Malarkey

I’ve already seen the Rainmaker once and I didn’t like it. When I noticed it was on TV, I gave it a second chance. But even the second time around, I just found out that lawyer movies are not my cup of tea.

Original – yes. The camerawork – beautiful. Brabec is a camera pro, even though everything is a bit insanely oversaturated. And the overall execution is one big crazy joke. There’s a truckload of famous actors, but you can’t say they’re showcasing great performances. Quite the opposite. And the worst thing about it were those songs. I didn’t get this one at all…

I’ve seen the movie Cyrus by the Duplass brothers and I didn’t like it at all. I didn’t like the way it was filmed and I especially minded the characters themselves. This movie is the complete opposite; Jason Segel is a very charismatic guy, just like Ed Helms. The style of shooting stayed the same, but in any case, I realized that Cyrus’ main issue were the actors and so I stayed with this movie till the end. But I still thought that it would be a classic American summer, a classic American independent movie. But since I liked the individual characters so much, I did like this movie a bit more. That’s why I’m giving it four stars.

New Kids are nuts. It’s just a shame that since the first, amazing movie, they moved onto much more disgusting hogwash. Because that really ticked me off about the movie. For example, I didn’t understand the presence of the pregnant chick who keeps showing off her turtle shell that’s supposed to look like a belly. In any case, I did have fun anyway. For example, the ending was absolutely brutal. But it pales in comparison with the first one, as that one was original and innovative. This one just fills in the time and even goes where it doesn’t have to.

I wish there were a lot more movies like this one. A total idiocy that’s well aware that it’s idiotic and it does its absolute best to at least entertain the viewer, not only with the dialogues, but with the scenes as well. Especially when it makes fun of similar movies. And what’s more, the filmmaking is really great. It proves that even a little can be enough. This was one of the few silly alien and mutant movies that doesn’t make an idiot out of the viewer and it doesn’t try to film a serious low-budget horror about superfrogs, mutant piranhas or – nowadays very popular – 3D monsters with anything abnormal that’s ready to eat us. This is pure fun and that’s what I love about this movie.

This movie is really befitting the word “subtle”. The only anomaly about that is the gorgeous Gemma Arterton who surpasses everything subtle about the movie. Apart from the word subtle, “relaxed” and “dry” also suits the movie. And that’s about it. I think that the classic country character could have been introduced far better, like in another British movie – The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain. In any case, it’s a relaxed piece and if you don’t have any other movie ready for the evening, it’s pleasant to watch.

Richard Gere’s movies are generally very underrated on this site. For example, The Hunting Party or The Mothman Prophecies. That’s why I thought that no matter the rating on here, the movie can actually be a pretty well-made thriller. I don’t really care about the average ratings and when it comes to Richard Gere’s movies, I technically ignore the ratings altogether. I can honestly say that I was really excited about this movie. Truly excited. And frankly, it was a fairly big disappointment. The story is crazy, the execution is very B-grade, the music also plays into all that. Only the actors aren’t terrible, but that’s just not enough for a political thriller that’s supposed to come up with something… shocking, which the movie was, but it didn’t really evoke any emotions in me. I’d even say that the director messed up big time.

Once I started watching this show, I decided that I’m going to finish all 45 episodes. After the first five episodes, I got into a very interesting dialogue war between Karel Roden (who plays the therapist) and his patients, who are absolutely amazing actors in all regards. Actually, there wasn’t a single person who overplayed or was downright bad at acting. They were all portraying those deranged characters with absolute precision, I technically believed each and every one of them and I was always curious about where their story goes. It’s true that it kind of started losing its magic about mid-way. Every time, it was technically the same old routine that wasn’t developing in any way. But then Karel Roden’s character went through some shocks and I was incredibly curious about how it all ends. In the end, I have to say that the premise itself and everything around it was absolutely perfectly thought-out. It’s just that the ending could have had a more significant finish. In any case, when it comes to the psychology of the characters and their dialogues, I haven’t seen anything alike for a long time. I think that that’s an incredible achievement for a Czech show.

McG should be a guarantee of a decent, effective action. He’s not. This was rather mediocre and the only real bomb comes with Tom Hardy’s scene on the paintball field. Otherwise, it’s awfully average. And as far as humor goes? There could have been a lot of irony in the dialogues, but in reality, there was a lot less than I expected. The only plus of the movie are the actors themselves. Chris Pine whom I hadn’t known before was okay and Tom Hardy was downright excellent. Reese was a bit of a makeweight, but I didn’t mind her, either. Overall, this movie is the most mediocre average I’ve ever seen. But even despite that, it’s still pretty watchable.

The Touch is a very interesting movie. If you want to think about it, you’ll face many life questions that the movie hints about asking, but doesn’t truly answer any of them directly. Maybe that’s also because it can’t answer them. The only possible answer is time that the main character portrayed by Max von Sydow keeps pondering over, just like his trying life. I can’t say that the movie is downright bad. But Max von Sydow played the uncharismatic and perfectionist character so well that it was hard to get closer to him. I spent the entire first hour thinking why I’ve been watching such a grumpy person all this time. But then that perfectionism passed and, in the end, he showcased an incredible musical finish; that’s when I understood how exactly Max got this role. And I must say – hats off! It’s just a shame that the execution was weak and somewhat boring. But the musical finish was thrilling.