While the COVID-19 virus has forced us to stay home, I'm posting what I saw before the national quarantine. None of it is urgent now but I do hope the movies will be on again or will premiere - depending on the title - when cinemas are allowed to re-open.
BAD BOY
Watchable. Patryk Vega's craftsmanship makes it just fine. The movie makes use of the best solutions of his earlier productions which works up to a point. The thing is it gives you a déjà vu feeling. Skillfully directed, especially the air view of an arrest. Good lines, e.g. when the arrested guy explains how he was able to resist for so long: "otoczyłem was" ("I surrounded you"). The movie's extremely brutal at times. The story is from rags to riches. No ending but I guess a sequel is coming.
IL TRADITORE (THE TRAITOR)
Watchable when seen again. I managed to tie up my loose ends after the first viewing - this movie requires attention to each word and picture. Still engaging, this time if felt slower and even pensive at times. And definitely less glamorous. I also think of Tommaso Buscetta's motivation differently - he chose the lowest cost of dealing with his enemies. Incarceration was the most effective revenge and protection at the same time.
Turns out director Marco Bellocchio is over 80 now. I therefore renounce what I previously said that directors should retire before 70. Not all.
SALA SAMOBOJCOW. HEJTER (SUICIDE ROOM: HATER)
Recommended. A gripping thriller, emotional at times, plausible. The flower scene was so absurd - on purpose - I burst out laughing. Maciej Musiałowski and Maciej Stuhr are superb in the roles of the hater and the politician respectively.The climax first seemed over the top but then I remembered events not only from Poland but also other countries. Definitely exportable stuff. The movie was scripted by Pacewicz of "Boże Ciało" ("Corpus Christi") fame, directed by Jan Komasa - the way he depicts men, again, I had the impression he was gay.
They finished shooting on 23rd December 2018. Polish politician, Adamowicz, was assassinated on 13th January 2019.
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