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Stardust (2020)
(Huge Bowie Fan) Pleasantly Surprised. I agree that this film is misunderstood.
I'm obsessed with Bowie and I've also read many books about him. I'm actually glad, in a selfish way, that this movie has been panned critically because I went in expecting it to be terrible but it wasn't at all.
People need to get over the fact that the likeness isn't great ..the costumes, hair and makeup were very accurate.
Nobody looks and sounds like Bowie and I didn't expect to see that. The writers obviously know their stuff and are passionate about Bowie. There is plenty of great factually accurate moments mixed in there with the dramatic narrative. Much of it is beautifully shot with great care and attention to detail. In defence of the actor's portrayal and spoken voice not sounding like the Bowie we remember, this was a period where he was creating his identity and he actually did used to affect different speaking styles so this didn't bother me at all.
Bowie came to be known for his humour in later years, much of that isn't present in the film but I imagine that the whole first American tour was alienating for him (a central theme of his work) and this story does a great job of portraying that existential unease.
Real fans of Bowie's early career should not miss this. Those involved in making this film should be proud of it. The current IMDB score of 3.6 is outrageously unfair.
2030 (2018)
DocuDRAMA NOT Documentary
Came here to let everyone know that this is a DocuDRAMA as opposed to a documentary. Many parts are scripted and it doesn't come over as natural at all, to me. Shame, as I rarely get time to sit and watch things like this and I was looking forward to it (there's a joke in there somewhere). I requested a refund from my streaming service as I feel it was miscategorized as a documentary.
To the Bone (2017)
Bad To The Bone
Some great characters but, for me, it just didn't work. Keanu Reeves is wooden as usual and the story seemed to lose direction. The English kid was funny and carried the film for me as my finger hovered over the Menu button on my Apple TV. There were some memorable scenes but memorable scenes and some good characters didn't save the story for me.
One in a Billion (2016)
Captioning Issue Resolved on Netflx
Just watched this on Netflx Canada and the captioning issue that kinda ruined the film for Planktonrules is resolved. Very enjoyable. I too recommend that you watch with the captions on. The production team put a lot of work into following Satnam on his journey through his formative time working toward his and his family's dream of him becoming a pro basketball player. Looking forward to a sequel!