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I can understand how people will find this boring, tedious, slow, etc. In a Violent Nature is shown from Johnny's perspective. He is going to walk from place to place and murder people. He doesn't have any supernatural powers; he's a dead dude who works for his kills. He's not like Zombie Jason Voorhees where he can teleport. Where's the fun in that?

Speaking of Jason Voorhees, Johnny is, in a way, a Canadian version of the hockey masked killer. The kills are brutal, creative, and fun to watch. For the best movie experience, watch it with a friend or two and riff the hell out of it. Is slow and boring? Mostly yes. The movie movie has great cinematography with great view of the forest.

If you're curious, give it a watch. It's on Shudder. (It's free through Prime Video. Find it on AMC+ and you'll find Shudder there.)

Netflix was cheeky enough to release this on August 29th, which on that day 27 years ago, Skynet gained sentience to bring about Judgment Day. Now, throw a Japanese version of Skynet - Kokoro - and throw two similar stories together in a blender and see what happens.

I'm on episode 5, and I like what I'm seeing. Some of the writing is repetitive, Malcolm Lee trying his damedest to convince Kokoro that humanity is worth saving. Perhaps Kokoro doesn't see it that way; or Kokoro will follow Skynet's rule to take over human life. Could Kokoro go to war with Skynet, pitting their resources against one another? That could be explored in season 2 if Netflix keeps it around.

For now, I'm optimistic. Maybe the last three episodes might answer my questions.

I'm amazed at just how... average this movie is. You got Robert DiNero, Edward Norton, and Marlon Brando (in his final movie role). You'd think that with those names that this is going to be a good movie. It isn't.

Now, don't get me wrong. The acting is good. Everyone I mentioned had good performances. The movie itself isn't keeping my interest. I've been playing games on my phone - even avoiding watching this movie by writing this review on my phone. I think the one thing that bothers me - and it wouldn't fly in today's social climate - is Ed Norton's character faking an intellectual disability.

You'll probably like this movie with the cast involved. But if you're looking for a good movie, this isn't it.