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Otis (2008)
All-around awful
I don't even have words for how painfully terrible this movie is. The dialogue is a joke. It seems that the whole budget went to securing rights to great songs and hiring a writer for free. The characters interact in such fake and forced ways. WTF was one good thing about this movie? I'm not a troll, I just hated this movie. example: "F*** the FBI, let's call the cops!" The camera angles/editing added nothing to the story. The music and lyrics carried every emotion because the actors and dialogue didn't even come close do doing their jobs. What was with the parents cracking jokes and acting nonchalant when their daughter goes missing? I am now dumber for having watched this waste of time. One saving grace: the spoof on Nancy Grace when being all cold and factual when talking with parents. This movie took itself way too seriously and was a terrible miss. Spoilers don't exist because nothing was a twist or unpredictable.
Whale Rider (2002)
movie with mother
First off, I knew what kind of movie to expect before I found myself taking my mother to a movie on a Friday night. I can be a sucker for the very well-made dramatic films generally geared towards females. Whale Rider proved to be one of those films that grabbed my interest and never let go.
Set in breath-taking NZ, the cinematography/art direction is amazing! Nearly all of the outdoor shots provide some of the natural splendor of the filming location.
As far as the story is concerned, I was impressed. Even though the story line is predictable from about 20 minutes in, I still found myself waiting eagerly to find out the fate of the determined and relentless hero of the story, Pai. The way of life lived in the tribal communities was described vividly in the film but little attention was given to the history. Reading the book may prove to be beneficial in learning about the history of this way of life.
Highly recommended to fans of drama films!