Shane Brashear

I think this is just a movie to hold us over until the new Annabelle comes out, but: The good: semi fresh folk lore type story(only because it’s of a Mexican origin, not many of those), still... not much diff than any other evil spirit lady that takes kids type of movie. There was a verrry quick nod to the Annabelle franchise in the movie... The bad: like I mentioned above, it’s your run of the mill , evil spirit lady in a dress coming for a family/single parents kids. I don’t know how connected this movie is to the Annabelle/conjuring/insidious universe aside from the 5 seconds of showing Annabel and the priest talking about getting help from “the church” (basically referring to the husband and wife team from the conjuring) but I guess we’ll see if they mention this “tale” in the new Annabelle. Don’t know if they can, this was set in the 70s and I THINK the new Annabelle is set in present day, not sure, doesn’t really matter... aaaaanywaay, 95% of all the times La Llorona appears on screen it’s a quick jump scare situation, real quick they never really keep going with the “terror” they had like multiple quick jump scares in a row, instead of just playing it all out. Kinda frustrating, but I guess they had to create as much tension as they could since the story isn’t that unique (most of the movie is cliche anyway) Overall: all the kids were pretty good actors. The adults were standard as well. I saw this movie on a Thursday at 3pm, and this is the exact type of movie you’d watch at that time. It’s, just straight up: a movie that has things you’ve seen before, but this time the characters aren’t white.

Ok, we all know/knew this would be a good movie, so there’s no need to say it in a review. The story/plot was fresh, original, exciting and dynamic(we all coulda guessed that also). The trailers left out a lot(pretty much all) of plot so that was good. The cast did perfect, even the supporting actors. There were a few and minor character flaws while the story was building, but all that went away when the “other families” showed up. Solid dramatic/suspense movie with a little humor peppered in throughout, but not over done. Nice wind up during the home stretch, and ended with a solid twist. They could leave the ending as is and let out minds wonder, or they could maaaaaybe do a sequel, MAYBE. (Id like to see it left as is) If you liked early M. Night and Get Out.... you’ll obviously love this.

Just like the first one; this sequel was pretty fun and clever(for this type of movie). Some of the scenes were a little thin and unnecessary, but were there just to kill time and get some very easy chuckles but whatever, its not a “serious” thriller anyway Overall it was a simple/chill movie, and it didnt try to be serious or anything this time around(except for the mom and daughter scenes), it keeps a fun and energetic momentum throughout. if you liked the first one(however much) this one will be the same quality, it has a straight forward sequel/continuation dynamic.

Outfreakinstanding....After seeing serenity I needed to see something good and this movie was perfect. It carried along like a stroll in the park on a spring day. It was cute, fun, simple, emotional, but with elegant subtlety. The actors did their jobs excellently, perfect dialogue and fun banter, the filmmaking made it feel as if you in the room every step of the way. This is a very chill, low pulse movie(as it should be), but it has underlying passion and catches you in the feels at just the right moments and doesn’t overdue it.

I went and saw this only because I was bored and have seen pretty much everything else. This is a typical Clint Eastwood made movie. Simple/slow but steady pace, dry yet a bit emotional, and he just *had* to pepper in an “old timer”racially driven awkward moment(for no reason) It’s a true story, but I’ve never heard of it. The movie and filmmaking moved along well. This is not an a movie with any moments that will raise your heart rate, At all. (And that’s fine, not that kinda movie) If you like Clint eastwood(and the style of movies he creates), Bradley cooper playing a mellow role and or just want to watch a chill movie for no other reason that to watch a chill movie, then this will fit the bill perfectly. It’s a slow PG version of “sicaro”(kinda) haha.

Here’s the review I have on Atom; It was slightly kinda barely different than any other thriller that involved a group of strangers in a terrifying situation. A bunch of strangers, all with traumatic pasts get put together and have to fight their flashbacks and internal conflicts/demons to survive. Then of course they all get agitated and fight then moments of camaraderie to fight the evil genius behind it all. They win, but they aren’t believed by the authorities, try to fight the orchestrators on their own but of course they are powerful and rich and “won’t be taken down easily” blah blah. If you’re bored, and have seen the following movies, then this will just be white white noise to you. It’s like “saw” the old movie “the game” a little bit of “hostel” and “the cube” movie series. It’s a very EH, movie. Crazy it’s on the big screen, the predictable plot would be justified as a Netflix movie.