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Terminator Genisys (2015)
Terminate this series
I am a looong time movie fan. I watch movies in all genres from many countries and know quite a few actors, writers and directors. I've seen some really bad movies; including many B-movies from the 50s and 60s which, although not superb, still have a certain charm. That being said, this is possibly the worst of the worst. We're 30 minutes in and turning it off.
The Bag Man (2014)
I am speechless, but fortunately I can still write.
Preamble; I love movies of all genres from The Princess Bride to Total Recall with side-trips through the classics and British Comedies. That being said, this is perhaps the worst movie I've seen to which actors of this caliber have been attached. This is Grovic's first directorial attempt, and he has yet to develop a sense of tone, story-telling, etc... This movie is a mish-mash of other stories pasted together with no commitment to it being a comedy, gritty suspense story, visceral murder and mayhem fest or spoof. It's a mystery, to me, why these very talented actors made this movie. Are they friends or relatives of the director? Did he have a colossal budget to pay them? Was the script great and then thrown out during the process of making the movie? Beats me. I rented from a Red Box and I feel cheated at $1.20 Sorry for being so harsh about this film, but when proved actors whom I regularly pay theater prices to see work make a movie like this it's jarring to my artistic sensibility. Better luck next time.
Le Week-End (2013)
An extremely intelligent film, sublime acting.
It really speaks the level to which America has sunk, that a film of this quality with such smart dialogue, transparent direction and acting of the highest quality receives only 6.5 out of ten. I watch a LOT of movies, in all genres and this is a gem. Broadbent and Duncan do an amazing job of portraying the long-married couple at a crossroads in their lives. I laughed out loud many times and was touched by the subtle hints of the pain experienced by these two as they revisit the scene of their honeymoon. An added bonus is Jeff Goldblum as the old American friend, whose character seems so over the top compared to the principals, when actually it is spot on. See this one.