Chet Morrison

Kinda cringey, somewhat inane dialogue and the kind of contrived situations you see in Young Adult literature; the high schoolers where in attendance at the theater when I saw it sure loved it

Kind of silly overall, in the tradition of PG-13, homogenized, so calculated to not offend major studio massive projects, (forget about witty dialogue, get ready for a lot of pseudo-profundities, stand back for a double helping of PC), but it does have its virtues: impressive to look at, jolly rendition of dwarves, a tantalizing hint of how Sauron appears to others, and maybe a few other pleasant surprises. Does it have even a dash of Tolkien's moral themes, incredibly rich dialogue and expert pacing? No, but then again neither did the movies helmed By Peter Jackson, so there. In fact, I would argue in several important ways the movies were even worse than this lightweight offering; There was an entire huge novel to ignore in those efforts. Whereas here, there is just some tales in the appendix to riff off of, and doing so on a smaller TV screen in some ways feels very appropriate for these times and tastes

This is the perfect movie for these Trumpian times: pointlessly violent, misogynistic, immature about sexuality and the human body, illogical without even caring about it, imbued with magical thinking, and a rip-off of my nine bucks (x2, because I took my wife who hated it just as much, and wanted to walk out before it was over!)

The movie is interesting in that it has the typical David Cronenberg audacity I am find of, plus excellent (and brave) performances by the cast, most notably Julianne Moore, who allows herself to be filmed in a very unflattering light. That being said, it is a bit over the top, and I am not sure it will be liked by everyone, particularly those that aren't a fan of dark humor in movies (the performance by the coldhearted child actor, an obvious stand-in for, well, you know who) is worth the price of admission right there

Very gripping and moody show, sort of a combination supernatural thriller and true crime miniseries...great atmospherics and acting; definitely worth Sunday evening viewing time

Very well done-but sometimes horrific to watch, because the shows creators lay it all out of how terrible the disaster was; the deaths of radiation poisoning, the lies and coverups, the lack of any real happy endings to this story. No wonder nuclear ☢️ power never recovered from this entirely preventable disaster