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Boy am I just glad that the week is over. Sorry about the shortness of the last review, but if you had seen the week I had you’d understand why. Hell, it’s the week of probably one of the most anticipated films of the year (which I admittedly saw a few days later than planned). But before we get to that one today, it’s time to delve back into the world of Canadian Indie films. So let’s get started shall we?
Weirdos Review
Plot Summary - Set in Nova Scotia in 1976, the film follows Kit (Allan Hawco), as he and his friend Alice (Julia Sarah Stone), set off on a hitchhiking trip to visit Kit’s mother in nearby Sydney.
Pros - As road trip movies go, it’s actually probably one of the better ones I’ve seen. The story flows along at a nice pace, and the story feels pretty grounded in reality as well which helps. The cast is great, and the characters are pretty well rounded and relatable. The supporting cast and characters are nice and diverse, allowing for the story to keep moving forward in an interesting manner.
Cons - At 84 minutes, it still has some padding in terms of at least three music montages. There’s also a few too many quick cuts between characters for my liking.
Final Score - 8/10
It’s a nice little period piece, and a definite watch for fans of road trip movies.
Beauty and the Beast
Plot Summary - in mid 1700’s france, Belle (Emma Watson) is a social outcast in her village, where she lives with her father, and eludes the romantic attempts of Gaston (Luke Evans), the village hero. When her father is captured in the strange castle of The Beast (Dan Stevens), she offers to take his place, while unknowingly falling into the plan of the cursed housestaff who set out to return themselves to normal.
Pros - The visuals are pretty nice, especially once they get into the castle. The cast is great as well, my favourite having to be Josh Gad as Le Fou. This one also has so improvements in certain elements of the story over the original animated film.
Cons - My biggest complaint is, and I will admit it may have been the theatre I was in, was that the songs seem like half the time you can’t hear what they’re singing for half the songs. I will also be the first one to admit that, as a whole, I really don’t like most of the classic disney princess films. They all feel roughly the same to me, and even though the newer films are getting further away from that traditional formula, there’s just something about them that to me, serves more as an artifact of the era’s they were made in, rather than stories that hold up over time. The story is still predictable, and yeah the cast is charming, but everything still happens in the same way it always have and that honestly just drives me crazy.
Final Score - 5/10
I’m not ranking this any higher or lower, simply because I just honestly don’t really care about these films. If you think you’re going to like it, you probably will, if you think you won’t you won’t. It’s honestly that simple.
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