hallak65 Reviews

Damsel (2024)

When you need a strong female character, she need to cut her own hair

[4/10 · 8 March 2024]

And again a new wave girl power movie, where male characters are useless, (the villain king has a single line), the main character is clever, strong, and skilled without any exposition as to why and the main villainess' only sin is she wants to protect her family and people. And the solution for all is revenge. Lovely message.

We need a new Ripley or Sarah Connor and not somebody who cuts her own hair for rope when there are so many armor straps around...

The only good thing was Shohreh Aghdashloo's voice acting. That voice is a national treasure. Only that's why the movie is worth 4 /10 and not less. Again a new Netflix movie that nobody will watch twice.

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (2022)

Maybe works for kids who never seen a superhero movie

[5/10 · 5 August 2022]

Damn this movie shamelessly steals from everything. The opening scene is from X-Men: Days of Future Past, then some from the original Superman 2 and The Thing, mainly from The Avengers and the big boss battle from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and some from the Guardians of the Galaxy in the end. And I probably missed one or two other movies.

The Lost City (2022)

Romancing the Stone ripoff

[5/10 · 12 May 2022]

Why does Bullock play the lead with a 16 years younger guy? Please somebody tell Ms. Bullock she is old and that is not a problem and play accordingly.

Free Guy (2021)

Lackluster Blockbuster

[6/10 · 25 September 2021]

An unoriginal movie that stole almost everything. Start as the Lego movie. Generic guy, show his generic life until he meets his Manic Pixie Dream Girl, then his life turns around. The Lego Movie stole from the Matrix, but manage to do with his own perks and kinks. Free guy does not. After that somehow the lighthearted movie turn dark, like Trueman dark, but without the dept. In the end, the romance is just wrong. It should be Avatar or Sixteen candles. There is no chemistry between those two.

It is a generic Ryan Reynolds movie with a bunch of easter eggs and cameos and nothing more. I wish it was more. The cast deserves more. You will watch it once and forget about it.

Oh one more thing. Jodie Comer is awesome in this and deserves more in life.

Best Sellers (2021)

Something went terrible wrong

[5/10 · 15 September 2021]

This is not a comedy.

Michael Caine is awesome as always, Ms Plaza is good, and I always like to see Knives who is not aging at all.

The movie is a good road movie-dramedy concept, but the 2. Act kills it. The 3. Act tries to gives some meaning, but fails miserably.

Cruella (2021)

Snow White meets The Devil wears Prada

[5/10 · 28 May 2021]

So it is basically story of Snow White. One mother died, one mother try to kill her and almost succed. 7 helper: 2 guy friends, the gay friend, the black friend, the valet and the 2 dogs. Prince Charming is the "dark side" of her personality, called Cruella...

It is way to long and bloated. The first 25 min almost nothing happens and the narrations are unnecessary.

The only things are good: the music and the two Emmas.

Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)

Another genderwashed piece of crap hollywood new wave...

[5/10 · 1 September 2020]

I grew up on the originals. First I ever heard about Bill and Ted was a summer camp where I met my first ever girlfriend. So they are my true teenage heroes. But this is just sad and nothing new. Why are they tried to genderwash old classics instead of making new ones?

The Old Guard (2020)

It should be a series

[5/10 · 10 July 2020]

It really should be a series. It need more characterization. The netflix token gay couple is interesting, but they give them so less. It needs flashbacks, more story plot, more everything.. The plot in this form is cliche like hell: secret society against the big corporation and so on. Try to keep it spoiler free, but nothing new is happening. It should be the new Highlander series, but it just another mediocre movie. (Charlie Theron is the best thing in it, but much below the Atomic Blonde)

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)

This is not a movie

[8/10 · 9 January 2020]

This is a love letter from Kevin Smith to Kevin Smith's movie carrier. If you watched all the Jay and Silent Bob movies and you are kinda familiar with Kevin Smith other works and you are a kinda fan, you will love it. If not, you fa...are in big trouble.

It is so hard to rate this movie. I loved the all the cameos and easter eggs and references. For a 90' kid, it was awesome. But the whole movie are those three. Without them it is worst than Jersey Girl.

Rim of the World (2019)

A very fun, but cheap Super 8

[9/10 · 24 May 2019]

Do you liked the Super 8? The Goonies? E.T.? The first Jurassic Park? Wargames? Last starfighter? Or you basically grew up on 80's and 90's movie? Then you will like this one very much! Is it perfect? Not at all. Sometimes it bleeds, it full of illogical things. but still, it is a fun movie to watch filled with reference to the old classics. Sit back and don't think too much, just enjoy the nostalgia ride.

Me You and Five Bucks (2016)

Promise a lighthearted comedy and failed every level

[3/10 · 14 November 2017]

I was in love the title first sight. It reminded me of Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place or Me myself and Irene. And I expected some clever comedy after this. Then I watch the trailer that promise some light indie Rom com. So made some digging and voila. I eagerly pushed the play button to start.

But I'm never so wrong before my life. Basically it looks like it is a love project of director/writer/actor Jaime Zevallos, who called together his friends to make it just for Ed Wood's reasons.

The only thing is good in this movie is Angela Sarafyan. She does her best to work with so less. Her very well kept secret brother, the editor is not so much. I saw like 3000 movies so far and this is the worst edited one.

Don't watch this movie, if you don't know somebody from the cast personally. If you do, go for it.