The last two from the very last night before the lockdown but at least one of the pictures is already back on the screen in just re-opened movie theatres:
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
Watchable. Lovable zany protagonist - blue, fluffy, from the outer space and as fast as Quicksilver from X-Men but he plays up in a children's caper. James Marsden is a great match for him in the supporting role. Jim Carrey with Mortdecai-style moustache as Dr. Robotnik, however, is badly miscast. In fact, he's utterly annoying, even more so dubbed in Polish, where his voice is different - very low. The rest of the dubbing is vexing too. Some brilliant lines make up for it, e.g. :"Do you have your child in that bag?" "No. I mean, yes, it's a child, but it's not mine." Sonic acts like a child with ADHD but occasionally says something cute like "you covered me with a duvet". Song titles reflect action which follows in the footsteps of "Men In Black" but caters to a younger audience. The last scene and the mid-credit imply a sequel. I look forward to it. Just no more Dr Robotnik please.
BRAHMS: THE BOY II
Watchable. Good cinematography and sound effects at times surrounding you with mysterious whispers and once including a deafening one - not too loud but persuading your ears you're on a plane - impressive. British accents spoken but the movie's American, Canadian and Australian. Feeble attempts at jump scares. Worn out tropes make it plain boring. Additional gimmicks borrowed from "Halloween" and "Terminator" slapped onto the sequel succeed in convincing you there are way too many sequels. In one flick in that. It certainly jumps on the bandwagon of recent serialisation-mania but does so excessively.
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