The Problem with "A Walk in the Clouds" is not the fanciful story, but rather the unconvincing manner in which the story unfolds. From its eye-rolling, contrived opening scenes, to its nauseatingly sugarcoated, and predictable ending, there is not a single moment of authenticity on the screen. For a film that fancies itself as being a sweeping fairytale love story to not have a smidgen of passion and charm should be a crime against romantic cinema, and everyone involved should…
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Miss Congeniality 2000
It is all dopey nonsense, but it gets by with the sheer magnetic screen presence of its star, Sandra Bullock, and a colorful supporting cast, with the likes of William Shatner, and Michael Caine. Miss Congeniality is far from a laugh-out-loud riot (it is more mildly amusing than anything), but if you stick around past the shaky first half, Ms. Bullock's charisma, and the films goofy charm will win you over. The plot is as insightful as the answers the…
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The Last Duel 2021
It is truly disheartening to watch Ridley Scott sell out, and in the process, not only embarrass himself but also diminish his legacy, which has almost been on a constant downward spiral since 2008. It is unfathomable to think that the man that gave us two of the great works of science fiction of the 20th century: Alien and Blade Runner, and more than two decades ago gave us one of the all-time great sword and sandal epics with Gladiator,…
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Ambulance 2022
The problem here is not that Ambulance is preposterous, which it is, but that it is not much fun. There are many examples of stupid, fun action flicks; this is not one of them. With a tighter script, better pacing and editing, and a shorter runtime, there might have been a fun 96-minute action-thriller here, but instead, Bay and his screenwriter Chris Fedak gave us a 136-minute slog of a film that only possesses snippets of excitement. Bay's action/thriller (much…
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