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Road House (2024)
Average at least
In the first version of Road House there are more drama, more bad guys and much better music... Oh, and topless babes. Jake Gyllenhaal plays the good guy with a huge smile in this one, it was very unconvincing but he always delivers a solid work.
Very few exceptions were made but the majority are poor performances, ( emphasizing Connor MccGregor with no expressions other than that idiotic smile, I know he's not an actor but come on! At least he could pretend to act lol ).
A very very very very lazy script without character development. The fight scenes were not bad. This Road House doesn't have a personality it's just a seedy tourist joint. Recommended for a lazy sunday. A solid 4/10.
The Continental (2023)
I wasn't expecting this
Everything feels forced here, the atmosphere doesn't work for me, the music is completely out of place I mean the tracks are great but not for this kinda show...
A flat and predictable story so far, the action scenes are cliché after cliché I mean, was like the guy is bulletproof ? ( Even JW got hit a couple of times, you know ) aaand average performances, diversity of course but I insist, it feels forced... it could be much much better than this.
Oh, and what with the sex scenes?? They are totally outside of JW's world. I don't remember if there was a single sex scene in the movies :-/
It's an honest 4/10 it didn't work for me.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (2023)
A waste of a good character
We have a character like Daryl Dixon, a very tough guy, a lone survivor, sometimes ruthless and always honorable to his friends, somehow ends up in France. Interesting. We know Daryl deserves his solo adventure.... BUT...! He faces more of the same: An army of bullies, gotta babysitting an annoying teenager - again -. We have a prophecies, we have team of evil rich people and mad scientists and we have another bad guy looking for revenge / power and more and more of the same lazy writing from the last TWD seasons.
I know it's only the first episode but honestly I can not expect much and it's a shame because I really like the character. Hopefully it will get better.
The Flash (2023)
Entertainment 👍
So I just ignored all reviews and went to theater and to be honest I didn't expect this much from The Flash.
I'm not an Ezra Miller fan ? But the movie was a good one to watch at the big screen. Same Flashpoint story ( a pretty decent plot ), acting was acceptable and the cameos were a nice touch for the fans. It had some good laughs and had some very silly "Ezra" moments.
In short, the film was very enjoyable, over 2 hours and didn't feel that long. Michael Keaton returns as Batman and nailed it! Supergirl vs Zod fight was ok for the poor CGI at moments but I personally don't mind that if I am enjoying a movie.
It's an honest 7 / 10 and it's weird to have a really good movie with all the hype and bots writing 10 / 10 reviews lol
Worths the watch with family at the cinema 👍
The Covenant (2023)
Finally! A film for grown ups 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
It is hard to appreciate good films nowadays, If it's not something related to superheroes or a teen drama queens, it doesn't get due attention.
You won't find dark humor in this dramatic war journey by Guy Ritchie. The film shows a human bond inside something as ugly as an armed conflict/war and teaches us in a way about duty, honor debts and self sacrifice. A pretty hackneyed story to be honest but the narrative takes you inside a bleak and dramatic environment at a steady pace and together with the music it makes a perfect timing. The performances are great - highlighting Dar Salim.
Please ignore the hate reviews - this is highly recommended as a movie for entertainment.
Knights of the Zodiac (2023)
No heart 💔
In today's cinema, the lack of creativity is replaced by CGI. Sure, a movie like this should have special effects, but without an engaging story, decent acting, or interesting character development, we get an empty case.
The Knights of the Zodiac protecting Athena and fighting evil with Kung Fu parkour and slow motion capoeira throughout the entire movie. Bad.
Between the average performances and a flat story, you won't give a penny for any character. Bad.
In short, nothing new or different from Disney / Marvel movies with a ton of special effects and hype but no heart, I don't recommend it but everyone chooses their poison, I lost interest after 50 minutes, just bad.