Watchable. Experiences most viewers can refer to make for involving watching, acting could be better though and pace a bit faster. Meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani (literally translated: better an egg today than a hen tomorrow) or so at least do the men in the film think having their foreign love affairs. Yet emotions get involved. Is Andrei unfaithful only to his girlfriend or to himself as well? This part is quite straightforward. However, there's another set of stories in the film as well. A young student is gaining professional experience and the first assignments are full of traps. Whether out of sympathy or for his own advantage he veers off professionalism. People get hurt. So does he.
L'AVENIR
Watchable. A fictitious story very true to life. Nathalie has a life filled with little joys (mildly amusing to the viewer) and little problems. She's constantly busy with her work and family. Then, within a short period of time, she loses most of it. What will she do about it? Well, the example of her inherited cat shows that when suddenly let free you follow your natural instincts. An ordinary, yet thought-provoking story. The woman is a philosophy teacher so you'll find philosophers mentioned or quoted here and there throughout the film, luckily for down-to-earth me those abstract statements are just zest, not the essence. The music is annoying at times.
WAR DOGS
Recommended. It's like "The Wolf of Wall Street" but funnier ("How was the funeral?" "It was amazing!" is one example). First class actors including Jonah Hill known from the above mentioned movie. The story's based on true events, superbly scripted and directed by Todd Phillips (who would expect after his earlier class B "Hangover" or "Borat?), with great locations shots and music going in smoothly. The film, contrary to the book ("Arms and the Dudes" by Guy Lawson) is set chronologically so it's easy to follow the tensions between the people, their way of doing business and the changes, or the lack of thereof, in their company and lifestyles. Only two of the original three gunrunners are portrayed with no detraction from the fun or the story itself.
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