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The 2nd (2020)
Just like a 90's straight to video movie
Was the audio post dubbed? There was something "off" with the audio - I often felt like I was watching a foreign film with English overdubbing
The movie has no atmosphere or vibe even though it very well could have with the empty college campus setting. Some synth music would have been
But instead it is a borderline boring, stupid mishap. Ryan Phillipe still looks good, but even that couldn't keep my attention away from looking at my phone the entire time while it became background noise while I occasional re-situated myself into the "storyline" (if thats what you can call it as it played.
At best it could have been at the most, 45 minutes long.
Judy (2019)
Excellent Timeframe Movie
I watched several hours of YouTube clips and documentaries and A&E's Biography about Judy the days before I watched this and it is amazing how Zellweger looks so much like her in some shots. Its amazing, and I love how they focused on one "timeframe" of her life and getting immersed in how it was dealing with her behind the scenes of her London (and other) shows. She will always be an interesting, intriguing, and tragic character in history and this film gives us an insight to that.
The one major flaw is Zellweger's singing. Its great but it does not sound like Judy at all (it sounds like Renee Zellweger singing strongly) Its almost like they should have used montages of Zellweger as Judy while actual recording ls were used, but I know its a Hollywood movie and thats not how its done. Her best sounding Judy is the part where she hangs out with the couple at their apartment and one is playing the piano while she casually starts singing. That part literally made me cry. Such a moving part.
Ava (2020)
Should Have Been About 45 Minutes Long
Angelina Jolie took one look at this script and was like......"um, noooooo"...🤣🤣
Jessica Chastain is a great actress and carries this movie and your interest, but it certainly lags in places and lags in storyline.
The side story with the two sisters and Common could have been left out. Uneeded.
It was good to see Gena Davis again.
Goosebumps: Cry of the Cat: Part 1 (1998)
Take It As...
I have been binge watching this series for the first time and at first I thought this was a horrible episode, but if you don't take it seriously and just go along with the terrible acting and effects, it totally plays as like a parody of an old sci-fi film from the 40's or 50's.
The general acting is absurd, but the acting from the film crew & director is especially over the top bad and is outright hilarious.
The Sleepover (2020)
Decent Entertaining
Thankfully there is no sappiness. Fast paced enough to keep your memontum to not lose interest. Kind of some quasi inappropriate jokes for age target, but overall "good"