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Ripley (2024)
Fantastic but lead is not plausible
The cinematography is brilliant. Script superb. Fantastic acting. But!.... Andrew Scott's interpretation isn't plausible. He plays it as a psycho from the start! His Ripley has charm, no charisma nothing that is believable or trustworthy. Other than the suspicious Marge (played beautifully by Fanning) anyone who doesn't see through this charmless psychopath is either stupid or has another agenda.
Continuity F. UP!! In episode 6 : The ashtray used by Inspector Ravini keeps changing position on the table from POV to POV while he's interviewing Tom Ripley. It's so obvious and soooooo annoying!
What's hilarious is that this is the object the entire episode 6 is all about, in fact named after!!!!!
Was NO-ONE on that set paying any attention?!?!?!
You (2018)
Lame. overly long. Tedious.
This lame tedious program is a waste of time. A season could be reduced to 2 hours. There's little if any real psychological threat. The self obsessed millennials are such annoying stereotypes. I longed for the moment for Dexter to appear and polish then all off.
Dating Amber (2020)
Funny. Poignant. Real.
What a great little film. Novel approach to a real issue. Cast are all well suited to their roles.
Beep (2021)
Dark Scottish humour at its best
Well scripted and performed pilot for BBC.
Good cast headed by the superb Siobhan Redmond. Some great lines delivered without fake laughter track.
Here's hoping it gets commissioned further.
The Sound of Music Live! (2013)
Only worth it to hear Audra McDonald
Shockingly poor singing and dreadfully wooden declaratory acting.
The Irishman (2019)
Repetitive Exposition lasting over 2 hours Skip the
Finally finished The Irishman. I'd suggest: watch first hour then jump to last 30 mins. You'll not miss anything in the remaining middle 2 hours!!
It uses two hours to show us repeated killings. Characters don't develop and then the last 30 mins has a point. But the middle 2 hours is repeats ... ZZZZZ great acting particularly from Pacino IMHO in. The "youthification" looks ok in Pacino and Pesci but DeNiro looks bizarre !!
Skip the middle Two Hours!!
If the composer Phillip Glass was to write and direct a movie a movie a movie a movie a movie .. this would be would be would be would be ... it!
La La Land (2016)
Terrible. Overhyped. Unmusical. Bad Leads dancing
This movie was SO overhyped and under-delivered. Once the spectacular 4.5 minute opening sequence is done it's ALL DOWNHILL! How ANYONE imagined either of the leads could sing or dance beats me! Gosling cannot sing and can barely dance. His first solo starts too low for him and to think they had the audacity to consider he was compared to Gene Kelly! As a dancer he's not fit to be mentioned in the same sentence as that extraordinary dancer! Female lead isn't much better.
Don't waste precious lifetime watching this. Go a walk you'll get more out of it!