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Back to Black (2024)
Poor storytelling
Too much information, everything scattered around with little to no meaning. The movie introduces parts of Amy's life's struggles without any explanation. No mention of her bulimia (she's seen throwing up once and her roommate mentions she's been sick for a week - the roommate then disappears). No idea why she falls so hard for Blake (we get nothing about their relationship struggles, nothing about why the relationship becomes so toxic). She hangs out with girlfriends at first but these relationships are not explored. During the first part of the movie she basically swears she won't even come close to drugs just to see her calling up a dealer. Once again, no explanation provided as to what changed. In several scenes we see she has lost a tooth, just for it to be shown to have it back. There was also no need for the actress to sing every single song. A shallow representation of a great and complex artist.
Mea Culpa (2024)
Pure trash
If you're expecting a crime thriller with a strong female lead...this ISN'T IT.
Mea, a defense attorney, takes on a client she's attracted to. This is no regular client. Zyair has been accused of killing his girlfriend. Mea says she will evaluate taking on the case and does exactly the opposite. She asks Zyair if he did it and he nonchalantly says he didn't, as if he was answering whether he had lunch or not already. She shows him deeply disturbing, incriminating evidence, and Zayir doesn't even twitch. She decides to accept the case, only because of his looks. He's out on bail and for some reason she thinks it's best to meet with him in his loft at night, with no other people around. They can't seem to talk about the case at all during these sessions. He's alarmingly uninterested about the charges he will be tried for in just a few weeks and Mea...Mea has no boundaries at all. She keeps acting like a doormat. No backbone, no character, no respect for herself of her career. Infuriating to watch, really. They sleep together, Zayir says he loves her, she drops the case and takes a vacation to the Dominican Republic the next day. The last few minutes make no sense. Terrible filmmaking! (Ps. I also think that the people giving this movie a 10 are related to Tyler Perry or Tyler Perry himself)