Clayface
I went to see this with some friends, and it's a lot better than I thought it would be. I don't think it will save the DCU movies, but it's a step in the right direction. Clayface was always a minor Batman villain, but he still deserves better material if he's getting a whole movie made about him.
Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen/Clayface carries this movie and makes an otherwise dull script interesting to watch. The other characters were fine, but there weren't really any standouts to me. The CGI and prosthetics were pretty good, except for one scene near the end during a close-up. I enjoyed the body horror in this, but I was surprised it was rated R. This movie didn't go nearly far enough to earn that rating. There was one instance that invoked The Thing, but there weren't any bloody, bony, or otherwise gory bits. Everything looked way too clean and clinical.
This was directed by James Watkins, who directed Eden Lake, and written by Mike Flanagan, who's done a whole bunch of stuff. I'm not going to lie, but I'm rather disappointed in both of them. This is nowhere near the quality of their other work, and something had to have gone wrong. Where's the tension or subtlety that they bring? Everything seems like it was carefully crafted in a lab to appeal to as many people as possible, but that just makes this movie for no one. Maybe the DCU told them to play it safe? Oh well, I still had a bit of fun with this, but I don't think I can really recommend it to anyone unless they know who Clayface is and could be entertained by a different take on the character.
Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen/Clayface carries this movie and makes an otherwise dull script interesting to watch. The other characters were fine, but there weren't really any standouts to me. The CGI and prosthetics were pretty good, except for one scene near the end during a close-up. I enjoyed the body horror in this, but I was surprised it was rated R. This movie didn't go nearly far enough to earn that rating. There was one instance that invoked The Thing, but there weren't any bloody, bony, or otherwise gory bits. Everything looked way too clean and clinical.
This was directed by James Watkins, who directed Eden Lake, and written by Mike Flanagan, who's done a whole bunch of stuff. I'm not going to lie, but I'm rather disappointed in both of them. This is nowhere near the quality of their other work, and something had to have gone wrong. Where's the tension or subtlety that they bring? Everything seems like it was carefully crafted in a lab to appeal to as many people as possible, but that just makes this movie for no one. Maybe the DCU told them to play it safe? Oh well, I still had a bit of fun with this, but I don't think I can really recommend it to anyone unless they know who Clayface is and could be entertained by a different take on the character.
Mini Review: Better than expected, but Clayface deserves better material. Tom Rhys Harries carries an otherwise dull script, and the effects are decent. However, the body horror is too clean and tame to justify an R rating. I'm disappointed in James Watkins and Mike Flanagan. Where's the tension or subtlety? Everything feels crafted in a lab to appeal to everyone, making it a movie for no one. Maybe the DCU played it safe? I had fun, but can't recommend it to most people.
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