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Maybe I'm just the target audience for this movie, it does have all the slightly niche things that I love, but I really liked it. It does fall short of being a truly great movie, and despite a lot of people claiming that they were bored or that it felt like it took forever, I honestly wish it had been a little longer. I would have really loved to see the characters and perhaps the Vandals themselves fleshed out a bit more. This movie looks awesome -- beautiful shots, authentic sets, cool bikes. Some of the shots directly mirror the photography counterparts from the book, which I really appreciate and love. The soundtrack is also spectacular, and there's a wonderful feel to the movie -- a vibe, aesthetic, atmosphere, whichever word you want to choose. It was a really good movie theater experience, in my opinion. I think marketing and expectations really were detrimental to this, because aost everything that people complained about I didn't have a problem with. I'm glad I went ahead and saw it instead of listening to the naysayers, or to everyone who keeps saying what it isn't or what it's trying to be -- its not SOA, it's not nonstop action. It's an ode to nostalgic Americana, to an era gone by, to the niche subculture that existed there for a while. It's disenfranchised and working-class men looking for a place to belong, it's realizing that things start one way an end up another, that you can't control everything, that sometimes good intentions go bad. Sometimes things grow beyond what they were supposed to be. There are some problems. Some things I personally didn't like (I'm still not sold on Austin Butler. Sorry stans). I feel like there should have been some more character development of certain characters especially, and some things seemed like some more time should have been spent on them. The weird accents actually grew on me. I was apprehensive at first but they didn't take me out of the viewing experience. I really liked Jody Comer's character, and Tom Hardy. They were certainly doing a lot. I wish some of the supporting cast had more screen time and development. It's definitely worth a watch, but if you go in with certain expectations you will be disappointed. I think most of the negative reviews are from folks who decided what the movie was before watching it and it's not that. Those who thought it was boring must have short attention spans. I could see The Bikeriders becoming a cult classic in the upcoming years. People who see it are either going to not like it because they were expecting a completely different film, or they're going to think that it was just okay or good but not be wowed and not get it. Maybe there's nothing major to get, who knows, but a handful of people are going to really enjoy it and maybe even love it. This really isn't a movie that most average movie goers will appreciate, unfortunately. But it is so worth a chance if you go in with an unbiased mindset.

Watched this for the first time and I already know I will watch it again, and make others watch it as well. Sunshine is a genuinely enjoyable, engaging, and interesting scifi movie. Despite being made in 2007 (16 years ago, isn't that crazy??) its graphics still hold up, and the soundtrack and visuals/cinematography are simply beautiful. I'm truly baffled by so much of the negative feedback for it, although to some extant I do understand why the third act of the film is so polarizing for some people. Personally, I thought that there was enough foreshadowing and hinting earlier on in the movie that the ending didn't completely come from nowhere, but the final part of the movie does change the overall feel of the movie quite a bit. Still, Sunshine is criminally underwatched and underappreciated. It's a soid scific movie, the acting is stellar (also Cillian Murphy and Chris Evans, aka Scarecrow and Captain America, get into a little slap fight. hilarious), and the movie goes for a more serious, somber take on a slightly stereotypical scific "we have to do xyz to save the world bc it's in danger etc...." theme. Which I can appreciate. And, even though there's some dumb scifi movie logic/science, I feel like it never actually veers into cheesy territory, which is a bit of a feat especially because of the age of this movie imo. Overall great movie. If you like scifi, fantastic acting, great visual images, and beautiful soundtracks then give this film a go.

It's exiting, edge of your seat, nonstop insanity. The whole movie is one long, wild car chase packed with insane car chases and wild action sequences.

An interesting, often uncomfortably real look into the messy break ups of marriage, and how love can wax and wane and fade away. Really shows how one choice can just cause so much turmoil in so many people's lives. Also interesting to think of who takes the majority of the blame in the event of an affair. Without spoiling too much, both parties are completely guilty of infidelity, but one of them gets much more abuse thrown at them about it. The other characters seem to throw all of the negative things that happen in the movie onto them, even things that aren't necessarily all their fault. It's an interesting movie. The acting is pretty great all around. The script/dialogue is incredibly awkward at times, not in a poorly written way but rather in what feels like a realistic way. The movie feels very human, very realistic in the view of couples that have just kind of grown apart and the messiness of failing marriages. It kind of feels like you're actually listening to the awkwardly mundane conversations that happen between average people. Wasn't quite expecting the ending. Don't think I'll rewatch this one, but I am glad I saw it, and it's definitely worth giving a go. Not sure why most of the reviews for it seem to be mostly negative.

One of the best things to ever grace the television screen. Still manages to be criminally underrated for such a successful show. I don't think any other show has kept me so entertained, so engrossed, so mesmerized, and so invested in every scene, in every episode, in every season. None of the characters are good people, and yet I rooted for some of them anyway. Everyone managed to anger me at some point, but I still loved to watch what they did and what happened to them. Even the characters I hated, I loved to hate, and hated them with an intense hate that I rarely feel for tv characters. And the characters I loved, I loved even when they did stupid awful things that made me mad. Great writing, greater acting, amazing cinematography, and one of the best soundtracks on any tv show, ever. Tommy Shelby is the goat, Alfie is a hoot, Ada is amazing, and Lizzie is a queen (and she deserves some happiness for once ok).

