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Venom (2018)
I just wasted 1 hr, 47 minutes and 11 seconds of my life
Venom represents the perfect example on how to spend 65 Million dollars and still come up with a low-budget like movie. I've seen better movies produced by my neighbors on their cell phone camera. The acting is terrible. The story line is very predictable and very typical for these kind of movies, there is absolutely nothing special about it. A complete waste of time and money.
Dunkirk (2017)
Good but not a masterpiece
The movie is about the evacuation of the British army from Dunkirk, France during WWII. The movie in general is quite good and the acting is very convincing, however, the movie is very tense and you can barely take a break to breath. Also, the movie has only one theme and doesn't have many events nor ups and downs, it's all one theme for the whole movie. It felt to me like it was one big prolonged shot of just one scene(Although it is obviously not). To sum up, i just would like to say that the movie worth watching but it is definitely not my favorite WWII movie.
The Offering (2016)
I don't know where to start......
I really don't know where to start......This shouldn't be called a movie at all. The acting is awful and the story is inconsistent and contains many discrepancies. The actors don't seem to fear anything, they keep seeing ghosts and they don't scream, run or even panic. The little girl in the movie doesn't even look like her parents (And no, she is not adopted), I mean, no one noticed that! Not even the cameraman!! The movie is not on a very low budget as you will see that the producers spent a couple of hundred dollars on some graphics for lousy ghosts and flying bodies. I wouldn't really recommend anyone to watch it, not even when you have nothing else to do. You will basically waste 2 hours of your life.
The Revenant (2015)
A great movie but.....
I am a big fan of Leonardo DiCaprio and i find most of his work impressive. This movie is one more addition to the great work that he's done. The movie is about the suffering/revenge journey of a frontiersman who fights for survival after a bear attack and the death of his son by a member of his hunting team. The story is great and the overall acting of Leo is great as well but the movie is a bit boring. I believe the movie needed to have a faster pace. Also, Tom Hardy did an outstanding performance that to my opinion made him outperform Leo at least in this movie. Don't get me wrong, i am a big fan of Leo as i mentioned before but i believe his acting was a bit exaggerated and Tom was slightly better. Again, the movie is great but it needed faster pace and less exaggerated acing.
Suite Française (2014)
Could've been better
The movie is about WW2 drama/romance although i find the romantic part is not very convincing. The events go in a french village under the Nazi occupation. Michelle Williams did a very good job in this movie. She was very convincing and her acting was believable. On the other hand, Matthias Schoenaerts who plays the role of a German officer wasn't at the same level. The movie could've been much better if he was replaced with another more passionate actor. The overall drama is good and puts you through the suffering of the french people during WW2 but the love-story thing was not very convincing to me!. Kristin Scott Thomas also made an impressive performance. The movie has most of the elements of success, the story, actors, ...etc. But somehow, you feel that something is missing, like, the movie lack more events or a better leading actor!
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Excellent movie but not a Marvel one!
When i went to this movie i thought i was going to see some other marvel heroes in a serious mission to save the galaxy with some jokes in the middle of that. But what i saw was completely the opposite. The movie is full of jokes with some action in the middle. This movie should be advertised as a comedy movie not action nor sci-fi. And don't get me wrong, i liked the movie a lot. It's full of humor and the acting is very professional and Vin diesel made a huge effort in that movie :). Chris Pratt is very convincing, i dunno where he was before Guardians of the Galaxy!. Overall, the movie is very enjoyable but it is not a standard Marvel movie. I recommend it to everyone.
Maleficent (2014)
A story for kids and visual effects for all!
I had high expectations when i watched this movie. The trailer was really good but the movie was not. The story is not deep, actually, it's very shallow. You will know how the movie will end just by watching the first 10 minutes of it and that is very disappointing. But on the other hand the visual effects were amazing and i enjoyed the natural scenes and 3D effects. When you watch this movie do not expect to watch a "Lord of the rings" kind of movies. Just expect a "300" kind, where the story does not matter and the visuals are what really matters. If you are searching for a family movie or a movie of good visual effects then you should watch it. But if you are searching for a good storyline also then i don't recommend it for you.