Chandler White

Just watched this film again in 2021 for the first time in a while. I really liked the calculating, scientific approach this film took toward the situation as opposed to Armageddon or a dozen other similar films. I think some of the reviews criticizing Tea Leoni’s performance are off a bit. My read is that she was told to approach the role as an inexperienced reporter who is overwhelmed by what’s she accidentally uncovered and is unsure of how to handle what she has gotten herself into. She also seems unsure if she is worthy of such responsibility. Can you imagine the pressure of being the voice of the struggle to save our entire species? I would be nervous and monotone as well. Also many miss the sub drama of her and her Mom being abandoned by her father, and how she finds her courage and voice when she finally receives even the smallest a bit of support from him. The performances of Robert Duvall and Morgan Freeman were up to their usual excellence of course. Freeman’s interpretation of the POTUS made me think of just how screwed we would be today with the bumbling senile fool we have occupying the White House now and the crew of ideologues who pull his strings in a disturbing like this.

This film delivers more action, intrigue and theatrical suspense than most films do BEFORE THE OPENING CREDITS!! No other way to say it, in an era of mostly bland, boring and vanilla Hollywood drivel this movie is spectacular. It has action from beginning to end and is well written and acted. The plot is complicated and a bit hard to follow, but that is standard for Bond films. You may want to review the plot of the previous Daniel Craig Bind films, that will help with some plot points as well. A minor spoiler alert, for those who may be a little sad at the film’s conclusion, stick around until the end of the closing credits. There are four very important words that will fix that.

I really like this movie. Very likable characters (minus one or two obligatory villains), well cast, with a nice message of kindness and forgiving those who may have done you wrong in the past due to circumstances they could not control. A little silly and predictable perhaps, but what movie is not, especially a romantic comedy? Just a fun watch for me. I liked the entire cast, but the supporting character played by Sairose-Monica Jackson stole almost every scene she was in for me. An irresistible combination of awkward, cute, and funny.

Absolutely awful. Gave it 1 star cause there is no option for zero. Everyone in the theater was laughing out loud at the sheer pointless stupidity of everything about the film. No plot at all. None. Zero. Just a couple of people with ringworm wandering in the woods, getting high on mushrooms and encountering two psychopaths. That’s it. Oh, and a lot incredibly annoying and equally pointless flashing lights and screeching sounds. If that sounds like a fun night at the movies to you, I suggest you seek help.

I give it two stars (would prefer 2.5 if available) because the actors did a decent job with what they were given to work with, which in some cases was not much. Terribly, terribly slow moving film, and poorly edited in my opinion because there were too many redundant scenes and too many that just didn’t connect with the rest of the film. The run time could have easily been cut by 20 minutes. I liked the premise of an “every man” struggling to overcome his own weaknesses and deal with a virtually impossible situation that he just can’t give up on, and there were a few intricate and subtle plot points that clicked. The best part of the film was Damon’s relationship with the young girl Maya, she was very good and it was made clear Damon’s character Bill was trying to make up for his neglect of his real daughter by being a father figure to her. That dynamic created an effective what could have been tragic effect for Bill and his actual daughter. Damon, however, performed his role too wooden and he tired to create a stereotype of a lifestyle and way of life he clearly doesn’t understand. The worst part was the ending. So many modem films seem to totally fall apart in the last 15 minutes, and this is is a prime example. I hate the indefinite ending concept that Hollywood seems to love. If I am going to invest 2 hours or more watching a film, it’s the director and writer’s job to create closure and tell me what happened. It’s just lazy film making in my opinion.

It is amusing to me when film critics savage a film like this one (and give glowing reviews to boring, insipid drivel like the current train wreck In the Heights) but it has great audience reviews. Please people, believe the audience on this one. It is entertaining, uplifting, well done and tells a great American story. The critics love to say how corny and stilted the dialogue of films like this are, but seem to conveniently forget it is a period film. It represents how people spoke to each other and interacted in that time, not today. Whatever the case, I really enjoyed the film and highly recommend it.

A well made, entertaining film. The two lead actresses, Anya Taylor Joy and Thomasin McKenzie, are both spectacular, their performances are the strength of the film. The script is a little hard to follow and bogs down a bit in the middle of the film, which keeps the movie from a 5 star rating from me. I will ould give 4.5 if available. That slight shortcoming is not enough to take away from my overall enjoyment. I like the way the director combined the horror genre with a whodunnit main storyline. Slight spoiler alert, I liked the twist ending as well. A fun movie with an original horror concept out just in time for Halloween. What’s not to like?