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Road House (2024)
Unbelievably bad
This film is an unmitigated disaster. First, of your going to remake a film, you better make sure it's better than the original. Thia was a trainwreck in every category - the script was embarrassing bad, like so bad it seemed like a 14 year old wrote it. I'm watching it as I write this and I honestly can't believe how bad it is, it's like a parody of a bad movie. Its one of those scripts that seem like the writers didn't realize how laughably exaggerated and unrealistic the dialogue is and therefore almost impossible to relate or identify with the characters. This isn't "fun" or "interesting" but instead it's annoying and insulting. Sadly, the only thing worse than the script it's the acting. Gyllenhaal does fine with the material he's given but almost the entire supporting cast is unwatchable. They're not serious actors and they're inexperience and lack of respect for the craft shows. Take a class, get on stage, put the work in, and learn how to develop a character (although again there's not a whole lot that can be done with such a terrible script). The last element is the directing which is just as bad as the first two elements. Who knows what decisions were made by the producers but regardless this whole thing was disaster. Save 2 hrs of your time and go back and watch the Swayze version.
The Man from Earth (2007)
wtf?
I'm sorry, this was like watching a horrible community theater production. The acting was melodramatic and "stagey" and the dialogue was atrocious. There was no chemistry or connection between the actors and they all seemed like they were desperate to "act" rather than live truthfully in the given circumstances. Acting 101 was not observed. It's possible that it was due to bad direction. I could almost hear the director saying,"You should be really angry here."... "Ok, that take was good but can you be angrier?". Really bad stuff. That said, I respect anyone who completes a project but I just think that if you're gonna do it, do it well.
Late Watch (2004)
Subtle hilarity at it's finest
I was lucky enough to catch this film's premier at the Tribeca Film Festival and was extremely impressed. The performances and directing were in perfect harmony with the writing. Nothing was overplayed or unbelievable which helped to keep the audience submerged in the film as we lived vicariously through the main character Travis (Stephen Daniels). The quirkiness of the characters were fascinating and real and relative which made it hysterical in it's plausibility This is the kind of film that you laugh with, at and IN because everyone has either met people like these or have been in similar situations. Thumbs up and good work to the filmmakers.