eCitizen
Celluloid Junkie
Member Since: 14 Jan 2012
Location: Belmont, CA, USA
Bio: Video game programmer 35 years experience.
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Elevation (2024) - Rated 20 Dec 2024
"The overall movie could have been so much better. The biggest flaw was the incredibly stupid elevation fence idea, which made no sense and felt absurdly forced. Subtract the absurdity and there was a few minutes worth watching."
Juror #2 (2024) - Rated 20 Dec 2024
"Reasonably good acting for a story that is not really told very well. It was not entirely unsatisfying, but hard to recommend. It was hard to get invested in any of the characters. The last few scenes made it feel unfinished."
New Rose Hotel (1998) - Rated 20 Dec 2024
"Tons of atmosphere, but the telling of this story is so badly disjointed that it doesn't flow in any sort of coherent manner. It gives you only the most vague amounts of information, especially at the end, to figure out whats happening, and leaving the ending almost completely obfuscated."
Goodrich (2024) - Rated 23 Nov 2024
"Great performances especially from Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis. Also, from the tiny but amazing Vivien Lyra Blair. It is an incredible simple but effective story. WIth all the controlled chaos what shines through is a heartwarming story of family and love. I felt a great affinity to Goodrich by the end of the movie. There are many lessons to be learned here. Absolutely, worth watching."
My Old Ass (2024) - Rated 20 Nov 2024
"A well acted entirely far fetched story involving the impossibility of time travel. But the drama was interesting and engaging from start to finish thanks to strong performances. Worth watching and a feel good movie."
Rumours (2024) - Rated 18 Nov 2024
"I watched this because it has Kate Blanchet, and other excellent actors. But despite the acting heavy weights they were unable to lift up this poorly conceived, badly written, horribly presented, abomination of a story. Overall it is confusing, pretentious and utterly pointless. I've giving extra points for the quality acting, but it was disjointed, boring, and fatally doomed from the start."
The Killer (2024) - Rated 14 Nov 2024
"I simply can not get enough of Natalie Emanuelle. If you are a fan of hers, you will enjoy this movie. If you are not, then what's wrong with you? There is plenty of action, and fighting. And the plot is interesting and keeps moving along. I don't recall any pauses in the pacing. Great music, and as stated before Natalie Emanuelle!"
Your Monster (2024) - Rated 14 Nov 2024
"I liked their portrayal of slipping into madness. It was not all at once, but by incremental degrees. A fragile woman is mistreated by a narcissist who cares only about himself. The explosive ending was altogether shocking. Especially since it seemed she had finally come to terms with her depression and unraveled the source of her pain and suffering. It was difficult at first to care about the character, but by the end I felt invested in her, making the ending more tragic and disconnected."
Magpie (2024) - Rated 12 Nov 2024
"This movie reminds me of how much I adore Daisy Ridley. The first half is a character study of a lonely wife being relegated to the background of her own life. Her frustration and anguish is a growing wound to her well being. It could be a study in post pardon depression, but the incremental betrayals of her husband triggers her methodical plot to shake him to his core. What happened after the reveal was entirely unnecessary."
A Different Man (2024) - Rated 11 Nov 2024
"I was perpetually let down and disappointed in the telling of what turns out to be a ridiculous story. From the moment Edward claimed his former self has committed suicide it was all down hill. Of course there wasn't much climbing the hill to begin with. There was a kernel of a story here, but the details were unrolled in a very unconvincing and unrewarding way. I can't recommend it."
