Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Five Films in Five Words #20


Here are my quick thoughts on some new releases.

Child 44
Botched.

Focus
Unexceptional.

Insurgent
Passable.

Maps to the Stars
Mystifying.

Woman in Gold
Schmaltzy.

12 comments:

  1. LOL, I want to see one of these movies...and I bet you can guess which one.

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    1. Haha, well, Tom Hardy is great in Child 44, for what it's worth. ;)

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  2. I can't wait to see Maps to the Stars. And LOL at Schmaltzy. Excellent word.

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    1. Thanks. I didn't hate Woman in Gold, but it thrives on schmaltz. Hope you like Maps to the Stars!

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  3. Maps!! I loved that film a lot. Pity about Woman in Gold though. How is Tatiana Maslany?

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    1. I'd probably give Woman in Gold a B-, so it's not all bad. ;) Maslany is good, but she doesn't have much to do in the film.

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  4. Damn. The subject matter for Child 44 look so interesting.

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    1. It's pretty flat and generic, but Hardy is great in the film.

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  5. Sounds like a rough stretch of films. Still, I know for certain that I will watch the first three at some point. Not so sure on the other two.

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    1. Most of these were at least okay, but I was really disappointed with Child 44. Still, it's worth a look for Tom Hardy's performance.

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  6. I couldn't be more disinterested in Insurgent and Focus. As for Woman in Gold, I agree it's on the schmaltzy side but I have such love for Dame Mirren and I was impressed by Tatiana Maslany whom I've never seen before and I kinda wish Max Irons got the role of Ryan Reynolds!

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    1. I liked Woman in Gold overall, though I doubt it will be remembered by the end of the year. Mirren was good, and I though she had chemistry with Reynolds.

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