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Reviews
Mother! (2017)
Why did I watch this?
What just took 2 hours of my life that I want back. What did that mess have to do with a mother? I would get rid my agent if he put me in this mess. These actors should be ashamed of this garbage. I cannot imagine that they thought this would be liked by anyone. Those that have given it more than 1 star have to be family members of those involved. WOW, if I bank rolled this I would want my money back!
Jane Wants a Boyfriend (2015)
Inspiring film
Warm, endearing, inspiring are what I came away with. This was a wonderful story showing that persons with difficulties can have a happy and fulfilling life. The parents in the film need a good kick up the backside. I felt the way the parents were shown was a bit over the top, and I would hope there were no parents of this type raising a child with this type of difficulty. The elder sister is a better parent. The acting is very good. I very much enjoyed the way the story played out with the exception of the parents. The ending was a little abrupt, and could have gone a little farther. Overall, this film is heartwarming and well worth the cost of a ticket.
Sunset Song (2015)
Disappointing
Grass Gibbon's trilogy was so great, so well adapted by the BBC years ago and in fact so well loved that it makes me sad to watch this movie. Stiff was the word that came to mind regarding some of the acting. Slow to start and remains so throughout the film. Why not use real Scottish actors for all parts? Not sure, but it may have helped this film. Another thing that could have helped was that the writers read the trilogy before writing the screen play. I like many in the audience wanted to like this film, but were sorely disappointed. Overall the scenery was outstanding, some of the acting was very good, but in general give this a pass, it is a disappointment.
The Lobster (2015)
Save your money
I have read reviews on this waste of time that call it a comedy. Okay if you have a very sick sense of humor. I will admit there were very few scenes that were a little bit funny, depending on what one finds funny. However, I spent most of the time wondering why I was still watching this. The idea of the film is interesting, the acting is acceptable, other than that give this a pass until it is out of the theaters. Oh, that is unless you think it will make you 'cool' to say that you wasted that money and the time watching this film. My thought is that it won those awards because people were paid to do so. Film students will see an example of what NOT to do. This could have been a good film had the approach to the characters been better done.