wiseangel99
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A Good Spook for your 9 year old. Fun for the whole family. I loved the worldbuilding and completely allowed myself to enjoy this joyride.
As a die-hard horror fan, I wasn't sold on the cohesion of the story and despite the strong performances, the premise of the movie was not saved by the convoluted scenes of it. Casting of the film is sublime. Motives of the characters dodgy and never truly ironed out.
The central theme of this film is greed, neatly contrasted with the presentation of a family endangered in a satanic yet techno-paranormally sophisticated glass contraption, for home would be a misnomer. The setup of the first half of the film is effective in establishing a connection between the audience and cast, well complimented with comedic relief offered by Tony S. And Lil Mo. The heartstrings that are pulled in the second half of the film was salvaged from purely great acting... The pacing of the early scenes when the young son is initially separated from the widowed father/babysitter is addressed with such a lack of urgency it's hard to believe, even with a commitment to camp. The deaths of cardinal characters to the story mirror the themes of sacrifice. To nitpick, the casting of the anti-nanny babysitter with a big heart and no sense... irritated me as a viewer. Casting could have used a standard archetype of a dumb blonde, hot babysitter instead of underutilizing the talent of Lil Mo beyond a feature in the credit reel. Nevertheless, her performance was solid and entertaining. I'm rounding up this score to an 8.... I think the nature of the directing and sheer unique storytelling, craft, and beauty of the narrative that was achieved warrants it.
As a die-hard horror fan, I wasn't sold on the cohesion of the story and despite the strong performances, the premise of the movie was not saved by the convoluted scenes of it. Casting of the film is sublime. Motives of the characters dodgy and never truly ironed out.
The central theme of this film is greed, neatly contrasted with the presentation of a family endangered in a satanic yet techno-paranormally sophisticated glass contraption, for home would be a misnomer. The setup of the first half of the film is effective in establishing a connection between the audience and cast, well complimented with comedic relief offered by Tony S. And Lil Mo. The heartstrings that are pulled in the second half of the film was salvaged from purely great acting... The pacing of the early scenes when the young son is initially separated from the widowed father/babysitter is addressed with such a lack of urgency it's hard to believe, even with a commitment to camp. The deaths of cardinal characters to the story mirror the themes of sacrifice. To nitpick, the casting of the anti-nanny babysitter with a big heart and no sense... irritated me as a viewer. Casting could have used a standard archetype of a dumb blonde, hot babysitter instead of underutilizing the talent of Lil Mo beyond a feature in the credit reel. Nevertheless, her performance was solid and entertaining. I'm rounding up this score to an 8.... I think the nature of the directing and sheer unique storytelling, craft, and beauty of the narrative that was achieved warrants it.
Solid episode. James Tipton guest stars. The drama on team Forte is hard to watch. The Project Manager this week exhibits a tyrannical management style that rubs most of the women the wrong way. Highly entertaining. Team Unanimous suffers an injury that jeopardizes their performance. The sexist humor of Trump rounds this episode off, plus table flipping from a housewife makes this episode a must watch.
The actual challenge featured this week was entertaining, and the rubric which the teams were judged was fair enough. Not a fundraising challenge! Second episode brought out the worst in the women player's egos and highlights the cooperative attitudes of the men's team this season.
The actual challenge featured this week was entertaining, and the rubric which the teams were judged was fair enough. Not a fundraising challenge! Second episode brought out the worst in the women player's egos and highlights the cooperative attitudes of the men's team this season.
The performance of Bill Bellamy was buttressed by that of his character's sister played by Natalie Desselle and the on-screen charm of Mari Morrow. Features lots of notable models and magnetic beautiful women from the 90's we love seeing like Lark Voorhies, Beverly Johnson, or Elise Neal. The target male audience seems to take strong favor to the film, although the original reception of this movie may have been skewed because of the fandom of Bellamy and his notoriety as a VJ and Def Jam Comedian. Females may be very turned off by the lack of depth and character development exhibited by the main character, Dray.
Ultimately a lot of the shock value of seeing these beautiful women fight over the main character faded by the climaxing scene of the party where Jenny sought to get her "pimp" brother caught. Should we categorize Dray as a sympathetic character, no. Nevertheless, Dray's presentation as a central protagonist contrasts Jenny who is positioned as the primary antagonist. A lot of female viewers likely appreciated the Jenny's combative attitude toward Dray. However, it failed to drive the resolution, and the viewers may have been left unsatisfied with the final scenes of the story.
Given the young, yet mature adult age of the starring cast and setting (Malibu) Jenny's motives of setting her brother up seem misguided and juvenile. Jenny's torment of Dray for mocking her about an unrequited love seems hypocritical and a bit overblown, even for the trademark histrionic performances of Natalie Desselle which made her so lovable on screen. *(in loving memory of Natalie Desselle)* Script should be better; this is a Def Jam production! After all.
The quality of acting exceeded the bare bones writing though. The comedic set ups were good. Not exceptional. The catfight with David's girl and mistress entertained me the most.
By the second half of this film, its hard to follow the logic of many of the characters. If Loose ends like Bernie Mac's cameo and Jenny's sweet revenge were better integrated by directors, more of the plot would make sense. In such, my rating leverages the drastically different viewing experience of the female and male audience, my own lingering appetite for stronger punchlines, and more cohesive cinematic setup. This unique film offers a lot of 90's nostalgia but lacks the depth and that other ensemble cast comedies of its time were able to achieve.
David, played by Pierre Edwards was a solid supporting character, just like Katrina played by Mari Morrow.
If Def Jam can get this onto Hulu or backed by a major streaming provider, no doubt the young men aged 18-30 would likely love it just as the men of the 90's did. The acting charm of Bill Bellamy, Mari Morrow, Natalie Ann Desselle Reid, and even Gilbert Gottfried makes the watch worth it.
Ultimately a lot of the shock value of seeing these beautiful women fight over the main character faded by the climaxing scene of the party where Jenny sought to get her "pimp" brother caught. Should we categorize Dray as a sympathetic character, no. Nevertheless, Dray's presentation as a central protagonist contrasts Jenny who is positioned as the primary antagonist. A lot of female viewers likely appreciated the Jenny's combative attitude toward Dray. However, it failed to drive the resolution, and the viewers may have been left unsatisfied with the final scenes of the story.
Given the young, yet mature adult age of the starring cast and setting (Malibu) Jenny's motives of setting her brother up seem misguided and juvenile. Jenny's torment of Dray for mocking her about an unrequited love seems hypocritical and a bit overblown, even for the trademark histrionic performances of Natalie Desselle which made her so lovable on screen. *(in loving memory of Natalie Desselle)* Script should be better; this is a Def Jam production! After all.
The quality of acting exceeded the bare bones writing though. The comedic set ups were good. Not exceptional. The catfight with David's girl and mistress entertained me the most.
By the second half of this film, its hard to follow the logic of many of the characters. If Loose ends like Bernie Mac's cameo and Jenny's sweet revenge were better integrated by directors, more of the plot would make sense. In such, my rating leverages the drastically different viewing experience of the female and male audience, my own lingering appetite for stronger punchlines, and more cohesive cinematic setup. This unique film offers a lot of 90's nostalgia but lacks the depth and that other ensemble cast comedies of its time were able to achieve.
David, played by Pierre Edwards was a solid supporting character, just like Katrina played by Mari Morrow.
If Def Jam can get this onto Hulu or backed by a major streaming provider, no doubt the young men aged 18-30 would likely love it just as the men of the 90's did. The acting charm of Bill Bellamy, Mari Morrow, Natalie Ann Desselle Reid, and even Gilbert Gottfried makes the watch worth it.