I don't usually review 7 year old movies but I'm a big fan of Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling, a very underrated duo. I think they're very talented writers and Brit is such a great actress. Everything they've made together is imaginative and provocative, way more interesting than 95% of the slop Hollywood pumps out. This film is really good as most of their other work, like The Sound of My Voice and The OA.
Highly recommend.
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The Mummy
(2017)
Better than the IMDB rating
17 June 2019
I never write reviews but The Mummy is a great action movie and well worth the watch. The low ratings I feel are not reliable in this case. It's a little deeper and more interesting than the shallow and predictable "blockbuster" superhero films.
The Flower of Evil
(2003)
Good French Family Drama
20 July 2004
This is a 100% French movie possibly not ever intended for American viewers. However, being the francophile that I am, I dug up "Flower of Evil" at my local library and proceeded to view it with much anticipation. Nathalie Baye is one of my favorite French actresses.
The story moves along a little slow but the mood of the film is enticing and it leads you to believe that something dark is lurking just beneath the surface.
That dark stuff emerges later on in various subplots while the entire plot does thicken up a bit with good tension. I felt a bit let down when it came time for a climax but I wouldn't dismiss this film because of that, I really enjoyed the superb acting, fine character development, and otherwise gripping story, a characteristic of many French dramas. Maybe some of the subtlety was just lost on me, but I liked the fact that you're never sure who's good or bad, but you end up feeling for each character.
"La Fleur du Mal" is a film for serious film watchers and/or students of acting or drama, and not for mindless entertainment.
The story moves along a little slow but the mood of the film is enticing and it leads you to believe that something dark is lurking just beneath the surface.
That dark stuff emerges later on in various subplots while the entire plot does thicken up a bit with good tension. I felt a bit let down when it came time for a climax but I wouldn't dismiss this film because of that, I really enjoyed the superb acting, fine character development, and otherwise gripping story, a characteristic of many French dramas. Maybe some of the subtlety was just lost on me, but I liked the fact that you're never sure who's good or bad, but you end up feeling for each character.
"La Fleur du Mal" is a film for serious film watchers and/or students of acting or drama, and not for mindless entertainment.
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