Sunday, September 20, 2015

the man from U.N.C.L.E (2015). directed by guy ritchie.


departing from my usual dislike of action films, i come to like the man from U.N.C.L.E very much. it doesn't take itself seriously, at least the two main characters try to have fun with all the pretensions that they need to carry. it has a little bit of the early steven soderbergh's ocean films, which is fun. i read some other reviews and a lot of critics don't enjoy this movie as much - calling it plot-less and such, but i've been watching too many cartoons on the big screen that despite the colour attack, i find the film lightheartedness really nice. to give credit to guy ritchie's style of direction, i wouldn't have watched this on the basis of armie hammer and henry cavill alone. 

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

avengers: age of ultron (2015). directed by joss whedon.


i find this movie so tiring to watch. despite the explosions and hyperactivity of all sorts, special effects where suspension of disbelief is meaningless, i find myself yawning and thinking when is this monstrosity is going to end. didn't help that i was seated 2 seats away from the screen. 

Monday, September 7, 2015

child 44 (2015). directed by daniel espinosa.


been a long time indeed! i vow i must starting writing about films again. 

this movie has the hallmark of a could be better film, but it sort of got stuck somewhere, like the story telling could not grow further. the actors are fine, very watchable, in fact the subject matter at hand about murdered children could be expanded into something more in the hands of a more capable director or writer. the background of the story is ukraine after the second world war, when the country suffered greatly under the iron fist of joseph stalin who imposed holodomor (man made famine) on the population leaving many dead and children, parentless. great background, and then the uneasy relationship between married couple leo (tom hardy) and raisa (noomi rapace) who had just got to know the truth about each other went on an investigative adventure to unmask the killer who preyed on children - which is all well - but somehow failed to hit the note. 

the film is littered with known names, but i feel something is missing.