This was not a bad movie, although it moved slowly. There seemed to be something lying beneath the surface, but it was never revealed. Benedict played a great part as a misogynistic, bullying ranch hand, but the relationship between Jessie and Kirstin was never fully developed or resolved. I hear this is a best picture nominee, but not for me.
Reviews
15 Reviews
Just a Sigh
(2013)
What's the point
21 April 2021
Warning: Spoilers
All in one day: She's an aspiring French actress, he's a British professor. On the TGV, they look at each other repeatedly. In Paris, she winds up following him, she goes to his hotel room, they make love, she leaves, she returns, they make love again, then she leaves for her acting gig. In between, she tries repeatedly to call her boyfriend to no avail, and borrows money from her sister, whom she quarrels with. I found this movie to be dull, but continued watching to see if anything interesting would happen. It didn't.
Miss Sixty
(2014)
Enjoyable
30 March 2021
I liked this movie. The two principal characters are youngish seniors trying to find themselves, and they finally succeed. Although this is the first time I have seen her in a movie, think Iris Berben is a beautiful and classy actress.
I Care a Lot
(2020)
Not believable
23 February 2021
The movie started out with a very believable and realistic premise: the abuse of seniors by predatory and uncompassionate caregivers and professionals. If taken further, this would have made for an excellent story. However, the plot started veering off into organized crime, laughable characters and highly unlikely action sequences that significantly detracted from the original theme of elder abuse.
The Competition
(2018)
Lightweight
22 October 2019
The premise to this movie was far fetched. Why not just have a normal relationship instead of making it a competition?
I was not familiar with Tora Burch and this movie did not entice me to see more of her work. And the leading man was stiff and contrived.
The American
(2010)
Much ado about nothing
15 March 2019
If there was a coherent plot in this movie I missed it. Mysterious phone calls, guns delivered in the mail and then modified with junkyard parts, and shadowy people following George Clooney around all contributed to the confusion. I think the focus of the movie was the topless scenes with the lead actress.
Rendez-Vous
(2015)
Some interesting twists
28 December 2018
I was pleasantly surprised by this film. There were some interesting plot twists that kept me involved and anting to know how things would turn out. The acting was ok and you could see the illicit affair coming a mile away, but it was an enjoyable watch on a winter night.
Roma
(2018)
Loved by the critics but overrated
16 December 2018
There was not much of a plot to this film. It is basically about an upper class family in Mexico and their working class housekeeper. The lead actress is interesting but I would not characterize her acting as great or best actress worthy. I like the cinematography, but the lack of a soundtrack did not add anything to the overall quality of the film. I watch a lot of subtitled movies, as this one is, but that doesn't influence my average rating for the film.
Frequency
(2000)
Wear your suspenders
12 September 2018
This started out with a novel premise - a young man communicating with his dead father through a ham radio, enabled by the Northern Lights. It then started to get very complicated, with the son trying to alter the course of his father's life, and to prevent a murderer from killing certain women. In summary, intriguing but not believable.
Blade Runner 2049
(2017)
Turgid
3 June 2018
This was a tough movie to get through. Slow moving with an unfocused story line and poorly defined characters. I don't think I could explain the plot to anyone. Harrison Ford pops appears in a huge building with no one else around. I just did not get it.
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