It's fun and entertaining. Definitely the type of movie that could only come out in the early-mid 2000s (it just has that particular vibe), but it's well acted and well scripted. There are some clever little moments of dialogue and dialogue delivery, and while it's quite cheesy at times it's never too cheesy. Its more of a thriller/comedy than anything really suspenseful or horror related, but there are some fun moments, some tense moments, and some action-y moments. Overall a fun, engaging, movie-night type of movie.

It's not a particularly great or original film (or all that believable lol), but it had action, some amusing moments, some twists, and was overall well acted and scripted. I enjoyed it more than I expected to. It's not a great film, but it is entertaining and fun to watch.

This movie is actually pretty awful. The cinematography is beautiful, but the story is terrible. I'm not sure if I dislike it because it's not well written or well acted, or if it's just because every character comes off as terrible, cruel, and only half formed. All I can think about is how horrible all of the people are, not even whether the movie itself is well done. I think the viewer is supposed to feel some kind of sympathy for Vera, but she comes across as stupid and self pitying. Her new husband goes away to war and she cries about missing him, cheats on him while he's gone, spends all his money (supporting her worthless friends I guess?) and then cries about him not loving her when he's returned from the war and is obviously suffering with ptsd from what he witnessed and did (also he knows that she's still in love with/carrying on with her childhood friend, Dylan, and apparently the entire town knows and talks about it. I can understand his emotional distance from his wife and the baby that he believe might not even be his). Dylan Thomas, someone who's poetry I actually enjoy, comes across as a vile, slimy, repulsive, cheating trashcan of a man. He's actually revolting to me, and I don't know if that's supposed to be intentional or not. Caitlyn is someone who I could almost feel sympathy for, but she feels like only a ghost of a character. She's unpredictable and little all over the place. I never really understood her or why she does what she does. I felt bad for her being cheated on by her sleaze of a husband, but she was also unfaithful....so.... The relationship between Vera and Caitlyn felt incomplete. They went from something of rivals to supposedly bosom friends, but then Vera cheats with Dylan? And their friendship is supposed to be super close or something? Confusing. The only character that had any sort of redeeming quality was William (and granted, I did only watch this for Cillian Murphy, but even if I hadn't his character is the only one who felt like an actual person, and who invoked some modicum of sympathy). Still, the viewer learns very little about him, although he's the only one who doesn't seem like trash. Of course he kinda sorta attempts to murder some people, but I think it says something that I didn't feel bad at all for the people who were shot at. His character is the only one who doesn't lie or cheat on his spouse, and does seem to actually love Vera. I feel bad for him. I would have been very angry had the trial gone differently (even though the trial enraged me to begin with). Vera remains stupid throughout. The ending kind of sucks. I really hope this movie is only very loosely based on reality, because I might not be able to read Dylan Thomas's poetry anymore without seeing the slime being that is his character in this movie. And that's sad, because I quite like some of his poems. 2.5 stars, I guess, because it did make me feel emotions. They just weren't good emotions, nor were they the emotions that I think I was supposed to feel.

I went into this show with no real knowledge of what to expect, other than that the main character (Bright) was the son of a serial killer. Right off the bat I was...underwhelmed. From the beginning of the first episode I wasn't really feeling it, but I thought that I'd give it a chance. Who knows? Maybe it gets better as it goes? It doesn't. It really doesn't. While the premise of the show is interesting, the show itself is lackluster. It's both underwhelming and overly dramatic, trying too hard to be funny at the same time as attempting to be gritty and moving. (also, why does it seem like they just slapped some "edgy" and "gritty" filter effect over the show? it looks bad okay). And Malcolm Bright. Oh boy, do I have some OPINIONS about that character. And the acting. None of the opinions are good. First off, he's just SO smart and brilliant but also TROUBLED and TRAUMATIZED which the viewer is reminded of every five minutes. The very first scene with Bright in it (which is literally the first scene of the first episode) was kind of...bleh. And it just continues from there. Part of what bothered me so much, other than the bad acting, relatively dumb story, and weird pacing, is that the nightmares? the 'unique' way of stepping into criminals minds to profile killers? the traumatized, damaged but brilliant guy characterization? the brilliant serial killer who's influencing/manipulating Malcolm? the fact that authorities seek Malcolm's help in profiling because he's just SO good at his job? I just can't help but feel like Malcolm is just a bit of a knock-off Will Graham. And hey, this is just my opinion, and since I'm a big fan of Hannibal my perception of Prodigal Son is probably incredibly skewed. (Bias or not, the very first episode has a guy who's pickling people's heads and keeping their skins? I mean, Buffalo Bill is...is that you? Or just your weird butcher knock-off?). There's a lot that this show does that I just think Hannibal did A LOT better. And I don't really mean to compare the shows, but I've seen some other people mentioning Hannibal in their reviews of this show, and I think it's kind of impossible to not mention Hannibal when talking about this show. The acting by the lead is pretty bad, although that could just be because his character is horribly written. The entire show is pretty laughable, and the story is just not great. And, while I love Michael Sheen, this show seems like it wastes him. He's doesn't even get a lot of screen time. Long story short I didn't care for this show. It tries too hard and isn't good.