Hello All,
I have to push this one out quickly due to time restraints, so we’re just going to get right to it shall we?
Happy Death Day Review
Plot Summary - “Tree” Gelbman (Jessica Rothe) is your typical sorority girl, who happens to be going through the motions on her birthday. When the night ends in her death however, and she starts the day over again, she finds herself having to solve her own murder.
Pros - The cast is great, and Rothe does a fairly good job as Tree. The premise, while familiar, does get used to good effect and it actually does help with elements of the story. There’s a surprising amount of good dark humour, and even some interesting kills. I admit I both kind of like and hate the ending, I’ll explain more below.
Cons - The movie suffers from not the most jarring tone problem, but it is enough to render it distracting. It also has some plot holes, a very out of place music montage, and that ending is a mixed bag. There are some moments of it I liked, but it’s dragged down by the inescapable notion that it was just added to pad the run time. The killer's motivation is also EXTREMELY fucking lame and it’s never given a good explanation, which renders the ending completely mute.
Final Score - 5/10
I think I found this year’s definitive mixed bag, but definitely one of the bigger disappointments. Sure I had low standards going in, but the fact that there are good ideas buried alive in it is both surprising and tragic. This should’ve been better.
The Foreigner Review
Plot Summary - When his daughter is killed by a new IRA, a retired Vietnam special forces op decides to track down a former IRA member and get the names of the bombers, and his revenge.
Pros - It’s great to see Chan and Brosnan back in films, as they both do very well here. The story is intriguing and has its twists and turns, managing to keep the suspense up throughout. The action scenes are cool, as Chan does his own stunts.
Cons - The story tries to layer itself, but comes across more as hard to follow, as it also relies a bit too much on audience knowledge of the original IRA and their history. There’s also way too many side characters. Like way too many.
Final Score - 6/10
While it mostly won me over with it’s lead actors, there is entertainment to be had here, even if it’s a bit far reaching.
Next: The Snowman (?) - It’s my top priority, but as of writing this the main site I use to figure out showtime's is down so I can’t confirm it yet.
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