The life of Rodrigo Bueno, while not precisely special, was at least interesting. This movie is neither. It feels cheap, rushed and more like a sunday soap opera. There is no depth in the characters, many important aspects of his psychological makeup are ignored and the end result is just a wikipedia article turned into images. All acting is mediocre and there was no effort made to depict the sweat, the noise, the passion and the voracious crowd at every live presentation. Not a good tribute to "el
Potro".
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Training Day
(2017)
Awful... just awful.
9 July 2017
I have to say I had a tough time watching this stupid show. And of course, I gave up after 3 or 4 episodes.
From the get go, the cast seems amateurish and the acting is lousy. Paxton (rip) is terrible. His lines, his faces and expressions. You get the sense that he is just doing it to have fun. His character is also awful and always on the verge of being a parody. Except that this show takes itself seriously which makes it more repellent.
Then there is the pace and editing. They are wrong, boring. Also, the visuals look amateurish, almost like a film college graduation project. It is that bad. The writing is full of holes and there is a complete lack of realism overall. The characters are boring, clichéd and one dimensional. Imagine all the stupid commonplaces you would put in a bad TV show, and all of them (I mean ALL) are present in this sad excuse for a show.
Of course this has nothing to do with Fuqua's exceptional Training Day movie. I won't get into why although I suspect anyone with sensibility and enough cinema knows what I'm talking about.
By the way, if you really want to see Paxton at his finest (if that is possible) you should see "A Simple Plan". That would be a good investment of your time.
Stay away from this ugly monster.
From the get go, the cast seems amateurish and the acting is lousy. Paxton (rip) is terrible. His lines, his faces and expressions. You get the sense that he is just doing it to have fun. His character is also awful and always on the verge of being a parody. Except that this show takes itself seriously which makes it more repellent.
Then there is the pace and editing. They are wrong, boring. Also, the visuals look amateurish, almost like a film college graduation project. It is that bad. The writing is full of holes and there is a complete lack of realism overall. The characters are boring, clichéd and one dimensional. Imagine all the stupid commonplaces you would put in a bad TV show, and all of them (I mean ALL) are present in this sad excuse for a show.
Of course this has nothing to do with Fuqua's exceptional Training Day movie. I won't get into why although I suspect anyone with sensibility and enough cinema knows what I'm talking about.
By the way, if you really want to see Paxton at his finest (if that is possible) you should see "A Simple Plan". That would be a good investment of your time.
Stay away from this ugly monster.
47 Meters Down
(2017)
Unrealistic, boring and dumb.
25 June 2017
I have to say that IMDb has become more and more misleading with their ratings. Incredibly deep European movies getting low ratings while movies like this are ranking higher and higher every time. Reading all the reviews below, you get to understand why.
This movie is unrealistic and silly in many ways and this is no minor issue. I understand that cinema is a suspension of disbelief but this movie could have been much better if it had been more realistic. I won't get into details other than saying the behaviour of the characters (especially those lame cowards on deck) is unbelievable, the moments of terror boring and the decision made by everyone is dumb. The Coast Guard should have arrived immediately carrying proper gear like tiny explosives which are thrown around the girls (of course, knowing their location beforehand) in order to chase away the sharks.
The music is predictable. The action scenes are clichéd and not remarkable and worst of all, they are boring. That ripped off finale from "The Descent" and "Gravity" does not work because we have seen it before in much better films.
There are tragedy movies which are so real and in which the characters do everything their common sense dictates that the viewer cannot but suffer and empathize with their predicament. And the movie shines. No wonder such movies have become classics. This is not one of them. Boring and dumb. Stay away!
This movie is unrealistic and silly in many ways and this is no minor issue. I understand that cinema is a suspension of disbelief but this movie could have been much better if it had been more realistic. I won't get into details other than saying the behaviour of the characters (especially those lame cowards on deck) is unbelievable, the moments of terror boring and the decision made by everyone is dumb. The Coast Guard should have arrived immediately carrying proper gear like tiny explosives which are thrown around the girls (of course, knowing their location beforehand) in order to chase away the sharks.
The music is predictable. The action scenes are clichéd and not remarkable and worst of all, they are boring. That ripped off finale from "The Descent" and "Gravity" does not work because we have seen it before in much better films.
