gabiirrs Reviews

Swiped (I) (2018)

Just don't....

[1/10 · 5 July 2019]

I started watching this movie because my 15-year-old sister has a crush on Noah Centineo, after the first 35 minutes or so, she was actually offended and told me that "not even a 16-year-old girl would be dumb enough to use the app". I think that sums it up pretty well.

The movie tries to talk about the modern problems of meeting people and dating apps but the script is, for lack of a better word, lame; it uses all the stereotypes of boys just looking for sex and girls doing whatever it takes to meet boys, problem is it focuses too much on trying to make the narrative clear that it gets lost on itself so of course trying to achieve character growth goes way beyond the script ambitions. Needless to say the acting is bad, not even Noah Centineo can make a decent playboy.

There is not one single thing you can actually say "meh" about this movie, it's all bad, but the worst thing is the script. It's truly sad and pathetic that Ann Deborah Fishman has to make college girls look that dumb for her script to work. The characters have zero growth, even James, who seems the most reasonable one lacks personality and conviction.

The new endeavor of Netflix trying to make their own productions is pretty respectable but this movie goes way beyond the line, they should stick to doing things like Set it Up or To All the Boys I've Loved Before. Quality over quantity.

Don't waste your time, it's not worth it. If I could give it a zero I would...

Coco (I) (2017)

Beautifully done!

[10/10 · 3 November 2017]

I was very skeptical at first, as a Mexican I was afraid they'll use the stereotypes and put us in a box, but by the end of the movie I felt more Mexican than ever.

Coco exploits one of the most important Mexican traditions in a very respectful way, it shows what Día de Muertos it's all about, the one night a year where we can reunite with our beloved ones that are no longer here.

Pixar-Disney jumps out of the box, once again, and leave all the princess and fairy stories to show us the importance of family and traditions in a unique funny and colorful story. All the characters are right on point, they grow together learning from each other making it one of the most emotional and pleasing movie I've seen in a long time.

A movie that will make you laugh and cry, Coco might be a movie for children but a guarantee everyone will just love it. Bravo!

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

'How did this happen?' Superheroes become a joke...

[3/10 · 3 November 2017]

Ragnarök is the ultimate Nordic battle and the last movie we will see before Infinity War, therefore I was expecting something a little bit more apocalyptic.

From the first scene to the very last one everything is a joke, I know MCU likes to make the movies a little kid-friendly with a comic relief, but Thor Ragnarok is way over the top. The movie is full with sad moments, a bunch of them, I couldn't take any of them seriously because the jokes would not stop.

Because everything is a joke there's no tension at any point, the main character doesn't grow or learns anything new, and the villain is never something you actually worry about, the plot becomes flat and boring.

Hela, played by the amazing Cate Blanchett, is a waste of character, she does it beautifully, as far as she can, but doesn't make a villain you will remember. The friendship between Thor and Hulk doesn't go to a really deep level; and the brotherly Thor-Loki relationship is so predictable that it just plain dull.

What I'm most worried about is that this will set a new trend for the new Marvel movies, where superheroes can't be taken seriously because they make a joke out of it. Most heroes have a dark past that makes them who they are, MCU had done an incredibly work till this year, with Spiderman-Homecoming, but specially Thor Ragnarok, a movie that had such a potential but it turned out being a joke, literally.

Apparently Marvel is more concerned about making a movie that will make you chuckle for a couple of hours instead of making a movie with a deep story that'll make you say "I can't wait for the next Marvel movie!".

Now we just have to wait and hope the best for Infinity War.

It (I) (2017)

We all float down here. Yes, we do!

[10/10 · 14 September 2017]

I enjoyed every bit of this movie. Although I haven't read the book I think the movie explores a different angle that the one we saw in the miniseries released in the 90's. It renovates the story by exploiting the fears that each kid has, giving a little more strength to their characters individually. The CGI at some point might seem like a little too much but it helps to create the ambiance and drives the story right where it needs to go.

The best part of this movie, by far, is the performance of everyone involved. The kids play their part beautifully, but Bill Skarsgård is the crème de la crème; he reinvents Pennywise in a very darker and violent way. Skarsgård does not try to fill Tim Curry's shoes, cause that'd be practically impossible, he goes in a different direction creating something new, assuming the role of Pennywise as his own and not some role he has to surpass, which he achieves amazingly.

It's not the typical horror movie and this exact reason is why, at least in my opinion, it's refreshing and scary in a unique way. Hands down one of the best horror movies of the last couple of years.

They intended to make something different, a movie that had its own essence and not just a plain imitation, and they succeeded wonderfully.