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May December (2023)
Dull film with seriously dodgy sensationalism in the background
The so called critics have already made their minds up about this film before the majority of us would see it. Like with any 'notable' film, Bradshaws of this world got to see it for free, so we can be bestowed with their learned and divine opinions. Wikipedia copied tomatoes and all is set: universal acclaim and another near genius. Nothing really much happens in this film, lots of dialogue and not a lot else. If you did not know the back story - you would be confused as to what the film is about as well as the predictable flaw of using known actresses - cheap trick. Fame over quality. The film has important issues but it underwhelms. The film is like winning the lottery and then finding out all you won was another lottery ticket.
Pig (2021)
Powerful
Yet another powerful act by Nicholas Cage as a widowed former chef who was able to fry a bird in fat and serve it with sliced potatoes. It is a story of human condition and loss we can all identify with. It is a story of deep meaning like most of the stories that Nick has been in. This is a powerful story of a man losing his friend and who does not cry after the loss like this??? Hollywood could not stop surprising us with such powerful stories all the time. My partner and I cried and cannot wait for another such an emotional offering by Nick and hopefully he will be serving up something of equal magnitude next time.
Listen (2020)
Embarrassing lack of knowledge on the behalf of the creators
In England a child cannot be taken away from their parents without a court order. It is a complex and lengthy process and many judges rule in the parents' favour unless in very extreme circumstances. There is no such thing as a speedy adoption. Dangerous fiction pretending to be a social commentary by the Portuguese film-makers who did not bother to research. Some reviewers even compered the film to those by Ken Loach but Loach portrayals are actually grounded in reality, not made-up, shock-value pap. During the supervised contact with parents no police is present. No social worker would stop a mother communicating with her child because she was using sign language. Hearing aids are free on the NHS. Embarrassing and offensive gibberish.