Omar Ismaiel

Omar Ismaiel

Favorite films

  • The Wicker Man
  • The Shawshank Redemption
  • 12 Angry Men
  • Pulp Fiction

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  • Patch Adams

    ★★½

  • The Man Who Fell to Earth

    ★★½

  • Blood Diamond

    ★★★½

  • Five Easy Pieces

    ★★½

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  • Once Were Warriors

    Once Were Warriors

    ★★★★½

    Well that was one of the most miserable and stressful films I've seen in a while. Fuck me sideways. I just felt dirty watching it. Some of the plot resolutions were a bit cliche, the start was slow, the soundtrack was a bit jarring at times but other than that I liked it. Liked it in the sense that it had the desired effect on me. God damn I need watch a happy kids film or something after this.

  • The Illusionist

    The Illusionist

    ★★★½

    Don't have much to say on it. Norton as per is great, the direction, production/set design, cinematography and score are all great. My biggest complaint is that I wish it was more about magic then about the romance which occupies a big portion of the film. Just felt a bit generic to me. Also you could tell it was a short story stretched out into feature length. Still overall a good film and I would recommend.

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  • Boyhood

    Boyhood

    ½

    I know I'm beating a dead horse but I think the only reason that anyone thought that this film was anything special was because it was filmed over 12 years. Yes it's interesting to see the characters grow up in front of you, but that is about all the film has going for it! Past that I can't find any redeeming features. The acting is passable, the story is pretty much non-existent and the dialogue is cringeworthy at best. It's…

  • The Wicker Man

    The Wicker Man

    ★★★★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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