Nothing truly awful, just incredibly generic. Despite the supposedly big stakes everything seems small because scenes are either against a green screen or in an anonymous office space. Feels like it belongs on Disney Plus and nowhere near a big screen.
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Blood Diamond 2006
Strong performances, specifically by Dicaprio and Honshou, and thrilling set pieces are overshadowed by an unnecessary Hollywood love story subplot and a heavy handed after school special moralising. That being said, the drama can get real and raw when the movie touches on the legacy of colonialism, albeit briefly. The on location shooting brings a vibrancy to the film that lends it an air of authenticity, even though everything wraps up in a nice little bow so the audience doesn’t feel too bad.
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Moscow on the Hudson 1984
Decided to watch this for the first time because of recent events and really enjoyed it. Growing up, I had always thought that this was gonna be one big Yakov Smirnoff riff, and while there are certainly aspects of that, there is a lot of heart and honest emotion underneath. Also, I'm a sucker for films set in 80s to early 90s New York and immigrant stories, so I was kind of in the tank at the outset. It captures…
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The Empire Strikes Back 1980
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Back when people complained about sequels and went on about how they were never better than the originals, The Empire Strikes Back stood out as the bright, shining exception. Well, it and Godfather Part Two. And Aliens, I guess, though that one's up for debate. Anyway, Empire was an example of how to do it right. You don't necessarily have to top the suicidal attack against a planet destroying space station, but you have to up the emotional stakes. Take…
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