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Jungle Cruise (2021)
Great movie ruined by the composer
I tried to like this movie despite the constantly intrusive score that undermined all the action sequences. The music stood out too much, was overly melodic, manipulative, and mediocre. Switching from an electric guitar/ orchestra in the middle lacked such taste I muted the sound to get through the scene.
Despite all this, the script and acting was clever and special effects were brilliant.
The Insurrection (2020)
An import film
There is a bold message about messages we get from movies , all within a poorly acted movie, which perhaps has a hidden message about our age of viruses and media control. I give it six stars because it talks about how the 1% -as they call it -has an end game, to release a virus. How did this writer, Director, cameraman come up with all this? His past movies include Cabal.
Obviously it's made on a super low budget, the lead German actress seems to be searching for her lines. Often she is unintelligible. But hidden in the dialog there is a confronting message and the lead protagonist knows she will die to expose it.
The director wanted to make an quasi-action film and created the worst shoot outs in film history thanks to her hired bodyguard. Perhaps you will get a laugh: endless bullets which always miss, people taking fire but look down to reload their clips, Bruce Lee Kung fu rapid punching to body armor! So bad it's bad but not sad. I looked at these fight scenes like grandpa looks at children okay fighting.
Nevertheless, the cuts back to the lead whistleblower have compelling dialog that fits the sociology of our times in a remarkable way.
Zandy's Bride (1974)
Another 70's Gem
This movie is another poetic gem from the 70's, like McCabe and Mrs. Miller, has a stubborn, sexist male protagonist guiding the plot. His sexism, anger, and controlling character represents the egotism and ignorance of men throughout the ages. They had to learn how to be kind and considerate, but it was hard since they had no reference point in their experience and generations of fathers who acted the same.
Gene Hackman's breakthrough happens through the love and strength of Liv Ullman, in one of her all-time great performances.
Gene Hackman does a very difficult and dangerous horse riding stunt that has to be seen to be believed.
It's a simple Western drama, shot in spectacular scenery which acts as a background character and metaphor that draws you in. If you're bored, watch The Matrix and have it all done for you. This is not slow and plodding as others have said, it follows all the right story beats, moves compellinginly and logically and has an emotionally satisfying ending.