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Janji Joni (2005)
Good movie, but its story is similar to Scorseses'movie "After Hours"
This movie is kind of free adaptation of Martin Scorsese's movie "After Hours" (1985), however too bad the director, writer and producer never want to admit it or insert the credit of Scorsese's work. So, it's not as original as many peoply thought. To be honest, this one is pretty good, as the Scorsese's movie has been adapted to Indonesian audiences and turned from Scorsese's dark comedy to romantic comedy which fits us quite well here in the country. The plot which is pretty similar with Scorsese's lines starts from the bike theft scene where the main character, Joni, encounters bad luck from one to another in the seedy neighborhood, and there he goes, trying so hard to get back to the cinema where he can get the girl's phone number so his promise can be fulfilled (in Scorsese, the main character, Paul, tries so hard to get back home, after meeting Marcy in a cafe, the girl with her phone number in his hand inviting him to her seedy neighborhood in New York City).
Marrowbone (2017)
Not just another ghost story, but a beautiful one
Marrowbone is best described as horror drama movie. Although the twist in the end has been used in many other movies, but the story is such beautiful one. I like all the characters in it, Jack, Bill, Sam, the sister (her name I forgot), Allie, Tom, the father & the mother, their acting are very convincing. The scenery in the small town / village is so adorable (I live in the city, as city can be boring sometimes, so maybe this movie is my weekend getaway) too.
Whoever the director is, at least she/he is smart enough to tell a story which doesn't need lots of CGI (compared to ugly Justice League -> bad story & too much cheap CGI), but always rely on the power of the characters & the plot.