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The Island (2005)
disappointing
Just saw this movie at a screening. The audiences seemed to like it very much, and they clasped their hands at the end. But I was disappointed, I expected it to be something innovative and fun, but it reminded me of a bad second matrix, just disappointment. And the ending is like Total Recall. Not to give away the story, I can only say these: The concept is good and scary, there are lots of car chase and blow ups. But the actions are kind of redundant and repetitive, and there are just too many plot holes, maybe because the characters were not well built, the actions they took came as unnatural and not fitting their character.
Kind of disappointing.
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987)
Intense and great acting
Just saw this movie on VHS. I had no idea what kind of movie it was before I pushed "play", so it turned out to be a very intense movie and wouldn't let you go.
Val's character was a regular veteran, and he played it like a regular guy too, no overacting. Because the character was so real, the following prison and labor scenes contrasted greatly with the ordinary character and made them even more dramatic than in an action movie.
At times it was just unbearable to watch and I had to FF it, not because it was bad, on the contrary, because they were so good and real. Other than Val's excellently subdued performance, the supporting casts did well too.
The acting was top notch, story line was flawless, and the ending was justified but not Hollywood typical. So it's a very well done movie, worth watching it.