Rowesk
“It’s difficult to accept the difference between who you are in your head and who you are in the world.”
A completely sublime film that took me by surprise — a comedy noir with a wonderful premise (a kid detective that grows up and becomes a private eye in a one horse town); gleefully light yet made for grown-ups – the only quibble I can think of that lets it down is some tv-level cinematography.
★★★★★
“Bodecker believed that people were like dogs; once they start digging, they don’t wanna stop.”
Slow but builds magnificently, a little sloppily woven together, but overall a great and well told story that had me hooked from the start with some great performances (and several odd choices – Pattinson’s voice for example).
★★★★☆
“”Respect keeps us safe.
A rather good war movie based on a true story, Caleb Landry Jones is excellent in this and while he may be the only one it’s solidly directed and a technical marvel with great camerawork that really makes you feel like you’re part of the action.
★★★★☆
“You should choose carefully what you tell me, Ava. Because you can’t un-say it and I can’t un-hear it.”
Awful — bad writing, bad action, bad choreography, bad dialogue, bad motivation; the leads try their best but just can’t right this sinker — it’s only saving grace is John Malkovich’s (hilariously terrible) fight scene.
★☆☆☆☆
Interesting and well shot, Sputnik has a great first half but is let down by wild swings in character motivation and an unnecessary sub-plot at an orphanage — the tension surrounding the alien in the first half is brilliant though and makes this worth watching.
★★★☆☆