Many things in this initially gave me the ick as I tend to dislike overly historical looking period pieces. But I can't deny that this seems very honest and accurate as it doesn't feel overstated at all (perhaps even understated). The acting of some cast members is phenomenal. I was hooked throughout.
One downside to me is that the movie doesn't really show the scale of it all as it's only concerned with the established few characters and presupposes more…
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The Wind That Shakes the Barley 2006
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Monsters, Inc. 2001
Inspired by real life events, I had to revisit this classic. Had a good ol time, some weaknesses notwithstanding. It just brought me back to a time when I didn't understand 90% of the cultural references but felt a more visceral enjoyment. Whatever, this was fun :)
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Bonjour Switzerland 2023
That fucking sucked, gawddamn. They managed to have every single performance be painfully wooden, even the frickin extras are cringey to watch. I genuinely believe they went with the first take for EVERYTHING because this is levels of bad I have rarely seen in my miserable life. There‘s amateurish plot holes and terribly executed half-baked ideas all over the place to the point I was genuinely wondering if this was a money laundering scheme. Cause you bet there was product…
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