Hollywood clearly loved making this movie, far more than audiences seemed to enjoy watching it.
The film centers on an aging white capitalist, an oil baron no less, who spends his time caring for a dying cat - suddenly realizing that his Antarctic drilling operation is causing environmental disasters. As if that message wasn't already obvious enough, POTUS eventually appears with a plan designed to manipulate public opinion and protect the interests of the powerful.
Any remaining sense of realism disappeared for me when a tree falls over and a giant human hand suddenly emerges from nowhere to stand it back up. At that moment, the movie went completely off the rails and never recovered.
Perhaps even more entertaining than the film itself was watching the reaction afterward. Following its disappointing box-office performance, a wave of glowing 9- and 10-star reviews seemed to appear overnight, many insisting that audiences simply "didn't understand" the artistic genius behind this supposed masterpiece.
Sometimes a movie just doesn't connect with viewers, and that's okay. Not every expensive project succeeds. Rather than trying to convince audiences that they missed the point, it might be better to accept the failure and focus on creating films that people are actually willing to pay to see.
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Really good story and an interesting read ... for a while. I enjoyed learning about how J.D. Vance grew up. The challenges he faced were heart breaking. That he has risen to his current level of success is a lesson in courage and perseverance. However I did put the book down before finishing. The same point was repeated ad nauseam.
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The Last of Us review
It's so interesting when popular books and especially games are made into series adaptations. Typically I like to watch shows on their own merit. The Last of Us is a great series. I never played the game so I have no expectations for what is going to happen. I see that gamers hate the changes and give it a one or half a star based on those changes. I think the casting, acting, script, special effects and drama are outstanding and would recommend it to anyone NOT too attached to the game and not turned off by the basic concepts including the horror and gore.
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The New Look review
OMG, John Malkovich pretending to be French is as bad as him pretending to be Russian in Billions and French in Dangerous Liaisons. He always sounds like himself, purely American. But that's not the worst part: the often hand-held camera work is terrible and oftentimes dizzying, as when there's a fashion show at the Sorbonne and you see the models turning from above, which means you don't get a full sense of how they look in their fashions. But more than that, there's such a bizarre mixture of accents throughout it's really annoying. I kept feeling like this was sewn together from other, better movies and TV series about Paris under the Occupation and French haute couture designers. The clothes are pretty, I guess, and so are some of the interiors, but this feels second-hand.
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She-Hulk: Attorney at Law review
Couldn't even make it through the first episode, so take this review with a grain of salt. IMO Marvel is really watering down the Marvel Universe. Most of their stuff is still fun and entertaining (Shang-Chi, Black Widow, Love & Thunder) ... just not this.
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Bullet Train review
I had to check to make sure this wasn't a Guy Ritchie movie near the beginning. As the movie played out it was clear that this was not a Guy Ritchie directed/written film. It was fun just not Snatch or The Gentlemen fun. Brad Pitt is always great and I loved Masi Oka (Heros - Hiro Nakamura) as the conductor. Anyway I think it was worth the two hour watch. I was entertained.
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