Obdurate

obdurate
Celluloid Junkie - 3331 Film Ratings
Member Since: 26 Jul 2008
Location: Canada
Age: 38
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Anything 51 and up is a recommendation, meaning you aren't wasting your time seeing it. Anything between 51-79 ranges from mediocre to very good. Anything 80+ is what I call a "Great Movie" and it's a must-see and is awesome to various degrees. Anything that's a 50 is something that I'm a fence sitter on (meaning I'm too useless to actually be able to make up my god damn mind) so it could go either way. 49 and under means you should avoid. Under 10 means I was probably raped by the movie or, at the very least, fondled. Despite the effort I've put into explaining my rating system, numbers are fairly often chosen at random (well, maybe my gut feeling) so I might actually like a movie I rated 75 more than an 85, I just really can't be bothered to go back and constantly re-do my ratings.

more Recent Ratings

70 41% 60 Minuten (2024) - Rated 15 Mar 2024
"It's certainly never boring because even before the rush starts, it's plotted and shot in a high-energy way. Sakraya put in a really good performance that will, unfortunately, be completely forgotten at the end of the year, handling physicality while being convincing emotionally. I don't love this, mostly because there are some stupid plot-related decisions and an unnecessary "just in time" trope. And while the MMA-inspired fighting is entertaining, it's not A-tier, at its best it's B-tier."
75 53% Sometimes I Think About Dying (2023) - Rated 15 Mar 2024
"Ridley is great in a subdued performance. Lambert's still shots fit thematically and don't come across as more faux-"auteur" shit because it mirrors Fran's life and the office job. The juxtaposition between the drabness and the picturesque presentation (specifically the music) worked. Can't say I love this because it was hard to connect, though maybe that's on me more than the movie since Fran is hard to connect with, but I respect it. I could see me liking this more as time goes on."
75 53% Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon (2023) - Rated 14 Mar 2024
"The last 15 mins or so dropped this to a 75 because it was unnecessary and hurtful to the film. But the rest of it is quite entertaining and deals with morality and crime well. A GREAT premise with good performances, told well. There's a shooting scene with the cult later on that is astoundingly good. When the action happens it's fun, but it's not dependent on it."
55 18% Spaceman (2024) - Rated 13 Mar 2024
"Richter's soundtrack may turn off some with how on the nose it is, but I think it does a lot of emotional heavy lifting, and makes Spaceman feel more substantial than it is. Because really, it's just a space metaphor about discovery (love, meaning, etc) that we've seen utilized tons before, performed gracefully by Sandler. I might not have given it a pass, mainly due to its pacing (or lack thereof), but its emotional/philosophical payoff got me, hitting a layer that's deeper than surface level."
60 23% Ricky Stanicky (2024) - Rated 12 Mar 2024
"I'll be the first to admit that it's not great simply because the jokes just didn't land as often as they should for a comedy, but the premise and John Cena do a lot of work here to make this entertaining. There's some decent sentimentality at the end, and watching the cast interact is fun."
60 23% Drive-Away Dolls (2024) - Rated 12 Mar 2024
"I laughed a few times and this was an entertaining romp, but, man, does it have serious problems. Ethan gets in his own way with stupid psychedelic sequences, where ONE of them was MORE than enough but he kept returning to the well, amateur looking transitions, and other odd camera/visual choices that contribute nothing. The plot, for what it is, is silly and okay, though this would have sunk if Qualley and Viswanathan weren't endearing together, especially Qualley. Completely forgettable."
40 8% Argylle (2024) - Rated 10 Mar 2024
"Vaughn's style can't save it. Bad CGI, choppy script, some hokey acting. Tonally inconsistent. I dig some of it but there are parts where I'm just like, "What?" The coloured smoke fight scene is kinda cool and kinda dumb at the same time, and Vaughn is capable of more. The skating crude oil scene is a perfect example of what this does wrong... the action can be over the top, but it has to look good, feel good, and this doesn't. Lots of plot twists, but the length crushes a lot of the thrills."
55 18% Lisa Frankenstein (2024) - Rated 27 Feb 2024
"Zelda's directing chops make her worth paying attention to, going forward, and I've never hated Cody's writing. It just feels like Cody's a little tamed here. There are moments where what made her interesting (and divisive, in some sense) shines through, but it's too few and far between to make this great. Newton also put in a worthwhile performance, even if it will be forgotten by time. Didn't really laugh and the romance wasn't effective, but its silliness was relatively fun."
75 53% Land of Bad (2024) - Rated 23 Feb 2024
"Crowe and Hemsworth give good performances, certain action sequences hit, the beginning is really well done, there are well-shot moments and it hits some effective emotional beats. It flirts with some intriguing military shit. Can be tense. It punches above its weight. But I dropped it some points because sometimes it just goes through the motions or gets silly in an effort to find the drama. It doesn't always maintain its momentum but when it does, it's great. Surprised."
70 41% Bleeding Love (2023) - Rated 22 Feb 2024
"The McGregor's make this worth watching. They're both great. I did enjoy this and felt it. But the script has hiccups and the directing is hokey sometimes. There's a scene where a prostitute gets out of the vehicle and dances while light shines on her... silly. There are directorial flourishes that hurt the experience and smother the authenticity. Unnecessary. But by the end, the emotional beats hit hard enough to make this good."