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Man of God (2021)
Overtrying doesn't always help
I'm not quite sure what to write about this one since I didn't like it, but I see there are people who really liked it and that's how it always is of course. From my point of view, the weak points of the movie are: the language (which is in English in order to be more accessible to the international audience, but it sounds weird and unreal for the actors who play and for the story itself), the (conventional) choice of some actors that either acted too much or they didn't fit for the role given, and the collaboration of script and direction that didn't emphasize or highlight the true actions of the protagonist Saint Nectarios. The narration visually felt a bit flat while there was a lot of talking.
On the other hand, the atmosphere created, the costumes, makeup and some actors with the protagonist among them, were the real deal. Also, the messages of Saint Nectarios can be heard and seen in the movie, so it makes it automatically interesting and moving.
*It would be very pleasant to see at last some new actors in Greek movies and not always the same big "stars" who take over roles in every movie that is produced here in Greece.
Tenet (2020)
Just a showoff of money
Nice actors, visual techniques to the point, the landscapes are cool, but that's that. The story is really confusing and basically nonsense, forcing yourself to watch something that you don't understand. And 2 and a half hours? Why?
And I do agree with previous reviews that the characters are not sympathetic or somehow interesting. Everything goes fast, a lot of music on the background, nonsense dialogues, no space or chance to feel for the characters even though it lasts quite long. I only got a headache.
In general, this movie felt to me like a showoff of money.. exhausting, boring and definitely not an achievement of filmmaking just because it costed 200 million.....