kevinbarry89 Reviews

Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. (2018)

Hard work

[6/10 · 28 June 2018]

Had not had any detailed knowledge of the story before I decided to watch the show. Knew who the main characters were but not any of the back story of the killings.

I got bored thru many of the episodes and felt the 10 episodes was excessive.

Especially the cops stories they just went on and on. The parts with the rappers and music lifted the show to watchable.

Some of the acting was very wooden especially Josh Duhamel who seemed to get worse as the episodes went on. Not sure if we were supposed to feel sorry for him or what, but as it went on it felt like waiting for your old dog to die before you have to bring him to the vet for the last jab, very uncomfortable.

Was hard to keep focused at times and although the start and the middle caught you at some point the ending was very poor.

Overall some very good parts but far too many bland 10 to 15 minutes sequences where just nothing happened.

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)

Really enjoyed

[9/10 · 26 February 2017]

No matter what the genre line says, this is a black comedy and a good one at that.The acting is spot on and sometimes especially in the later parts of the film a little over the top but it does add to where the story is going at the time and fits very well.

I think I can count on one hand the amount of movies lately that have made me laugh out loud, thankfully this one had me on more than one occasion.

Obviously the director is a Coen bros fan, it has touches of Fargoish mundane reality mixed with comedic gore filled violence.

The soundtrack was effortless and complimented the mood of each particular part of the movie.

Overall a good watch and not overly long or drawn out so 9/10.