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This page showcases all reviews swalden_28 has written, sharing their detailed thoughts about movies, TV shows, and more.
13 reviews
Tim Allen and Kat Dennings in Shifting Gears (2025)

Shifting Gears

6.3
7
  • Feb 4, 2025
  • Starting to show promise

    Update: Episodes 9 and 10 are starting to show promise, I actually enjoyed those. Writing feels different as well as camera work. Kat's acting doesn't seem 1 sided as I previously felt and Tim is starting to become funny again.

    Past Review: I was excited to see the first episode and to me, it fell flat. Then on to the second and jyst watched the 4th. Unfortunately I don't see a future for this show. I feel the writing is off the mark, too dramatic and it has made me chuckle just a few times. The 4th episode, not a single laugh.

    I personally feel Kat was a horrible casting choice to play against Tim. Her acting just seems very generic and deadpan, absolutely no depth and I just do not see any chemistry here at all.

    Overall, im really disappointed. I am such a huge fan of Tim's movies and loved Last Man Standing, currently binging it again. I hope the writers can pull off some miracle here.
    The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch (2020)

    The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch

    6.5
    6
  • May 1, 2024
  • Seasons 1-3 were captivating

    I was excited when this show first come on, it wasn't your run of the mill reality show. Some interesting things were really happening that had me wanting more!

    Unfortunately, season 4 and the 2 episodes from season 5 feel dead. They do nothing but fire rockets, send out drones and always talk about that frequency, like 1.6 ghz or something.

    I mentioned season 5, the first 2 episodes are the exact same thing. This show is starting to put me to sleep.

    There are times when you can tell there is acting for some reason, which is a turn off. Also, why are they always getting excited about seeing the same thing over and over again? We need that Season 1-3 energy again.
    Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Liza Colón-Zayas, Jeremy Allen White, Abby Elliott, Edwin Lee Gibson, Lionel Boyce, Matty Matheson, and Ayo Edebiri in The Bear (2022)

    The Bear

    8.5
    6
  • Jun 26, 2023
  • Second Season has little to be desired

    Daryl Edwards, Matt Long, Luna Blaise, Josh Dallas, J.R. Ramirez, Holly Taylor, Melissa Roxburgh, Parveen Kaur, and Ty Doran in Manifest (2018)

    Manifest

    7.0
    5
  • Dec 27, 2022
  • Went downhill

    Tatiana Maslany and Malia Arrayah in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022)

    She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

    5.2
    4
  • Oct 17, 2022
  • Its as if Marvel stopped caring

    Is the show watchable, well, I suppose, I watched each episode with wife. She agrees, it feels like this was written for giggling teenage girls who know nothing of Marvel comics. After Love and Thunder, which was such a tremendous, unexpected disappointment for me with all the forced jokes and turning Thor into a bafoon, I was hoping that kind of writing wouldn't happen again....but it did, and perhaps even worst. The 4th wall breaking is horrendous, just isn't funny or natural. The jokes, well, I don't know who writes these jokes but I'm fairly certain they were never a class clown. But that season finally felt as if they realized how bad this show is and decided to kill it off.
    Olivia Cooke and Emma D'Arcy in House of the Dragon (2022)

    House of the Dragon

    8.3
    4
  • Sep 25, 2022
  • Was kinda getting interesting, then....

    It was slow paced then started getting interesting a bit. Then came episode six, 10 years later. Became confusing and main characters has different actors now. Just can't connect. Story changed, no clue as to what happened between those 10 years. I'm afraid I have lost intrest in the show and that is unfortunate. Just soooomany things don't make sense. But changing actors we have become connected to just doesn't seem lime a good move. Very bad move. As others have said, it really does seem like a soap opera, not much action anymore. I may give another episode a chance for the wife only because she wants the next episode to redeem it. We will see.
    Russell Crowe, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Taika Waititi, Chris Hemsworth, and Tessa Thompson in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

    Thor: Love and Thunder

    6.1
    4
  • Sep 10, 2022
  • Too much forced silliness

    I think they were trying to bank on how well Ragnorok did and use the same formula and failed bad! Just too many forced jokes that just were not funny and went overboard with silliness. Don't get me wrong, some were very funny but most were not, I think I sat through this movie with a dumbfounded look on my face. I love most Marvel movies but this one was just bad. I almost stopped it halfway through but kept giving it a chance. Also the story was just bad. This was the best acting I've seen from Portman and Bale did the best he could with the roll given to him. It was extremely hard to take this movie seriously, what a huge disappointment. I think this one killed the Thor franchise for me.
    Sergio Duque, Randy DeOrio, Carl Cifaldi, and Carl Jr. Cifaldi in The Paraseekers (2018)

    The Paraseekers

    7.1
    1
  • Feb 22, 2020
  • Seriously????

    I'm guessing this is a mockumentary but I cant find much info online. But it appears to have some over the top acting and feels cringy at times. The lead investigator looks like a "Happy Days" reject and seems to have snuff in his mouth most of the time. The first hour is just too much talking, boring. When they start investigating, well, it's pretty cringy as well. I should have shut it off after the first 5 min. It does have that "High School Project" feeling. Not even entertaining.
    Dorian Missick, Paul Wesley, and Michael Raymond-James in Tell Me a Story (2018)

    Tell Me a Story

    7.1
    1
  • Jan 19, 2020
  • What tha???

    I'm giving this a 1 star rating because I feel tricked into checking it out and false advertisement. I dont see anything having to do with fairy tales. I'm guessing this show is geared towards liberals and the LGBQT community. Absolutely nothing to do with fairy tells. Nothing at all.
    A Ghost Story (2017)

    A Ghost Story

    6.8
    1
  • Jan 1, 2020
  • Not a very happy camper

    I feel like I got duped. This movie sounded "ok" so I gave it a view. Kept waiting for it to go somewhere....my god that pie scene.....I see no art in watching drawn out scenes like that. This movie contains mostly fillers to take up the time in this pointless dull film.
    Carl Weathers, Giancarlo Esposito, Pedro Pascal, Shirley Henderson, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Katee Sackhoff, Amy Sedaris, Omid Abtahi, Emily Swallow, and Katy O'Brian in The Mandalorian (2019)

    The Mandalorian

    8.6
    10
  • Nov 23, 2019
  • Didnt know what to expect at first, but WoW!

    I went into this not knowing what to expect like others but 3 episodes in so far and I just this show is amazing, prefer this over the movies. Thanks Disney!
    She Walks the Woods (2019)

    She Walks the Woods

    4.1
    3
  • Nov 18, 2019
  • 5.7? Really???

    The rating is way too high on this film, this is what I might call a 3.8. The first hour is filled with pointless footage that just keeps going. The acting is poor and these "Expert Survivalist" just are not very convincing. Felt like I wasted my time watching this. I should have taken a clue from the first couple min in that this would be poor.
    Brie Larson in Captain Marvel (2019)

    Captain Marvel

    6.7
    3
  • Apr 30, 2019
  • Confusing and dull

    The only entertaining portion of this movie was the last 15-20 min. Both the wife and myself started nodding off in the theater. Very over hyped movie. I spent the first half of the movie trying to figure out what in the world was happening.

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