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What Lies Beneath (2000)
Goes like this
- Turns on the TV, this movie is playing: "Michelle and Harrison in a horror flick? wow, good stuff"
- Some minutes pass: "Wow, nice seeing Harrison not doing his "side smile" and man, Michelle never ages" - Some time later "Well, this movie isn't scary at all, I mean... Come on, is this supposed to be scary"
- Even more time later: "HOLY F@CKIN S!HT!!! WHAT THE F@CK JUST HAPPENED!! OH MY F@CK!NG GOD, I NEED NEW PANTS"
In short, this is what to expect from What Lies Beneath. Its a very slow moving film, 99% of it is not scary... But when it hits you, it hits you. This movie has the biggest shocker I've ever seen in my life, and for me, this is the merit of it.
It's slow enough to catch you with your pants down and give you the scare of a lifetime.
Public Enemies (2009)
Feels like someone describing the movie.
My title might confuse you, but allow me to explain. Have you ever jumped on a movie after it has started and somebody gives you a little "Important Points" rundown?
This is the problem with Public Enemies. Michael Mann shows a lot of things that are important, you'll see John Dillinger checking his guns and cars. You'll see Melvin stepping in because Hoover has no "street credibility", the FBI being born. But all you see is a 30 seconds scenes about every and each one of these features. The movie feels shallow, like a big box for a small gift. It goes on for a long time, but is basically made up mostly of these small tidbits of "trivia" on the characters.
While on Heat you could relate to both the cop and the thief, in Public Enemies you will have a hard time relating to any. While Deep has his usual charm, and plays very well his "Deniro meets Deep" take on John Dillinger, there is no depth given to this character, he says he wants the world but he doesn't look like up to it.
Bale gives us a lovely vocal interpretation, but his character has absolute no depth. He has no past, no family, nothing to care for other than catching Dillinger and dealing with the way some of his co-workers behave.
Ironically, Marion Cottilard who plays Dilinger's girlfriend is the most interesting character, you can relate to her struggling in life and being swept away by this "whole different world" that Dillinger brings to her.
The action scenes are good, but there aren't many. The movie seems to build up for a incredible heist that never happens.
Suchîmubôi (2004)
Great movie, bad character development
Most of people have seen "Akira", most of people have liked it, Otomo made a name, and because of that, we all got to see his new "masterpiece". The problem is: we forget that it is a anime movie, and not a "real action movie". Otomo didn't developed the characters, he created a stereotype for them, and made the main character "Blank", he doesn't have a lot of opinions, he talks too little, in other words, he is the "Moving camera", guiding you through the world of "SteamBoy". And this can be a problem for some people, that are expecting to see a lot of character development. The story of the movie focuses on ambition and science, the story flows like someone debating with you about human nature. Visually the movie is impressive, the blend between 3D and handraw is perfect, the animations are very smooth. My only real complain is that the movie has some veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery long battle sequence, that lacks the "action" felling, most of the people/machines fighting are very slot, and most of the fight is done using gunpowder, so, it left me desiring for a more "Kung Fu Action". Ignoring these problems, the movie is very enjoyable if you like animation, animes, or is just a visual enthusiastic. WATCH IT!.