!