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Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024)
Epic Spy Thriller that keeps the genre fresh
From the inception of the trailers in late 2023, followed by the backlash it unfairly received, I knew it was something I had to see for myself and it nailed it. Donald Glover absolutely destroys this role. He's certainly the shining beacon carrying the show. That's not to say that Maya Erskine didn't perform, because she pulled up and carried her weight as well. The chemistry between the two is top notch and believable. The spy genre in film has become stale over the years with obvious tropes and unrealistic scenarios. This show grounds it in reality in a way that is interesting and believable. Many will try to compare it to the Brad Pitt film (which is also not the original rendition) and pass it off as a diversity bait media. However, it absolutely stands on its own with a captivating story, characters and action.
Dokjeon 2 (2023)
Completely ruins the first movie
I looked forward to this sequel. Picking up where the first left off. But this is a jumbled mess. There's a few good action scenes, but the inclusion of a new "Mr Lee" derailed the entire plot and convoluted the first one. For something to be grounded in reality, Big Knife really throws a wrench in that. She's dang near the terminator in admittedly the coolest yet most disappointing moment of the movie. And it just continues to go down hill from there. While the first film had elements of an interesting crime drama, this one is just an overly complicated revenge film. That's not an issue within itself, but it riding the coattails of the first movie really impacts it so negatively.