There are tragedy movies which are so real and in which the characters do everything their common sense dictates that the viewer cannot but suffer and empathize with their predicament. And the movie shines. No wonder such movies have become classics. This is not one of them. Boring and dumb. Stay away!
Inhale
(2010)
A man trying to save his daughter discovers hell and more...
15 August 2010
This movie is part of a series of movies (Babel, Man on fire comes to mind) which portray the very difficult Mexican social and economic situation next to the American border and how delicate the balance between the two countries is. While North Americans in general have a complete ignorance of the culture and origins of Mexico, they still see them as a source of trouble for their fatherland. As I speak, more restrictive immigration laws are being enforced for Mexicans and South Americans in some states in the U.S. A part of the North American society believes drugs, mobs and social violence is directly related to Mexicans. Again, the turmoil in Mexico is in no small part caused by the necessities North Americans have to "sustain" their honest, well intentioned way of life.
This necessity is what moves a prosecutor (played convincingly by Dermot Mulroney) to go deep into cruel and dangerous Mexican territory (mainly Juarez) in search of an illegal lung donor and an illegal transplant in order to save his daughter's life. During the journey, he'll encounter a dark life of crime and violence unknown to many Americans except when they have to resort to Mexicans for the dirty jobs they won't do themselves or for their convenience. The movie builds tension quite appropriately as we see a desperate father willing to risk his life in search of a mysterious doctor who is in charge of such operations. In his way, he'll see children gangs, prostitution, corrupt policemen and all the colors of human misery when poverty reigns. But he will also discover kindness, decency and the innocence of children (even those carrying automatic guns). In the eyes of the character everyone is corrupt and dishonest and this concept (although it may offend Mexicans or Latin Americans) is exactly what the script aims to do. It tries to show us how ignorant rich societies are of the way poor ones live and that not everyone who lives humbly is a criminal as the main character will find out. He'll also find out that the most despicable characters in the movie are not even Mexicans. (Surprise, surprise they are fellow North Americans). This is a journey of awakening for someone who has to go down to hell because he needs to.
In any case, the characters are believable. The wife (played by Diane Kruger) is a strong and determining character. Chief of police Aguilar (played by an impeccable Jordi Moya) is everything you'd expect from a degenerated police officer and Sam Shepard is also convincing. The music also deserves special mentioning although Newton Howard is basically copying Santaolalla's concept as heard in Brokeback Mountain or Babel. The in crescendo and the very emotional ending add to a movie which is decent and leaves a very important message mostly Mexicans and South Americans as I understand. Rich societies play an important part in the state of poverty (and its consequences) which is undermining poor societies and they have the moral power to revert this situation. That is, if they really wanted to.
This necessity is what moves a prosecutor (played convincingly by Dermot Mulroney) to go deep into cruel and dangerous Mexican territory (mainly Juarez) in search of an illegal lung donor and an illegal transplant in order to save his daughter's life. During the journey, he'll encounter a dark life of crime and violence unknown to many Americans except when they have to resort to Mexicans for the dirty jobs they won't do themselves or for their convenience. The movie builds tension quite appropriately as we see a desperate father willing to risk his life in search of a mysterious doctor who is in charge of such operations. In his way, he'll see children gangs, prostitution, corrupt policemen and all the colors of human misery when poverty reigns. But he will also discover kindness, decency and the innocence of children (even those carrying automatic guns). In the eyes of the character everyone is corrupt and dishonest and this concept (although it may offend Mexicans or Latin Americans) is exactly what the script aims to do. It tries to show us how ignorant rich societies are of the way poor ones live and that not everyone who lives humbly is a criminal as the main character will find out. He'll also find out that the most despicable characters in the movie are not even Mexicans. (Surprise, surprise they are fellow North Americans). This is a journey of awakening for someone who has to go down to hell because he needs to.
In any case, the characters are believable. The wife (played by Diane Kruger) is a strong and determining character. Chief of police Aguilar (played by an impeccable Jordi Moya) is everything you'd expect from a degenerated police officer and Sam Shepard is also convincing. The music also deserves special mentioning although Newton Howard is basically copying Santaolalla's concept as heard in Brokeback Mountain or Babel. The in crescendo and the very emotional ending add to a movie which is decent and leaves a very important message mostly Mexicans and South Americans as I understand. Rich societies play an important part in the state of poverty (and its consequences) which is undermining poor societies and they have the moral power to revert this situation. That is, if they really wanted to.
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