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The Croods: A New Age (2020)
Ok for a sequel
Animation, voice acting and eye candy are amazing. But the story is paper thin and apart from all the social worrying aspects like violence, toxic relations, manipulations etc etc...I found the movie to very hysterical. Over the top needs a new and stronger word. Sure it's fun and the kids will probably love it regardless. Still, I dont see me watching it again anytime soon.
Klaus (2019)
Simply fantastic family classic
Fun for the whole family. Jokes for adults, great story, fun and lovable characters, great art style, superb animations, just watch it!
Dolor y gloria (2019)
Slow but interesting
Compared to the fast cut cinema this is something different. Slow and perhaps, for some, a little boring. Give yourself the chance and you will be rewarded with excellent acting (Antonio Banderas acts with his eyes...love, pain, its all in there subtle and beautifull). I would have lilke a little more little Salvador and maybe a little less big Salvador because there is a little more pain then glory...The music is beautifull, subtle and supports the narrative. Never intrusive and obviously Iglesias and Almodovar have reached a perfect symbiosys. Very nice cinematography and colours. Watch a master storyteller.
Instinct (2019)
Pretentious AND predictable
I was rooting for Halina...I really was, and we really tried to make sense of this movie afterwards. But, for us, it failed. Me, and my company, was bored and shrugged and snorted several times. This movie is trying VERY hard to be a kind of psychological drama where the Nicoline (Carice) is supposed to undergo a transformation from a stable, professional somewhat distant psychologist to a vulnerable manipulated little girl. There is no process, first half of the movie she is the one, suddenly she is the other by crying, sleeping in her car and going WAY out of bounds by following her patient. There was supposed to be some sexual tension between the two main character but there wasn't. Idris was not the irresistible psychopath made out to be but a manipulative whining man with puppy eyes. Meh. The Flemish actor playing Alex was a better pick to fulfill that role. Ok, so they failed telling a mediocre story. BUT apparently they knew this in editing and tried to save it by diluting the plot by inserting tons of weird cuts, super strange story-decisions , unnecessary vulgarity, sound mistakes (when observed from WAY above you wont hear footsteps clearly ), the scene with the dog? Deep stuff man...not! The weird mother-daughter relationship, I can go on and on...sigh....pretentious dribble. It's so strange: on the one hand it's a very VERY predictable story (she lets the psycho in the apartment and gets raped...surprise!) and on the other hand it makes NO sense at a lot of places. I think, with a good story, Halina has potential as a director. Just focus on an angle because this movie is all over the place trying to be intelligent and 'deep' but it was boring, predictable and just didn't work. Why the hell the critics are positive is beyond me. Carice is a great actress though and saves what little there is. Worth watching it when it comes by on television...maybe. Probably not.
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
Worth to watch it for the soundtrack alone
In my humble opinion this movie has one of the best movie soundtracks. Worth watching for the soundtrack alone. Brilliant work by Johnny Klimek and Reinhold Heil. My favorite song is 'Meeting Laura'.