johnperugia

Pleasantly surprised! I think I may have enjoyed this more than the original. What a great mix of humor. This movie went in a completely different direction than I expected and continues the Happy Gilmore legend. I got a lot of laughs out of this one. There were some great reoccurring gags. Much like some of Happy's shots, some didn't land but Al of the others put the movie into the goal. I couldn't have asked for much more.

This movie is gut turning. Most people recognize the sovereign movement from online videos showing citizens being difficult with law enforcement and then being arrested. What I find important about this film, while it is barely touched directly by the films dialogue, is its presentation of mental illness brought on by trauma. Near the end of the film we see a very brief discussion on a tragedy that, if offered up sooner, would have given the viewer a bit more of a grip on Jerry's mindset and why he had taken up the path he chose. While this movie is a slow burn it is also a rather fast spiral of decision making which held my interest till the end.

I think this and other films like it should be given note since it reflects the actions of people in other real life events. Being able to recognize when someone has fallen down the rabbit hole and landed themselves and others into dangerous waters is useful in life and benefits society. We see the young teen, Joe, in this story obviously confused and without true understanding of the peril he is in. We see the theme of growing up thinking life is "normal" when it's far from it.

Yeah this one is not a winner. I just wanted the narrator to shut the hell up. Kinda skipped through the last hour of this movie because it was torture to watch. It was just a dumb movie and sappy. Everyone is crying for half the movie it seems. It basically just focuses on life in the camp and life in the camp was just so friggin stupid. It almost seemed like these prisoners enjoyed their stay. The music was just sappy as well. Not really any character development. Just prisoners arguing about dumb stuff and calling the captors names and then being punished, over and over and over. That's it. The acting was just lame and soulless. I wish I never watched this dumb movie.