NABOSPIONEN (NEXT DOOR SPY)
Watchable. Rudimentary animation both in the drawing style and in almost robotic people movements, clearly meant for children. The kid-level detective story's engaging. Only dream sequences bring some confusion.
未来のミライ (MIRAI)
Watchable. Astonishing quality of cartoons. At first the city airview deceived me. I had the impression I was watching the real world. It repeated with kitchen equipment, a rug, another city panorama. The rest was a colourful, pleasant anime. However, the story's deeply sorrowful and nostalgic. Either for little children or for adults, especially those who have or are planning to have offspring of their own. It shows how devastating it is for kids to be overlooked, even if for the sake of their siblings. I was sobbing since both the events around the family and the imaginary trips conveyed so much despondency. Interesting how the trips resembled Mr. Scrooge's ones - into the future and into the past. The film's filled with love of family but also with the toddler's torment.
NELLYS ABENTEUER (NELLY'S ADVENTURE)
Watchable. For teenagers, even if it tells you a few inconvenient truths about the adult world ruled by financial greed and predjudice. Teenagers' world is less contextual so friendship's easier even when money gets in the way. Romania is portrayed as an unsightly, poor backwater even if with occasional awe-inspiring mountains. Shot near Sibiu,spoken in Romanian and German. Stereotypical but the kidnapping raises your tension. Outstanding truly surround sound.
DIABLO. WYSCIG O WSZYSTKO (DIABLO)
Watchable. Fun. Excellent cinematography with a variety of shooting styles, one of which - in a Warsaw club - resembles "Slepnac od swiatel" ("Blinded by the Lights"). Quality matching music. Truly surround sound. Lots of swearing mars the experience. Well acted, especially by Cezary Pazura as the ruthless gangster and toxic father Jarosz. And it all has a plot, pretty standard but decently enacted. A new character turns up in the disconnected last scene and an early mid-credit so a sequel is being planned.
Cinema City staff were cleaning the faux leather seats in the hall. I'm impressed how clean it is.
GREEN BOOK
Recommended. Harrowing. Ever seen a piano virtuoso handcuffed naked by racist homophobic police? Flagrant injustice is one impression that stick with you. Convincingly acted by the Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali duo. Especially Viggo Mortensen stands out as the working class brutish white. But it's most of all marvellously scripted. Inspired by true events unfortunately, "Green Book" was a list of establishments serving colored people in the 60s. Ethnic and class clashes abound but if the black musician's fate warmed the Italian macho to him, so will it everyone.
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