Aurelia Eyvelor

If you like sci-fi and you don't mind having a half-serious slur about the philosophical implications of technology after a couple of whiskeys, you'll like this film but probably won't find it mind-blowing. The film explores some interesting ethical questions around cloning, but if it's not your first philosophical rodeo, it can feel a little like having your hand held through the basics. However, the fantastic acting, laugh out loud dark humour, and cool aliens definitely made up for that. I wasn't disappointed, definitely worth a watch.

I'm a die-hard sci-fi fan and honestly don't understand the bad reviews. It wasn't the best movie of all time, but certainly wasn't bad either. I liked the retro-futurist element with the film being set in an alternate version of 1990s. Chris Pratt was awesome, as was Ke Huy Quan. It was an interesting concept and an interesting watch. A solid 7/10 for entertainment value. Again, not THE most amazing film I've ever seen, but I really don't understand why it's getting panned so hard. Also, considering most films being released these days are like the 17th iteration of Superman or Cinderella, or yet another effing Marvel film, this was a breath of fresh air.

Really can't understand why this movie gets such low reviews. One of my all time favourites. The acting is great, the story is gripping, and (for a movie) it's pretty realistic - especially compared to the nonsense storylines we're asked to swallow in more modern films. It's a classic self overcoming story with awesome training montages. I can't help but feel it would at least average a rating of 4/5 if the protagonist was a man.

I honestly don't understand the negative reviews. Interesting story, good acting, amazing cinematography. I loved this. Hanging for more! If you're into sci-fi I'd recommend disregarding the negative reviews and just giving it ago. I can't comprehend what the issues are with this one!

Well there's an hour and a half (after fast-forwarding large sections due to boredom) I will never get back. Seriously the most frustrating, nonsensical film I've watched in a long time. Neither the plot nor the actions of the characters made any sense. For example (and without spoiling anything), the group is attempting to convince the family to make a time-sensitive decision, and there is a scene where they instruct the family to go to sleep for 8 hours, rather than spending the time trying to give them some kind of coherent argument as to why they are there or to persuade them. The writers have not put any effort whatsoever into making the claims or strategy of the intruders more plausible as the film goes on (to give the audience some chance to resonate with the family's struggle to make a difficult choice). Just extremely lazy writing that leaves the viewer frustrated and annoyed. In addition, there's some weird stuff about how the choices families have been making have been leading to the apocalypse, right as a gay couple are being asked to sacrifice their love for the good of humanity. Really hoping that part was just a really unfortunate oversight as opposed to pro right-wing nutjob propaganda...

I am blown away to see the relatively low average rating here. Midsommar was not only haunting, it was thoughtful, and the performances were stunning. The fact that the horror occurs during the day, against the floral backdrop of Midsommar celebrations makes it all the more disturbing. It's a different kind of horror in that we know what it going to happen very early on in the film. I don't see this as a flaw, I think it is intentional. How far do we go to be polite for the sake of politeness, or in the name of cultural respect? At what point does cultural relativism become absurd? Dani's character was also disconcertingly relatable (how many of us have at some point abandoned reason to cling to a less interested love interest. arg.). This film is not about a bunch of cheesy twists, or red herrings. You'll know early on what's coming (as do some of the characters, seemingly), but that's the point. I'm so excited to see a new genre of substantial, thought-provoking horror emerging atm.

I stuck it out almost a full season because Villanelle was so fun to watch. I really wanted to keep going because the concept was so cool. But the hole-riddled plot just became too unbearable. The decisions made by supposedly highly trained MI6 professionals were ridiculously stupid. They paint Eve as some highly intelligent operative that is headhunted for her wit, and then she immediately causes the deaths of several people by making decisions that even a lowly beat cop would avoid. I found myself exclaiming at the screen "Oh COME ON!". The worst part is that it would have been easy enough to arrive at the necessary plot milestones in a more plausible manner with really minor changes. Just plain lazy writing.