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Submergence (2017)
SLoooooW
I guess we're supposed to surmise that they both live. That's the gist of the ending but this movie drags on and on and on. The word that struck me throughout the movie about the director was PRETENSION. Sure, I stuck around to the end but if I'd had any idea that this ending would be the result of slogging through this movie, I would have shut it off.
The movie is very scenic, and I think the actors do a good job. We have lots of scenes of various types of them looking off into whatever.
I did enjoy the landscapes and the broader views of the world were not lost on me but that was not enough. Criminy.
What an arrogant piece.
Love at the Shore (2017)
Chemistry of two robots
I think that her acting is much worse than his, but these two have the chemisty of two stiff robots--so okay, not the feeling robots with emotions--trying to connect. This is one of the worst Hallmark movies.
It was pathetic really, and that's the crux of my view. Why say more.
Hightown (2020)
Who am I supposed to care about?
After the first episode, I was definitely not going to watch another one but I hung in there for two more. The murder part of the show has some appeal but I forced myself to drop the show after #3 because the show is a waste of time. Each time I thought, why am I watching this.
After the first episode, I thought, I don't care about any of these people. Fine: addiction, drugs, alcohol, lots of cussing, sex (gay and otherwise), tough types, the stripper being forced to have sex with the cop, the seamy side of life. On and on and on.
I feel like they want me to be shocked. I'm not. What's the point of throwing in everything they can think of into this mess. It's as if they're trying to get a bunch of the garbage of life into one show: I get it, it's GRITTY. A better storyline couldn't hold this show together.
Let's see. Okay, there's some stuff that I didn't see in my youth but I saw plenty, some of which is not in this show, but I'm taken back to some slimy people that I met or watched in my single youth. I don't need to immerse myself in garbage week after week. I don't think this show does anything really for 22 year olds of today, even for those who can relate to being stuck in the throes of drug addiction. This is NOT the show. I'm just indifferent to the characters or annoyed or repulsed by them; I can't think of one that care about.
The show jumps around, and sometimes I think, okay what are we doing now. Which drug dealer is this, or whatever. Our main character doesn't seem to give a damn about much of anything or anyone, and actually she's not worth following, nor is the slimy detective worth it. The old fisheries cop seems like a reasonable character: okay, fine. I enjoy all types of good stories, a wild ride of a one, lots of action, thrillers, some good sci-fi thrown in, whatever.
I post rarely but the show is such a loser and I wasted good time so I had to throw in my opinion, and yes, I have posted good reviews on here too.
Briarpatch (2019)
Took me five times to get through the first episode
A rating of 3 is being generous. I feel sorry for Rosario Dawson who I consider to be a good actress. I did get to watch her walk and walk and walk. Also it was almost impossible at that point to keep track of who was who, and I don't consider myself an idiot.
My gosh, even when she's going to see <the rich guy--is that a spoiler; I don't think so), we get to watch her walk and walk and walk again.
I did wade through the second episode because I hoped the first episode that presented the storyline and the characters was a little rough. Nope, so bad. That's it for me. I'm gone.
Frankly if you have the patience to watch this, you can watch anything.
Go with Me (2015)
Nice indy film
I agree with the 10 January 2107 review ("The movie isn't bad..."). I had recorded this movie and was going to check out the first few minutes and watch something else, but I couldn't stop watching. The story may be simple but the cast is stellar, and the story moves along at a steady pace. I liked the fact that we weren't sure through most of the movie what the characters were likely to do. The average of 5.2 is way too low in my opinion. Anthony Hopkins is great of course, but how about Hal Holbrook's understated and as usual impressive. Alexander Ludwig's performance was a continuous surprise of excellence--surprising I suppose only because I haven't been paying enough attention to his career.
La La Land (2016)
I tried, I really tried
As a movie junkie of all types, I watch just about everything to the end. I think we had to leave Dumbo when I was a kid because I was crying so hard but that's about it. It took me three settings to get to the middle and then I couldn't go on. NOTHING, the movie gave me nothing. It was completely boring that I couldn't make it to the end. I'm a boomer who likes action, thrillers, love stories, you name it. One of siblings said she white knuckled it to the end but it was miserable so I know that I'm not alone. I was shocked at what a disaster this movie is: bored me to death.
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
Morose
Hi, I'm a movie fanatic: action, kick boxer, zombies, soppy love stories, you name it. The first one was okay. As a baby boomer woman (so you won't stereotype my review), I found the first one a little boring and predictable. It was also depressing, not because of age or for any of the reasons that one might expect, but because it seemed to take a negative view throughout much of the movie. Let's take the wife, Jean Ainsle. At some point, you say to yourself, "Okay, okay, I have it. She's a (you know what). You don't have to beat it to death." But all of that is nothing compared to this movie. Even the sequences with Richard Gere and (not to spoil it) that are supposed to be charming do not make the grade. I will look up more about John Madden's life at some point but for now, has he been in therapy for his entire life for depression? Is he on antidepressants? What's the deal. These are not clever twists. We've seen all of this before in better movies.
The negativity got so repetitive and useless--with all of the characters--if you think about it that I wondered what the point was. When Jean Ainsle showed up, I thought, "Oh yes, I guess we have to go here again." Sure, there are some glowing moments, but by that point, I wondered how I'd even made it through the movie. Earlier, I'd thought of just turning if off, but I plugged through.
A movie cannot redeem itself simply through location or giving us more insight into another culture.
Firewall (2006)
Pathetic Ford again
As you've all said, we seen all of this before. I even think some of Ford's canned, pathetic expressions are identical to those in many of his other movies, such as the Fugitive and Frantic. The reason I don't think he's at the level of Hanks and others is that he finds it difficult to express sincere emotions. The facial expressions are trite, and there will be moments where you can notice the same exaggerated body movements and gnarled hand expressions that you've seen in other movies. Sad. That's my 2 cents' worth.
However, the reason that I'm commenting especially is the really bad directing. There are many moments that are not even close to credible responses to the situation, but especially at the very end. Believe it or not, I've watched this thing a couple of times--okay the second time, in the background while I was on the computer--and looking over off and on. The behavior at the very end is so amazingly ridiculous that I had to get online to look up the director.
Still, we let these mediocre action movies run again sometimes. Now that's pathetic.