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Spitfire Over Berlin (2022)
Should've read these other reviews
It's really not good. The CGI is almost insultingly bad. It's really hard to care about the well-being of a plane that is clearly a cartoon. I watched because I saw the trailer on Facebook and it looked like they were using real planes. (Probably should've known that's not likely, but...) I was hoping for an adventure movie escape. This isn't it. The dialogue is often unintelligible. The plot is very very thin. It's not even clear whether the mission is accomplished. The acting is, I dunno, sort of non-existent. I can't really think of any facet of the movie that's worth watching. I gave it a 2 rating because if you've watched every other movie in existence you might want to watch this one. Disappointing in the extreme.
A Love Song (2022)
You'll get it if you get it
Looking over other reviews, what I see in the negative reviews are the things that make this movie so good. Is it slow? Absolutely. And on purpose. Not much "happens?" I guess so, if you think life is the place where nothing happens. I do wonder whether most people under the age of 40 or 50 will get this movie. Which makes the age of the director a bit of a surprise. My wife and I (both in our 60's) found this movie to be a lovely, lovely thing, inside and out. It's pensive and moving and joyful and sad and magical..you know, like life. And one scene (to avoid spoilers I'll just call it the first gravediggers scene) is so funny I had to watch it again twice. Quirky brilliance, that. See it on a big screen if you can because the setting is one of the characters. (I'm astounded that one review calls the scenery boring. Compared to what? Exploding Death Stars?) If you need CGI and sharp snappy dialogue, go elsewhere. If you can watch the unfolding of a small story that's really everyone's story, this movie could well be for you.
The Kindness of Strangers (2019)
Apparently it's a movie Rorschach test
Man. To read some of these reviews you'd think that there isn't any such thing as kind stranger. So I guess my first comment would be "Be the change." It looks like if you enjoyed the movie you think the world is salvageable. If you think the world is endless cruelty then the movie is too fluffy.
Zoe Kazan is who makes this movie work. I found her to be very compelling as a battered mom up against a system that too often protects the victimizers. That really happens, as you know if you've ever worked around a women and children's shelter. I'll pretty much watch anything with Bill Nighy in it, even if this is one of his lesser performances. Some of the minor characters were very endearing. On the whole, I thought it was a nice ensemble piece and a good weekend night movie. My wife works at a public school and really wanted to watch something to help restore her faith in humanity. I don't think it was entirely effective, but it was a good break. Yes, some of the plot devices are too convenient but I didn't think they were necessarily unbelievable; odd things happen in life that only look crazy in the rearview mirror. If you're looking for Citizen Kane or Pulp Fiction, this ain't it. But if you can handle the idea of people supporting each other within a loving community this will likely do you for an evening.