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The Forgiven (2021)
Simmering Study of Honour and Decency
Thoroughly enjoyed this movie. The writer takes two extremes of western and arab culture - represented here by a group of hedonist aristocrats and a desert tribe - and uses an incident that brings them together to examine how they interact. The core of the story is the interaction between dignity and honour culture, and we see how good men can be swayed to both good and bad acts by the influence of their respective value systems. The film neither patronises the viewer nor indulges in self-regard. The dialogue snaps along and the cast deliver authentic performances - there are no phone-ins here.
Mortal Engines (2018)
Triumph Of Style Over Substance
Criminal waste of great actors and millions of dollars worth of effects and CGI on a flat storyline padded out with dialogue phoned in from a vacation. Seems like Jackson and Walsh haven't heard the word "no" in a while...
The Predator (2018)
Comedy Predator Approves !
Seriously, all the sequel Predator movies have been far too silly. There is no real suspense, just schlock. So why not make the best of it ? Dark humour, schlock gore, and Olivia Munn.
Grab a beer and enjoy
Peppermint (2018)
Spectacularly Bad
This is a very bad movie. Badly acted, TV drama type direction, cliched script, implausible events, zero tension. Avoid.