Disappointment – Movie-A-Day Challenge

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, 2019 – ★★½

Andres — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Movie #366 watched on 12/20/2019.

Director: J.J. Abrams | Writer(s): J.J. Abrams, Chris Terrio

I had a list of things that I hoped this movie would not do and it do pretty much all of them. Full transparency – I loved Last Jedi. I thought it was bold and was excited for the fertile story-telling place the series was left in. It was exciting to think about all the possibilities that lie ahead for the new characters and it was satisfying where the older characters were left. Rise of Skywalker ignores all of that potential and opportunity in favor of fan service and a story that feels like fan-fiction. ———– SPOILERS BEGIN ——————- This is movie is just Return of the Jedi 2.0! Why rehash another Star Wars movie! Uggghhh!!! ———- SPOILERS END ——————–

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Fractured, 2019 – ★★½

Andres — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Movie #285 watched on 10/11/2019.

Director: Brad Anderson | Writer(s): Alan B. McElroy

It was entertaining until the end. Crap ending. Tried to hard.

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Joker, 2019 – ★★★

Andres — Sun, 06 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Movie #281 watched on 10/6/2019.

Director: Todd Phillips | Writer(s): Scott Silver, Todd Phillips

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Blinded by the Light, 2019 – ★½

Andres — Sat, 14 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Movie #258 watched on 9/14/2019.

Director: Gurinder Chadha | Writer(s): Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges, Sarfraz Manzoor

I did not connect with this at all!

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Mulholland Drive, 2001 – ★

Andres — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Movie #97 watched on 3/28/2019.

Director: David Lynch | Writer(s): David Lynch

So now I can say I have seen Mulholland Dr. but honestly most of the movie felt pointless. Stories that do this whole “what you see is not really what it is” can be good but I always question it when it turns out you have an unreliable narrator or main character. If it turns out the character has schizophrenia or something like that then I always question any scene that character is not in. This movie fell into that trap for me. It was narratively all over the place, scenes just felt random and unnecessary, and the conclusion was just “ugghhh”. If you want to see this done right just watch Fight Club. If this is one of your favorite movies please tell me why. I really would love to know.

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You Were Never Really Here, 2017 – ★

Andres — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Movie #26 watched on 1/25/2019.

Director: Lynne Ramsay | Writer(s): Lynne Ramsay, Jonathan Ames

This movie just did not connect with me

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