nutcrackr
Film Freak
Member Since: 27 Sep 2006
Location: Victoria, Australia
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The Amateur (2025) - Rated 14 Jun 2025
"By rights, I should like this movie far more than I did. Why? Spy thriller. Tech geek seeks revenge for the death of his wife. But wow the narrative is one of the most annoying in recent memory. Not sure how else to explain it. The hallucinations of his dead wife are tiresome. The tech magic is ludicrous. Laurence Fishburne's character is terrible, and same for Jon Bernthal's (cameo). The ending is both unsatisfying and cliche."
Johnny Mnemonic (1995) - Rated 19 Apr 2025
"Wow this movie was far ahead of its time. It's quite strange watching it again after forgetting so much. Lots of its tech/ideas are quite interesting and I would say it's underrated. Also eye-opening is how much games like Deus Ex and Cyberpunk 2077 took from it. To be honest the movie is rough and corny, but there are some funny moments and the narrative backbone is actually captivating. All I know now is that I need to read Neuromancer."
A Working Man (2025) - Rated 18 Apr 2025
""My fight wasn't with you." "I know, brother. Finish it." I can only assume this was written by ChatGPT which was fed The Beekeeper script because it's 90% as dumb as that movie and synthetic. The dialogue is trite. The plot arcs are ridiculous and/or generic. All characters are terrible and the acting cannot overcome the script. Statham is okay but there is not enough hand-to-hand combat and some is badly cut or dumb. Special congrats to props team for the Moon that is 10x life-size."
Novocaine (2025) - Rated 13 Apr 2025
"Really quite an enjoyable action movie. Doesn't complicate things. Rolls with the a basic concept of a man with no pain response and uses it fairly well. Comes with a few standard laughs. Jack Quaid is good. Midthunder is better in this than she was in Prey."
Oklahoma! (1955) - Rated 10 Apr 2025
"It has a few catchy tunes and some funny lyrics. There is also the simple charm and the funny peddler. But the story is utter pants--literally just invite somebody to a box dance--and most of the songs I've forgotten already. The nightmare sequence was about 90% too long, and the back half kinda sucks in a few ways. Interesting that Jud Fry is basically the original Incel though."
Mickey 17 (2025) - Rated 06 Apr 2025
"It's perfectly decent and Pattinson does quite a good job as 17 & 18, even though his accent is a little annoying. The black humor is fine, but the film's back half is not that strong and seems patchwork. At least it makes you think a little bit."
Black Bag (2025) - Rated 05 Apr 2025
"One of the few movies that is smarter than the audience. The initial dinner party brings strange anxiety and contrasts so well with the later one that is clear. Blanchett is good. Abela is hot. Fassbender is decent, but his overacting when he's double-crossed is a black mark. Needed more suspense."
Gladiator 2 (2024) - Rated 09 Mar 2025
"It's fine but not clean in terms of narrative. Macrimus is a cool character and the fights are satisfactory."
Mr. Right (2016) - Rated 22 Feb 2025
"Starts really strong--the dialogue they have when they're dating is great. But it actually loses steam when all the killing / action starts. Probably should have held onto his secret for much longer to maintain that humor."
Companion (2025) - Rated 22 Feb 2025
"The dark humor helps it quite a bit and it has a decent pace in the mid half. Quaid is also fantastic, consistently. The theme is to on the nose though and only pushes me away from enjoying the adequate thriller aspects."
