Movie reviews

VERMIGLIO

Switched off. Constant crying of a baby, frequent prayers, plodding pace, war times in a remote village. Nothing interesting whatsoever.

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WENT UP THE HILL

Switched off. Awfully slow-paced. While relatives embodying the spirit of the deceased are an original concept, their sexual intercourse makes no sense either supernaturally nor taking into account who they really are - it's incest, besides one of them is gay. With no dynamics, no suspense and no sense I saw no point in continuing watching.

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THE ROSES

Watchable. This fictitious story is not as far-fetched as it seems. Ollie Dabbous appears as himself. The mentioned Charles Manson connection to Beach Boys in the good times is also a fact. Having said that, the rest is a rags-to-riches story for one and a downfall for the other and the consequences for the relationship. It's humorous. Lots of British sarcasm in the pair's constant banter , e.g "I'm just going to lie down here" when fallen drunk is contrasted with American awkward, vulgar attempts at humour. The whole thing is fun but the Americans are portrayed as dumb, envious and primitive. What partly makes up for it, is the luxury life fairy-tale.

SORRY, BABY

Switched off. How did Eva Victor manage to write 1 hour 42 minutes of a movie without saying anything meaningful? Nothing much happens, it's lacklustre and all conversations are so trivial, so contrived, you keep wondering how any real person could drone on and on about nothing the way the two women and the people in their circle do. And as an actress she fails to attract you to the screen either. A bummer. 

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