Jaydee Daley

Excellent cast but a weak script. Life after an extraterrestrial invasion had so much to go on and yet I found myself yawning, and feeling embarrassed to have chosen this film for family cinenight. The film started well but then became immersed in too many humans and not enough aliens. It's almost as though the scriptwriter was lifetimes away from being a child and reading comic books. The storyline was tired - BORING - OLD. The great cast was wasted. The dreary backdrop of the film highlighted the script and the ending truly summed everything up - DEFEATED.

It's a very powerful film thanks to a very powerful storyline and cast. OMG. It was so gripping, it had me off the edge of my seat. It was great seeing powerful warrior women fronted by Viola Davis who played Nanisca, the Woman King. The film took me back to the evil days of slavery when African people were seen as nothing but commodities to be used and abused. I really felt the evil of it in this film. I don't want to SPOIL it for anyone, so I won't write too much about the intricacies of the storyline. I LOVED John Boyega in the royal as King Ghezo. He gave a powerful and juicy performance. He got the accent just right. He looked great as a King. Some years ago he starred in a film called Attack the Block and I have been a huge fan since then. I hoped that he would become a huge star. I'm SO glad he's made it. A new face was Thuso Mbedu who played young Nawi. She really exuded strength and determination in this role and great depth of character. I'm a huge fan of great acting. I could go on and on about how great the cast was. But I'll end this review by saying that I paid to watch this music on Amazon Prime. I wish I had watched it in the cinema and had a little run-up looking forward to it. I had no idea that it would be this great. Sorry, I can't resist mentioning another new face - Jordan Bolger who played Malik. Oh gosh, he looked so dashing with long hair. He maxed out every scene. Jimmy Odukoya who played the bad guy, General Oba. He scared me how great an actor he is. The woman King, clashed with him; it was like a battle of the titans. Overall, this film is a 10 out of 10.

I got caught off guard by this short film which released an avalanche of emotions. The storyline centered around a grief-stricken father played by David Oyelowo. That was all and yet the film somehow managed to be huge. The car rides brilliantly revealed how he was a very kind spirit. Earlier on we saw how he was a wonderful Father and husband. This is the catalyst of the whole storyline and what opened the floodgates of emotions. He had put a light in his daughter's and wife's eyes, which lent weight to the whole storyline. It was over before it began but it was more than worth the watch. It's brillient.

I would have given it a 5 star but disappointingly the series ended on a bad note that spoiled it for me. The show had been canceled due to the pandemic. It's better not to start something than for it to be good but bad simultaneously due to the story having no ending and being left on a sour note. The storyline was very gripping, all about a group of young people who have to build a society after everyone mysteriously disappears and they all find themselves alone. Some characters were good, others evil. It's disturbing how the storyline played out because so many bad characters surfaced which highlighted how some people just can't be trusted. Being in charge of people to achieve order proved to be a dangerous position to be in. The good are grateful for order but others are too blinded by negative emotions including a lust for power. I feel that in a real-life scenario, the true nature of people would come to the fore, which I feel would cause a real problem. Among them was a psychopath named Campbel, who took over the life of Ellie. The storyline ended with him the victor, which made the show seem a bit sic - sorry, but I just hated how the show ended. A great show has been canceled; it could have been all worthwhile if it had continued so that good conquered evil and a way out found for life to return to normal. I fee cheated and sad. All the bad guys won in the end along with new ones, who shockingly surfaced to add to the ugly end of the series. It all left me feeling disturbed because I'm a sucker for happy endings - good conquering evil - all that mushy stuff. I have to remind myself that it's all make-believe. But I truly wish that filmmakers wouldn't start what they can't finish especially if the show ends with evil conquering, to tarnish t he whole storyline. It gets a two star.

I have discovered my actor of the decade, Ron Livingston who played Sam Loudermilk in this long-running series. Sheer genius all the way, script - CAST. The casting of Ron, who had maxed out his role as Sam on this other level. I'm FLOORED. Did this show win an Emmy? The casting... Even bit-part roles were maxed out as if they could run a master class on acting. It really summed up why Ron had been cast, where there were no weak points. HUMOR - Worthy of rewinds. It was so gripping, so intensely played out to up this show on another level. I would attend Sam's class just to be a part of a his family of people who shared their lives with each other. I'm loving every second of this show. It's a great work of art. A genius coming together of script, and cast that merged to create something very special. All the actors could run acting master classes, including Ron and his best friend Ben, played by Sam Sasso. Loudermilk is a 10 out of 10 series fronted by a leading man who projected Loudermilk so authentically, that it's hard to believe that he's someone else. Where does he go from here after playing such a great leading role? On an end note: Every actor who played a scene within a one-off role within this series maxed out the scene on this other level. I feel that it represents the signature of this series. Award-winning worthy GREAT script and casting. Another end note - Sorry. I have just watched the last episode of season 3 and I’m left feeling cut off from one of the most brilliant series I have ever watched. I have been watching it every night for the past several weeks, drawn into Loudermilk’s world. I have never felt so bereft that a series has come to an end. It needs to continue on and win an Emmy. Whoever cast the show needs a huge raise. It’s the most rewinded show I have ever watched, including scenes performed by Brian Regan who played Mugsy. The acting was all on another level, all the way through. The dialogue and compelling storyline. I’m just floored by the whole series. End note: Sam has so many flaws but beneath it all he has a heart of gold which makes his flaws very fascinating.

