Change Your Image
petru-64155
Reviews
Calamity Jane (2024)
Watched for the cast, left for the director.
As most viewers, I watched this because I loved the cast, both Emily and Steven played great characters in Arrow, so I'm confident that the poor acting isn't a result of either of them (or the other cast). Unfortunately I was not able to go past the first 15 minutes of the movie because it was just too low grade for me.
There's a scene where Calamity is fighting off the guy on top of the horse carage, and the guy takes a knife out to kill her. You can clearly see that the actor with the knife is waiting for Calamity to hold his arm so they can do the typical "struggle with the knife" scene.
Another moment was when Calamity went up to the lady next to her in the jail cell and grabbed her by the throat. There was just not enough force in that scene, it looked more like she was seducing her than threatening her.
The director should've asked for more from the actors, and now we're left with this waste of a good story.
True Story (2015)
A well told story, played brilliantly by Hill & Franco
The movie blew straight past my expectations of a Jonah Hill and James Franco film. It was great to see the two playing such serious roles and the two of them really did a fantastic job. I loved the movie, very deep & emotional. The story was strong and the directing was A+. I'd love to see more films like this from the two, they are remarkable characters. Great Job!