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Morbius (2022)
There are FAR worse superhero films.
Nowhere near as bad as Blade Trinity, Elektra, Ghostrider, X-Men: The Last Stand, Apocalypse, Dark Pheonix, Suicide Squad, Venom 2 etc. There were some minor flawed plot-points but for most part I liked it.
Promising Young Woman (2020)
I enjoyed it BUT had so many problems with it. (SPOILERS)
1) Would you deliberately leave your wallet on view in an unlocked car just to catch would-be thieves? No? So why would Cassie pretend to be hammered just to teach men a lesson about taking advantage of drunk women? It put her in danger and she was literally looking for trouble. Also this part of the film had nothing to do with the main plot so could've been omitted and saved for a separate film cos it had interesting potential for a premise all of its own but I figure it was part of the film's feminist agenda.
2) I didn't like the way Ryan was presented as a simp - he was desperate, wilky and had no self-respect. I feel this was the director's way of poking fun of or satirizing good guys; the message was men are either misogynist A-holes like Al/Joe, the workmen and the pick-up driver OR hopeless weak saps like Ryan. Either way they're all pathetic. Dad's don't count of course cos they're related to you.
3) I didn't buy that Ryan just forgave Cassie WITHOUT explanation when he saw her at the bar about to go home with Paul. Sure, Ryan was a love-struck gullible lost-puppy but even so wouldn't we ALL want an explanation if it was us? It really made her so unlikable too that she was STILL playing the drunk game and about to go home with Paul when Ryan had been good to her at that point.
4) I didn't buy that Madison would NOT ask Cassie to explain how SHE knew about the guy at the hotel and that he took Madison to his room to just lay down and not touch her. I also don't believe even a drunk woman would go up to a stranger's room during the day after what must have been a brief encounter. She wasn't even single and could easily have called her husband to pick her up.
5) I didn't buy that Joe and Al would decide to burn Cassie's body. They're smart guys and must have anticipated Cassie might have told SOMEONE where she was going. They didn't even think to hide her car, even Norman Bates in "Psycho" did that. She had knives so Al could easily have pleaded self-defense, the police still wouldn't have known about the tape at that point, only Cassie did and she was DEAD.
6) The fact Cassie was about to cut Nina's name into Al's chest (and drugged his friends) was the final nail in the coffin that made me stop rooting for her. She'd gone too far at this point. She could have just sent the tape off to the police and everyone Al knew, she already threatened Ryan she'd do the same. If she just did that she'd still be alive and could have visited Al in prison to confront him.
Coming 2 America (2021)
Not funny but points for fan service (spoilers)
Wesley Snipes was not funny despite what others have said. The way he walked was stupid. Louie Anderson's one scene and joke was not funny. Morgan Freeman crying over no sex was not funny. The new Prince falls in love after just 2 scenes. Vanessa Bell is STILL wearing the same dress from the first film. The 'Get Off' musical sequence was uncalled-for and cheesey. Its Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull all over again.
Busanhaeng 2: Bando (2020)
Not as bad as they say
I wouldn't say this sequel was "disappointing", its just different but perfectly capable as far as script is concerned. It's certainly not as taught as the first film and there's less zombie action in it, and similarities to Mad Max, Doomsday and The Walking Dead. The characters were OK and they seem to try to re-produce the same emotional beats even the ending. And again its heavy on family and protection of loved ones.
Chau tin dik tung wa (1987)
Disaapointing
I wanted to like this but found it rather boring. There wasn't much of a plot and very little conflict. The main two characters go about their business day in, day out but again there's no plot going on that really develops or contributes to a story. All About Ah-Long is a far superior Chow Yun Fat romantic drama.