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The Running Man flopped rightfully-it's a boring affair. While the cheesy '80s version starring Arnold "the Mighty" provided cheesy fun and action, this one delivers not much. The humor doesn't fit the story told, the angry dad character just got on my nerves (the whole time I just thought: that guy needs some anger management), and the action is mediocre at best. The whole movie works best as a sedative - all the dialogues, just filler time, the family scene in the beginning unnecessary too, adding nothing but to fill some screen time. Final words: the story by Bachman, a.k.a. King, has a lot of potential, but this movie fails to utilize it. My recommendation: skip it - after The Long Walk another bad movie adaption of a King story.
To watch Emma Stone is always a pleasure; sadly, Bugonia is a rather mediocre movie, or better, a mixed experience. For example: the "twist" is no twist. After the "theory" of our two "heroes" was exposed, I did know what was coming. My main trouble with this movie is that it is too long, and having to listen to all that "blah blah," especially in the beginning, was rather a nauseating experience - just compare it with the start of Fight Club, and you know how interesting and even mind-blowing such an exposition can be. Some cutting may do wonders to this flick. Anyway, there are a few funny and even great scenes, and I liked Emma Stone's performance a lot. But whereas, e.g., Poor Things I will put on my screens again, this one I doubt. Verdict: not too bad, but not too good either.
Sadly, Besson's vision of Dracula is an ill-conceived mix that sometimes - unintentionally - crosses the line to parody.
These parts seriously undermine the dramatic and horror elements. In the end, a mixed impression remains: the movie certainly has some good moments and entertains to a certain extent, but clearly exposes its weaknesses when compared to Coppola's vision.
Last but not least, the changes compared to Shelley's story, in particular, are mostly unsuccessful and weaken the story presented. The most charming performance was delivered by Matilda De Angelis as Maria. The rest of the cast works solid. Christoph Waltz reminds me of Johnny Depp lately; both seem to be trapped into playing always the same or at least very similar characters, no matter the movie.
These parts seriously undermine the dramatic and horror elements. In the end, a mixed impression remains: the movie certainly has some good moments and entertains to a certain extent, but clearly exposes its weaknesses when compared to Coppola's vision.
Last but not least, the changes compared to Shelley's story, in particular, are mostly unsuccessful and weaken the story presented. The most charming performance was delivered by Matilda De Angelis as Maria. The rest of the cast works solid. Christoph Waltz reminds me of Johnny Depp lately; both seem to be trapped into playing always the same or at least very similar characters, no matter the movie.