Gyeongseong Creature is a masterpiece of a series. If only all series were half as good. I looked forward to watching it every night. I couldn't just watch one; I watched two. Park Seo-Joon, the leading man, played a very handsome and dapper businessman, Jang Tae-Sang, who was blackmailed by the Police Chief who wanted him to find his missing mistress. This is where the whole story begins. He hires two sleuths, to help him, a father and daughter, Toon Chae-ok, played by Han So-hee, and Yoon Joong-won, played by Jo Han-Chul. They were amazing sleuths with super fighting abilities. The storyline led me down a riveting road weighted by the most evil bad guys - scientists who experimented on people, treating them as though they were less than bugs. Oh my goodness - talk about evil. Three main evil characters in the show define the word evil; the makers of a monster, but they are the real monsters. Lady Maeda, played by Claudia Kim, Choi Young, Joon, a handsome military commander, and the main scientist/Dr. The military commander seemed even more evil because he was handsome for some strange reason. You look at someone who is handsome but completely evil and it creates a very weird paradox. He really oozed evil, like a lemon being squeezed of all its juice that you have to taste. He's such a brilliant actor. The show was brilliantly cast. I don't want to give too much of the plot away but the storyline is so thick with evil-doings that led to the creation of the creature. The sight of it! OMG.... They did an excellent job with CGI. Toon Chae-ok was very aloof towards Jang Tae-Sang at first, but he made it clear that he liked her. When she gradually warmed to him it created a real big impact. Romance blossomed but in the most subtle and yet powerful way because it was clean and pure, not vulgar. Vulgar is the norm in Western movies and series that show couples leaping into bed with each other, faster than Jack Sprat. But in Gyeongseong Creature, a touch of a hand was so much more romantic. I'm not used to seeing proper romance in films and TV shows. It's so easy to forget that it exists due to the common wordly depiction of so-called romance that I find very unromantic. But the romance in Gyeongseong Creature was so refreshingly different, showing the depth of what romance is really all about, which has nothing to do with s-x, which just cheapens the relationship and makes it seem as though the relationship is just about a love of it. 'If you like someone, cop-off with him/her - only children hold hands'. The filmmakers behind Gyeongseong Creature can teach Western filmmakers a thing or two about portraying romance. Anyway, the series is a lot more than a romance series. It’s an intriguing thriller, packed with action, evil plots, heroes, and more. I loved every minute of watching it. As I wrote earlier - it's a masterpiece.

Top marks for this series. I was captured, all the way through; I found it very intriguing. A modern-day Thor, what a great storyline. A boy discovers that he's the God of Thunder Thor. He truly grew into becoming Thor, from a boy to even looking God-like. This series is very Nordic and more so thanks to the Nordic-sounding voice-over and atmosphere. Whoever cast the show deserves a raise because I definitely couldn't have done any better. I binge-watched the last 2 episodes and I was very pleasantly surprised by the ending. The writer must be on the right side of the spectrum.

The film started hard and fast, and I thought this would be GREAT. Then it slowed down a bit and I thought OHNO, it's not as good as I thought it would be but then............ OMG. It headed up like a bunsen burner. I'm so used to seeing Gal Cadot playing invincible wonder woman, so I didn't like the fact that she was as mortal as Rachel Stone. But I was IN for a surprise when they somehow made her super - a SUPER FIGHTER, which was great to see. Women can cut it too on this other level. She made James Bond seem weak. I like the storyline. It made sense; it's not too complicated. I don't want to say too much about the storyline to ruin the surprise about one of the characters. It was great seeing the supermodel Jon Kortajarena play 'The Blonde'. He really nailed it. I loved the whole cast. Don't believe any bad reviews - this film is worthy of the BIG SCREEN.

The Recuit should win an award. It's by far one of the best shows that has ever been on Netflix. It all starts with a charismatic and handsome fledgling CIA Lawyer named Owen Hendrix, played by Noah Centineo. He's meant to have a desk job but gets drawn deeper and deeper into the world of espionage due to his genius quick-thinking ability to think outside of the box, go above and beyond, and get himself out of sticky situations. He's like a noble Knight who manages to stay alive as he helps a beautiful Russian spy, Max, played by Laura Haddock, to become an asset for the CIA. She cleaves to the help of her handsome Knight even though she's far from noble. She's like an evil James Bond, who has a license to Kill, and can fight her way out of sticky situations, but one never knows what side she's truly on. Noah gave an Oscar-winning performance on this other level. He's my Actor of the Year by far. He infused so much natural style and charm into playing Owen so convincingly which makes it astonishing that it's all make-believe. During dramatic scenes, there's nothing but truth within his eyes that presents a reality that is 101% convincing. The whole cast was great including Janus Ferber a hyper-stressed, CIA agent played by Kristian Brunn. I kept replaying his scenes because his acting was on another level. I've never seen him in a role before but he can give lessons on how to max out scenes. I had to tell myself 'Get a life' to stop replaying his scenes. The whole storyline intensified every episode until it was right on a knife's edge. I'm so glad that there will be another season. There has to be, this series is pure genius.

If only all Netflix series were this good. I was gripped all the way through without having itching fingers on the remote control. The storyline was very intriguing with many twists and bends, but what lifted the series to a whole new level was the leading actor Gabriel Basso, who played Peter Sutherland, the Night Agent. It's the first role I have seen him in and no one could have played the role better than him. The whole cast was great. I stayed right with the storyline; I didn't get lost in the plot. There weren't any weak scenes. I looked forward to watching it every night and I found it impossible to just watch one episode; it just wasn't possible. Before I knew it, it was all over. Now I'm back to having itching fingers on the remote.