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The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019)
Okay to pass the time, a little long
The movie has some dramatic moments, but I wouldn't call it a thriller. There's a lack of character development, and missed opportunities for a sub-plot. Chris Evans shines a bit too much. It would have been great to have given the pretty blonde, Haley Bennett, a back story. She is just there, and we have to guess. Of the main team involved in the mission, we only learn a little background on the two male leads.
The Professor (2018)
Boring and sad
I can't figure out what other people saw in this movie. I guess it's for JD fans. I could see spots where they were trying for humor, but it was just listless. Gave up on it half way through.
Beast (2017)
Waste of time
No suspense, not a thriller, slow moving. Acting by main characters pretty good, and some nice scenery of Jersey Island. That's about it. Don't understand the positive reviews.
The Brothers Rico (1957)
Slow moving drama
This really didn't feel like Film Noir. The plot wasn't that interesting, and there was little suspense or action.. Perhaps in 1957 it was novel to see someone flying from city to city, but most of the scenes are indoors anyways. Richard Conte does a good job acting his part, but the part given to him is a bit hard to believe.
City of Tiny Lights (2016)
Neither thrilling nor witty
This movie spends a lot of time showing Tommy Aktar sucking on cigarettes and drinking double shots of bourbon. He also goes back and forth to places in London, mostly at night. The back story of relationships with a former friend who is now a young real estate and the widow of his best friend when he was a young man are somewhat interesting...but the script is not written well enough to create tension regarding real estate, a Muslim mullah and a high-priced call girl that has gone missing. Way too long.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)
A little too long
See the favorable long reviews for a description of this flick. It is a well done drama, with good cinematography, but it just moves a little too slowly. It's like reading a book. Note that I am not an action-movie only kind of guy. We watched this streaming and had 40 minutes left to go when our connection got interrupted. We decided it wasn't worth the extra 40 minutes.