LES FANTÔMES D'ISMAËL (ISMAEL'S GHOSTS)
Watchable. Slow, with a bad lead actor (Mathieu Amalric) accompanied by two actresses. Two parallel plots: the one of a film director whose wife returns after 21 years becomes clear after a while but remains protracted, the one of a diplomat is more interesting, with conspiracies but I've got no clue what it was about, let alone how it relates to the director's story. Marion Cotillard gets startk naked for a while and looks beautiful, not in a fake American way but naturally, without depilation or surgical enhancements. The music score encompasses a few styles and is very uneven, seems random.
DJ
Recommended. The rags-to-riches DJ story takes you from Poland via London to Ibiza. The initial shot of naked female bodies lined up face down in red light is explained later in the Balearic part. Both London and Ibiza look just like I remember them with the added glamour of some parties I did not attend. The shots enthrall more and more with each change of scenery. The music shows the DJ's humble beginnings - and talent, after her conductor-father - playing regular, decent techno and gets increasingly better ending absolutely amazing. Can I have some more, please?
Recommended. The rags-to-riches DJ story takes you from Poland via London to Ibiza. The initial shot of naked female bodies lined up face down in red light is explained later in the Balearic part. Both London and Ibiza look just like I remember them with the added glamour of some parties I did not attend. The shots enthrall more and more with each change of scenery. The music shows the DJ's humble beginnings - and talent, after her conductor-father - playing regular, decent techno and gets increasingly better ending absolutely amazing. Can I have some more, please?
GNOME ALONE
Watchable. For teenagers and school-age children: bright colours, pop tunes and fighting monsters. A clear-cut story, good translation into Polish making even the dubbing sound OK. The story's about a single mum, school "mean trio", funny ravenous monsters and true friends. Nothing new but lots of fun.
LOVING VINCENT
Recommended when seen again. First I heard one language, was reading the other, listening to Clint Mansell's score and focusing on the paintings. That was too much. A single-language version of this complex movie is much more viewer-friendly. Even tree leaves moving in the wind caught my attention. All the toil put into copying Vincent Van Gogh's paintings for a full-length production is a breakthrough which deserves an Oscar. Clint Mansell's music blends in smoothly rendering Van Gogh's tragedy so emotional it touches to the core. The composer remasters his most famous "Lux Aeterna" in the film and over the credits. The credits additionally feature the catchy song: "Starry, Starry Night".
In the near future Polish people may start having transitional disruptions when the Audio Movie application will get widespread. 6 m elderly, 0.5 m hard-of-hearing and some other people, for example those who will want to listen to the dialogues in another language, are said to be interested in the app. For others it means a risk of loud conversations when they will be learning how to use it as the movie starts.
INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY
Watchable. When I hear of the cases of chained women kept in cellars I wonder how human beings can do it to others. The movie swiftly provides an explanation: supernatural evil takes residence in those people's minds. The film says monsters feed on fear and hatred which sounds very uplifting as if we can change things. You get laughs, tears, scares all in one movie. The psychic and the sidekicks fight monsters ghostbusters style. The psychic is the same elderly lady as before. The character creator and scriptwriter Leigh Whannel appears as Specs - one of the sidekicks who feature prominently in this part adding lots of humour, e.g. hitting on the psychic's nieces. Though the lady having one of her visions at the police station is hilarious as well. Only the fake-looking demon with sparks flying of its metallic fingers detracts from the fun. The clown face appears in the woman's vision in the ending announcing a sequel. I hope Leigh Whannel is going to retain his comic strain.
Watchable. For teenagers and school-age children: bright colours, pop tunes and fighting monsters. A clear-cut story, good translation into Polish making even the dubbing sound OK. The story's about a single mum, school "mean trio", funny ravenous monsters and true friends. Nothing new but lots of fun.
LOVING VINCENT
Recommended when seen again. First I heard one language, was reading the other, listening to Clint Mansell's score and focusing on the paintings. That was too much. A single-language version of this complex movie is much more viewer-friendly. Even tree leaves moving in the wind caught my attention. All the toil put into copying Vincent Van Gogh's paintings for a full-length production is a breakthrough which deserves an Oscar. Clint Mansell's music blends in smoothly rendering Van Gogh's tragedy so emotional it touches to the core. The composer remasters his most famous "Lux Aeterna" in the film and over the credits. The credits additionally feature the catchy song: "Starry, Starry Night".
In the near future Polish people may start having transitional disruptions when the Audio Movie application will get widespread. 6 m elderly, 0.5 m hard-of-hearing and some other people, for example those who will want to listen to the dialogues in another language, are said to be interested in the app. For others it means a risk of loud conversations when they will be learning how to use it as the movie starts.
INSIDIOUS: THE LAST KEY
Watchable. When I hear of the cases of chained women kept in cellars I wonder how human beings can do it to others. The movie swiftly provides an explanation: supernatural evil takes residence in those people's minds. The film says monsters feed on fear and hatred which sounds very uplifting as if we can change things. You get laughs, tears, scares all in one movie. The psychic and the sidekicks fight monsters ghostbusters style. The psychic is the same elderly lady as before. The character creator and scriptwriter Leigh Whannel appears as Specs - one of the sidekicks who feature prominently in this part adding lots of humour, e.g. hitting on the psychic's nieces. Though the lady having one of her visions at the police station is hilarious as well. Only the fake-looking demon with sparks flying of its metallic fingers detracts from the fun. The clown face appears in the woman's vision in the ending announcing a sequel. I hope Leigh Whannel is going to retain his comic strain.
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