zerosugarzerocalories Reviews

I'll Be Watching (2023)

Not scary just annoying

[1/10 · 11 May 2023]

Admittedly I only watched this to see what kind of projects Bob and Eliza work on post The 100, I didn't expect much but I didn't think it was gonna be this cringe. 2mins in and the sister says 'let's take an SC' these people are in their mid 30s and you're making them say that?

For a supposed tech genius the husband had no idea what went wrong with his tech and who was messing with their crypto wallet?

This movie could've cut down on a lot of scenes but most especially with the cat dying by the washing machine? It's so morbid for no reason. And the circus background music on a supposedly suspenseful scene?

The filmmakers could've done something different on an already tired trope, and they did! They just somehow made it worst.

Spinning Gold (2023)

$27 million dollar mess

[3/10 · 3 April 2023]

It was apparent that the production took inspiration from Wolf of Wallstreet and Bohemian Rhapsody. It wanted to show great musical moments from the highs and lows of a man's career; although a lot of it was taken out of context and not entirely true, and the cocaine infused chaos of the 70s but with a Party City wig.

Bad: Casting choices (that's the least convincing Gene Simmons I've ever seen), Hair and wardrobe choices (I want to puke every time I see the pubes I mean chest hair from Neil), and the green screen and vfx.

Good: The music is real good! Tayla Parx is a new discovery for me, has bits and pieces of fun though they fail to sustain it multiple times, Jason Derulo with a surprising performance.

At the end of the day, you can't fault a family wanting to honor a legendary family member but it would have been better had the creative direction been given to someone with experience. Just didn't seem worth the 10 years of pre production for this level of output.