dc-keel Reviews

Capone (2020)

Just Plain Awful

[2/10 · 26 February 2021]

Whilst i'm sure there is some artistic merit in Tom Hardy's (over?) acting, it is lost in this mess of a film. Difficult to assess the screenwriting as most of Hardy's lines are unintelligible. The plot is plodding and predictable and the characters are impossible to relate to. I'm not sure what the point of this film is? If you want to know about his later years, Wikipedia is more informative, more enjoyable, certainly shorter and possibly, even, more accurate. If you want to be entertained, you've come to the wrong place.

Twist (2021)

Silly plot, poor writing, terrible acting

[3/10 · 31 January 2021]

Other reviews have criticised Twist for being a Parkour film. I would say that this is its only redeeming feature. It would be wrong to call all of the acting "wooden" but the overall standard is very low and Rita Ora must know this is not her strong suit. The references to Twist, Dodge, Fagin and Sykes just remind you that you could be watching a much (much) better film. The dialogue is clumsy and mechanical, with youth references crowbarred in with unintended comedic consequences. But some of the running and jumping is very good!