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The Takeover (2022)
enjoyable action flick
I've tried so hard lately to find good movies on Netflix or Hulu and most stuff I've seen is just crap, especially nearly all action movies. For The Takeover I thought the plot and story were good, the pace was good, and it stayed interesting from beginning to end. The acting was fine and did not distract. This was an entertaining movie with a great central actress.
The criticisms I'm skimming through are uninteresting to me. I don't care about the authenticity of "the hacking scenes." I was expecting something cringe-worthy but it never came.
It's not winning any Oscars but I found this interesting and entertaining for what it is. As long as you don't come in expecting Mad Max Fury Road you can have a nice 85 minutes. I liked it.
21 (2008)
An interesting Vegas film that unravels in a hurry
The first half of the movie was pretty decent, a good plot with lots of great camera work. But the story sucked and was completely unbelievable. "Card counters" don't do or act like that, casinos don't operate like that, smart kids don't act like that, casino chase scenes don't happen like that, coach/team leaders don't do that, etc. I love Vegas and gambling stories are intriguing but nothing in this movie makes sense other than for cheap cliché entertainment.
Army of Thieves (2021)
enjoyable film
This was my introduction to the actor Matthias Schweighöfer and he was really charming. His story in this is great. There were a lot of laughs. I have no interest in Army of the Dead or zombie movies but this had just a few funny splashes of them. Overall its just another heist movie with a weak plot and a pretty disappointing cast beyond the top two or three, but for a late night film that is funny and doesn't take itself serious its good.
Going in Style (2017)
Entertaining
I was looking for an enjoyable, light movie to pass an evening that wouldn't require much mental energy and this was great. The cast is excellent and there were plenty of clever laugh-out-loud moments throughout. Plot is the overdone heist but this was a fresh take. I haven't seen the original film from the 70s and I don't care; I liked this one.