MONEY MONSTER
Watchable. Skillfully builds up tension. Better than the trailer would imply. George Clooney and Jack O'Connell act convincingly. Have you ever seen George Clooney looking scared? Here's your chance. Jack O'Connell is no worse in the large scope of emotions enacted and his working-class accent. The story is predictable though. It's just good film workmanship, not new quality.
GULE GULE (THE RAINDROP) (1999)
Recommended. A beautiful film about love and friendship. It starts with the sound of sea waves. Then there's idyllic life on an island. A group of elderly guys spend time enjoying each other's company, helping those worse-off. Then the action starts. The whole film is joyful, heart-warming and uplifting. Very good dialogues.
MANHATTAN NIGHT
Watchable. All exploited movie cliches: a seductive woman who's far from innocent, child abuse, a lone wolf reporter, a psycho imprisoning a woman and even a "Saw"-like scene, all of that in a slow but atmospheric modern noir style. Simon's proposal is quite weird. The film is dark and heavy, the last half an hour quite disturbing. A bit like "Sin City" for real and with worse cinematography.
It feels quite peculiar to see the film at Warsaw's Kinoteka and then go out towards the Central Station where you come across a Manhattan-like skyline. At night.
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