mrpotatochip Reviews

Elena (2011)

Spellbinding

[29 October 2018]

From the very first frame of this film I was drawn in. The filmmakers did something amazing that I am not sure I even understand completely. It is absolutely incredible how it works. This is what I am talking about: the film starts out very slow. It is several minutes before we even see any action of any kind. People slowly begin to wake up and go about their day.

It seems like it would be very boring to watch. But it is not at all. In fact it is quite the opposite. It is completely mesmerizing and intriguing. It is done in such a way that I have never seen before, although I could not even begin to describe to you what is good about it. It is just a pure hypnotic joy to watch this slow-moving drama as we very slowly get into the lives of these characters. It is truly spellbinding.

Status Update (II) (2018)

Mediocre

[1 September 2018]

STATUS UPDATE is a mediocre that runs a little bit longer then I would have liked but I managed to stick it out to the end. It is not the kind of movie that I would ever like to watch again nor is it the one I would recommend to my friends but I will add that it is not terrible. It was mildly entertaining at times. Certainly enough so that I watched the whole thing and was not too bored although I did not give it much of a though afterward and it is doubtful I will even remember it a year from now.