ioana-hreninciuc Reviews

The Remains of the Day (1993)

NOTHING happens in this movie

[5/10 · 28 December 2013]

I expected the story would take its time but then again that's all this movie does.

Let me say it again: NOTHING happens. People stare at each other and that's about it.

It's not unpleasant, but it's not good either. It just passes by.

Best part about the movie: Athony Hopkins and Emma Thomson do give great performances - they seem to be very good at staring at each other and other people. That's about it.

Watch it on a lazy Sunday afternoon or late night when you can't sleep. It should fix it.

The Great Gatsby (2013)

Overacted and over-hyped - it's just a soap opera on steroids

[3/10 · 28 December 2013]

How did Dicaprio and Maguire ever agree to be in this movie? It's not just average. It's simply bad. It's not even entertaining. Leaving aside that it's not by far an accurate representation of Fitzgerald's work and judging it only as a movie... it's still probably the worst movie Dicaprio's been in for the past 15 years. Some of the worst things about it:

• Gatsby is portrayed like a pathetic wannabe

• Carey Mulligan looks like she's always about to break into tears - and no,her character isn't supposed to do that, that's just her face in every movie she's ever done

• None of the characters have any real form of substance - they're very superficially built

• The story has been turned into a compressed soap opera drama that probably wouldn't even impress a 12 year old

Best part about this movie: pretty colours and once in a while some acceptable music.

Only watch it if you really, really can't get out of it.