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“We have a situation over at Harpoon Lagoon.” “Is it a homicide?” “Yeah… It’s a homicide” “I knew this day would come.”
A really pleasant coming of age story, very funny; it’s about the importance of forging your own path and having fun while doing it, accepting yourself and not feeling the need to bow to other people’s expectations.
★★★★✩
“The arrogance of men is thinking nature is in our control and not the other way around.”
I really didn’t like this movie, Aaron Taylor-Johnson is a blank slate here and his character could more effectively been played by *anyone* else; no-one’s used effectively or empathetically, and despite some interesting directing and a really good intro credits sequence it couldn’t move the needle.
★✩✩✩✩
“I’m sick to fucking death of poor people!”
In theory an interesting film about the excessively rich and their hedonism, but as that increases so does their garishness and the feel-bad morality of the play comes to turn, after which it gets very dull very quickly.
★★★✩✩
“Fuck politics. We’re here. All the rest is bullshit.”
The least war-like war movie since Three Kings, it paints a very different picture of how most serving soldiers experienced war in the last forty years and feels very raw and real; it’s beautifully shot by Sam Mendes and doesn’t leave you — it’s even one of the few films I remember the trailer for, ten years later.
★★★★✩
“This isn’t the age of spies. This is not even the age of heroes. This is the age of miracles… and there’s nothing more horrifying than a miracle.”
The most interesting, funniest, and most engaging Avenger aside from Iron Man, this film is really enjoyable and so much better than Joss Whedon’s superhero blockbusters; and aside from Anthony Mackie who feels like he’s trying to edge in a conversation a group of strangers are having, I’m excited about the sequel with the same team behind the scenes.
★★★★✩