Dwuan

Terrible. An amazing take on an iconic character thrown in the garbage because somebody wanted to express THEMSELVES instead of making a good comprehensive film. This was absolutely sickening what was done to this potentially legendary film and character. Oh well. Thanks again DC/Warner Bros for disappointing us with disappointments.

I was thoroughly ready and excited to see this film, but I was thoroughly disappointed. This movie made NO sense and it was as predictable as Spring rain. The sub-suspenseful ploy of playing our main character crazy was as expected as a full term birth, just as her harrowing self vindication. Stupid missteps shrouded as thrills, such as leaving proof of cellphone images on the supposed dead villains phone in the attic. Or, dousing him with a gallon of paint only to have him go to a kitchen sink and rinse it completely off we’re idiotic. Seriously, I guessed the movie from beginning to end. I even guessed the fiber-optic suit as a way to make himself invisible way before it was pronounced. This film could have been AWESOME in today’s social and technological climate. Instead it turns out to be a clumsy, illogical retelling of a classic story. “The Invisible Man” should not be seen.

I was drawn into the movie by the first performance of Rami as Freddie in the opening sequence. I didn’t know what to expect and that made me settle on not expecting anything.....and I loved it. The acting performances, even if they weren’t true to actual Queen members personas, were great. This movie was fun to watch because of the acting performances; not to mention the amazing Queen music. Now....intimately, the film was about Freddie Mercury and it faired well in that respect. It touched on his family life, his Persian/Pakistani roots, his love life, his demons, and his love for music. For the two plus hours the film ran, I must say what more could you have asked for? Some wanted more of his sex life and tragic ending with aids. Some wanted more gossiping things like encounters with Bowie and so on. But how would that have made it a better film when the Freddie Mercury and Queen we loved were all about music? One of my favorite parts of the film is when the group was creating and using various unconventional things to make the Queen “sound”. I loved it. I didn’t want to see Freddie die, I wanted to see Queen alive and that’s what this film gives; Queen and Freddie alive. Thumbs up.

This show COULD HAVE BEEN good. I’m speaking of Season 1. Positives first: Good little old fashion revenge story, suspenseful, very 80’s-90’s horror gory. Negatives: Too many stupid moments, too many stupid moments, too many stupid moments. Oh and too many stupid moments. But there was some great acting that made up for some of those stupid moments.