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Moonlight (2016)
Could have been amazing
Moonlight had so much potential. The main problem I had with the movie was the third act. The movie was amazing up until Chiron hit Terrell with a chair. The editing and the look of the movie. Amazing. But the third act. I was waiting for the credits to roll as soon as the third act started. The third act was too slow. The first two acts had very nice pacing. Everything happened fast and the movie knew when to slow down. The third act felt very long. And nothing really happens. We are shown he is a drug dealer and still has nightmares of his mother. He reconciles with his mom and meets Kevin again. This did not need to be as long as it was in the movie. Many unnecessary scenes. There is one scene where he talks to a drug dealer that works for him. I understand this scene was meant to show how much meaner and tougher he has gotten over the years, but the scene felt very out of place. And the actor who played Chiron (Trevante Rhodes) had the weakest performance out of the three Chirons. The scene where he meets his mom again was way too short. Contrary to popular opinion, the actress who played Paula (Naomie Harris) wasn't as amazing as people say she was. She did a good job, but in a movie like this, She had to be amazing. One minor problem I had was how Trevante Rhodes didn't look anything like the other two actors. Some could say this was intentionally, but I believe they just couldn't find an actor that looked like the other two.
But the movie is still good. I would highly recommend it to anyone who appreciates well made films. This movie gets a 7/10 for the fantastic first two acts.
Guns Akimbo (2019)
Had a Good Time
This movie had a lot of problems. Guns Akimbo takes itself way to seriously. When I saw the trailer I was expecting a self aware comedy starring Daniel Radcliffe, but that is not what I got. The movie was every predictable and all the twists were pretty obvious. But I would be lying if I said that I didn't laugh a couple times during the movie. Not because the jokes were good or anything, but because it was so bad it was funny. The spinning camera shots they kept doing in the first half of the movie was hilarious and I can tell that they weren't going for that when shooting there fight scenes like that.
Contrast to everything that I just said, this movie will be a good time. Daniel Radcliffe is easily the bet part of this movie. Nix's character is really one dimensional and dull. And Natasha Liu Bordizzo's character was not that good either. The film makers tried to make us feel something in Nix's death scene. But I couldn't care less about that character.
In conclusion I would recommend this movie to anyone who is looking for stupid comedy and wants a good time.
6/10
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12 (2005)
A Pure Musical Masterpiece
R Kelly is a horrible person. But this is amazing. I was shocked in this unintentional comedy gold. Everything from the beat to the extreme plot points. Just amazing. Recommend to anyone with 30 minutes to spare. But after Chapter 12 sucks