S.S.D.D.
Jack and Victoria live on a post-apocalyptic earth which had been devastated by alien invaders. Everyday Jack does his job as a patrolman and mechanic. When a mysterious ship lands on earth, Jack learns secrets that he was never supposed to learn. Tom Cruise does a good job in his role, although his performances rarely vary from role to role. Speaking of playing the same role, Morgan Freeman is a great actor, but I honestly get tired of seeing him in pretty much every other film playing almost the same type of character. There had to be someone less cliche and more suited for this role than him. However, for a big budget Hollywood sci-fi film, Oblivion is a respectable crossover of the 'alien invasion' and 'post-apocalyptic' genres.
With more than enough mystery, action, and suspense to be interesting, Oblivion gets 3.5 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Writer: Karl Gajdusek,
Michael Arndt, Joseph Kosinski
Starring: Tom Cruise,
Morgan Freeman,
Andrea Riseborough, Olga Kurylenko, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Melissa Leo
Rotten Tomatoes: 54%
Metacritic: 54%
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
To the Wonder (2012)
You spin me right round baby, right round
Neil and Marina are in love. Then they're not. And there's a priest. And some twirling around. Like every other Terrance Malick film, this one is gorgeously shot. It is atmospheric and fluid. Sadly, it is also tedious and boring. About halfway into it, I was already wishing it was over. Don't get me wrong, I am big fan of Terrance Malick and think he is brilliant. Lots of pointless twirling, an overdose of voice overs, and not much story cause this one to fall way short of Malick's past masterpieces.
I usually don't quote other critics' reviews, but I came across two reviews that sum up the film really well, so I couldn't resist. Michael Posner called it "a project that veers perilously close to self-parody." Another review from John Anderson, likened the film it to a perfume commercial.
Disappointingly, To the Wonder only gets 2 out of 5 Poblanos!
Neil and Marina are in love. Then they're not. And there's a priest. And some twirling around. Like every other Terrance Malick film, this one is gorgeously shot. It is atmospheric and fluid. Sadly, it is also tedious and boring. About halfway into it, I was already wishing it was over. Don't get me wrong, I am big fan of Terrance Malick and think he is brilliant. Lots of pointless twirling, an overdose of voice overs, and not much story cause this one to fall way short of Malick's past masterpieces.
I usually don't quote other critics' reviews, but I came across two reviews that sum up the film really well, so I couldn't resist. Michael Posner called it "a project that veers perilously close to self-parody." Another review from John Anderson, likened the film it to a perfume commercial.
Disappointingly, To the Wonder only gets 2 out of 5 Poblanos!
Director: Terrence Malick
Writer: Terrance Malick
Rotten Tomatoes: 44%
Metacritic: 58%
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