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X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)
Watch it if...
Watch it if a) Jean Grey is your favourite Xmen b) you are a fan of Hans Zimmer's music c) you are ready to forgive... I really like the Xmen movies with McAvoy and cie, and this one is... forgettable. The first mistake is in the name:as for the Wolverine movies, they should have called this one 'Jean Grey:Dark Phoenix'. This way, viewers would not come hoping to see the Xmen story progress whatsoever. The film is not going anywhere, it give more of an in-depth view of Jean's personality and issues. It is rather slow paced, nothing is really happening in spite of rather well choreographed action scenes. The music is pouring pointlessly, which makes it more annoying than enjoyable. My question is : where is Bryan Singer? Maybe he didn't want to be involved in that... The film is still a well manufactured product, the acting is OK, effects as expected, but it is a bit of a hicup in the whole storyline of the Xmen. Nevertheless, I am personally ready to forgive and pass on this one for my dvd library. I just hope the next film will take us back with the Xmen as we know them, and that the mixed reviews will not mean the end of the story for the future...
In Fabric (2018)
Half good, half overstretched
I had the opportunity to watch the preview with Q&A with Peter Strickland, and the useless questions from the audience, eager to show they had some knowledge and references instead of genuine questions, did not allow me to ask the director: why didn't you stop after the first half ? I enjoyed this first part, stylish, quite funny, and it could have ended like that, we had got it. The second half of the film was in my opinion un-necessary, adding nothing else to the plot and even making the movie feel too long. A bit like too little jam on too long a bread slice, it lost its taste, and became repetitive, over the top and I must say quite boring in the end. Sometimes, a short story is better than a novel. The things which are really FANTASTIC about this film are the soundtrack and music. You might want to watch it just for that!