kmmonical Reviews

Ballerina (III) (2023)

John Wick, meet Jang Ok-joo!

[7/10 · 23 May 2024]

I went into this movie with zero knowledge of the plot and without any expectations. My spouse had it on their "watch list", and they put it on before I had read the plot summary. We watched with English dub instead of subtitles bc we watched while enjoying dinner together (we enjoy subtitles when they're available over dubs typically).

Was this movie a little predicable? Yes. Was it entertaining? Yes. Did we feel revenge was served? Yes. Win-win for us.

I was surprised at how little dialogue there was throughout the movie with so much action, but honestly, the movie carried well with the acting and action and the story was told without a ton of script writing required, IMHO.

The Traitors (2023– )

Reality TV meet Who Done It Games

[7/10 · 24 February 2023]

Edit: I recommend watching in order based on release - as these were all released within 30-90 days of one another.

1 Australia 2 UK 3 USA I also ranked the above in order of my personal ranking. It was no surprise that my ranking also coincides with the order of release. If you watched all 3, it may be quite obvious as to why.

Original: IMHO, if you're a fan of reality TV; specifically The Mole (OG version) and games like The Resistance, One Night as a werewolf, Spyfall, The Coup or Among Us (to name only a few), you'll enjoy this show. I'll only say that being a traitor, you need a strong back bone and end goal, it's a game. It's entertaining.

This is an updated version of Clue and personally, I didn't hate it. I could be biased bc I'm a gamer, I enjoy reality TV and GenX, so I enjoy ANY games, whether it's virtual or in person; PC, card, you name it-I've most likely played it, at least once.

Could there be other twists, rules or keep some ambiguity for the audience? Sure. It is season 1 of a decent concept. It's a reality show with reality celebrities and everyday folks. I look forward to what season 2 May bring.