Reviews

I heard the negative reviews so I wasn't anticipating much. The writing is the real problem, it's downright silly sometimes taking ideas that would need a season or two to sell and spitting them out quick. It's a shame. The first half wasn't awful, I was willing to go along with it, an atheist myself, I particularly enjoyed seeing Ann Down & Ellen Burstyn. But then Ellen's character meets the girls and something unnecessary and dramatic happens that sets the movie on a downward spiral. Ideas get more far fetched, people randomly unionize without motive, the pastor's helping a voodoo priestess prep a room for a nurse who had an abortion before taking her vows runs the whole show around 2 chairs chained down in a chalk circle. By the time the ending comes around, you're so fed up with the ridiculousness that you lose any care that you had for the main characters.

A miss for me, but well enough made to garner a 5; just don't give any points to the producers writer & Director. Also, although I like Leslie, he couldn't quite carry the film, but that could be writing issues.

Disturbing? Probably for some. I found the situations and dialogue a bit silly. Acting is a bit hammy as well. I kept thinking if this had the guts and grit of the Snowtown Murders, it would have succeeded. There are too many rookie moments, the makeup is a bit unrealistic, the eye gouging in particular was overhyped. I'd heard there were wince enduring moments. Maybe one, but they skip the moment off screen so it doesn't really serve as a scare or gross out moment. If you got through Hostel, this will be a cinch. I liked it but wouldn't recommend it to my extreme horror fans, so to me it missed its audience.

It felt like a really dumbed down version of the first movie plus dinosaurs and a kraken for absolutely no reason. I love a good shark movie, which this is not. It's so ridiculous and over the top that there's no fear of the sharks, they're just nonsensical as far as a plot goes. End credits feature a song exclaiming, " chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp chomp on this I'm an Apex predator" - that tells you all you need to know.

There are a few really good scenes in the book that scared me reading them, but this movie felt like an entirely different story. I didn't see any of the inspiration from the book in there. There's no scene at the underwater viewing station, where the two kids sneak in and tap on the glass to attract Angel, the albino Meg (such a missed opportunity). And gone also is the exciting scene with Jonah defending himself against the great white sharks while checking the gate.

I'd understand going to completely different direction in the book if it was a good story but the story here sucked I don't even think I could try to tell people what the story was. Complete rubbish! That's what the story was.

And as a Ben Wheatley fan, this is so disappointing. It's like he sold his awesome indie soul to become a Michael Bay wannabe. The whole movie was too over the top. Yet with incredibly under developed characters that you never really end up caring about.

I'd skip this one unless you LOVE Sharknado.

The first few episodes are a painful watch, but some of the actors draw you in. Not Tesfaye. He's hard to watch and difficult to believe, something that only gets worse throughout. I kept waiting for a climax but it never came, and the last 20 minutes are a huge and infuriating disappointment that seemed to completely contradict the rest of the show. Then we get a lame video music montage.

Hbo usually nails it but this was a stain on their reputation. I didn't find anything offensive but I did think most of the show was tasteless. There's a potential that you just keep hoping will amount to something exciting, but it feels like a longgggg Weeknd video. If you're not into his music, it gets tedious. Although I have to admit, I really liked his John Lennon cover.

But all of this aside, Lily Rose Depp killed it. She was amazing, sexy, showed such an incredible range of emotions and depth, a triumph for her career.

Sorry hard no Slow as could be, moody but done well. But if ur gonna kill the main dog in a dog movie, you can F right off thanks.

Dog dies dog dies dog dies dog dies.

Originally, I gave this film a 6. I was enthralled, the film is STUNNING and the best film I've seen since the Pandemic started. Nic Cage is at his Leaving-Las-Vegas best throughout, and the story is captivating. I was mad about a certain plot point, but after reading up about some intentional thorns, I see the film for its splendor now. I rarely rate films over a 7, but I'm pushing this straight to a 9; I'll be watching it again to make sure it hasn't earned my "10"