list/discuss/rate - your recently watched movies

Clint Eastwood directs and also acts in what is probably his last film. He plays an 80+ who has badly let down his family over the years by being absent and gets one last chance to make amends, taking a job running drugs across state lines (as you do). Apparently loosely inspired or based on a true story so I shouldn't be too cynical.

Eastwood is as watchable as ever and its hits some satisfying emotional notes. Bradley Cooper is also very good as a DEA agent who finds he can learn a thing or two from Eastwood's character. Worth your time. 8/10

 

I very much enjoyed "TeneT also. A little convoluted for some tastes I would imagine, but I do like a movie that leaves me pondering. As with "Inception" Nolan seemingly has a desire to include big set pieces in his movies at times, that although part of the plot could be considered unnecessary but that is a minor quibble in the scheme of things. Btw, the title is a palindrome . 9.5/10

Jurassic World: Dominion. More of those roaring dinosaurs (did dinos really roar - doubt it?), It's long and I had low expectations after the lacklustre reviews, but it's actually quite good. I mean how can you mess up with CGI dinosaurs? It looks spectacular on an OLED TV in HDR10 and the spirited story keeps the momentum throughout. Laura Dern, Sam Neil and Jeff Goldum are back too, which is nice. 7/10

Written and directed by Independence Day's Roland Emmerich , it does what it says on the tin. The moon has moved out of orbit and is heading for earth. The reason? Well it's a seriously barmy plot and very much a 'Friday night film', large helpings of popcorn required. Nice to see Game Of Thrones John Bradley in a significant role , he gels well with Halle Berry and Patrick Wilson. 7/10

Nope https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10954984/ Jordan Peele directs and Daniel Kaluuya stars. From those 2, you can probably have an idea what to expect. But it's crap. There is not one redeeming feature of this film. Daniel Kaluuya mumbles his way through and the actress playing his sister is the most annoying ever. There is a ridiculous side story about a chimp that goes berserk on an old TV show and has absolutely nothing to do with the plot. Also a wild west show run by Steven Yeun that also has little bearing on the main storyline. The story itself is ridiculous and if you do suffer all the way through, you'll be gobsmacked at the 'monster' - it's just all too silly and terribly told. And the title 'Nope' - no idea unless it's because it's the most used word in the script. Honestly don't bother - awful. 1/10

watched this on Amazon when I keen to watch something not too long. This is about 1 hour 40 minutes long but could probably have been shorter. It's a serial killer thing and stars Henry Cavill , Ben Kingsley and Stanley Tucci. Cavill is woefully miscast as a cop while Kingsley plays a retired judge who likes to hunt paedophiles and surgically remove their testicles (yes seriously!). Tucci plays the only credible character as a police chief and just about manages to anchor this nonsense. It does have an obligatory twist that all thrillers of this ilk seem to need. I didn't guess it so that's something I suppose. Passes the time 5/10

This movie has been up my sleeve for years. I've tried to see it before, wasn't into it -- movie within a movie. I had it automatically recorded from TCM, but this time I finished the movie, but there wasn't anything I liked about it. I wasn't attracted to either girlfriend/leading lady (as actresses, too), and think the better and more attractive (by far) were Nathalie Baye and Nike Arrighi, who had minor roles.

I think I'm "done" with Truffaut. Seems like his best movies were his first two. JPL hit it with "400 Blows", and liked him in the Kaurismaki hit-man movie, but I think I've seen enough.