Daniel Du Plessis

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The movie begins where the last one left off... The introduction to the film is a disarray of information which is thrown at you in quick succession with overbearing narration. It's a classic case of telling not showing, leaving no room to develop the world or get the viewer encapsulated. The film proceeds to attempt to synthesize the plots of the main character, a disgraced ex-ranger who is strong-armed into re-enlisting, and the supporting cast, who consist of a bunch of annoying teenage cadets who all exhibit unbelievable interpersonal relationships with one another. Overall the movie fails as it ends up not knowing what it wants to be. Is it serious or jokey? Is it a coming of age or redemption story? Combine this with a plot driving force which probably took about 2 seconds to come up with and a physics defying nonsense ending and you have a true recipe for a trash film. The acting is abysmal, the character development is non-existent, the CGI is passable but clearly unpolished, the action is boring and predictable and the entire experience is dull, uninspired and lacking any significant merit. I'm not sure how you mess up a film about giant robots fighting monsters but boy they sure pulled it off. The ending of the film also had my eyes rolling out of my skull. 0/10 - blows my balls

Amy Schumer and Mother Goldie Hawn go to Ecuador to reinvigorate their lives and are subsequently kidnapped and held for randsom by bad guy Oscar Jaenada. If you're thinking: "this would make a terrible premise for a comedy" then you'd be right, but that's what they did anyways. The plot is just a series of events occurring one after each other as the duo attempt to escape their kidnappers. Events seem to simply run on one after another as atrocities of comedy are crowbared in between in attempts to remind us that this film is indeed supposed to be funny. Trouble is, it's not - barring several chuckle worthy scenes starring brother Ike Barinholtz - the humor revolves almost exclusively around jokes on genitals (unless the constant panicked screams of Schumer and Goldie constitute comedy). Schumer also seems relatively unfazed by the fact that she kills 2 people during her escape (technically a spoiler but you don't want to watch this movie anyways). Also, there's a scene involving a tape worm which is the worst thing I've ever seen in my life. In brief, this movie is ridiculous, in the worst way. 2/10 - worse than actually being snatched in Ecuador.

This movie is smarter than you. I've read so many reviews that praise the film for its original premise and brilliant use of metaphor. Maybe I am a dumb dumb, but I don't see it. So our family of four goes to their holiday home in Santa Cruz and comes face to face with their doppelgangers. This encounter is revealed to be tied to the past of our main character, Adele, and something much more sinister. This certainly is an original premise, and makes for a scary supernatural thriller. At least it does for the first 30 minutes. Once the family is introduced and the plot is actually being developed, things fall apart bit by bit. Perhaps the film truly rests on a foundation of deep complex metaphor about privilege and the sordid past of America. This does not matter. It doesn't matter because, take away the seemingly deeper meaning of Us, and the movie itself does not stand on its own merits. The plot is illogical. This would be fine if the whole film was more abstract. However, the film places its premise firmly in reality. By doing this, it ensures that most of what happens doesn't make much sense. If one thinks through what one is seeing on the screen, it is clear that it is inconsistent in it's own logic and that ultimately the driving force behind the plot is absurd. Before getting into spoilers, there is an even greater sin this movie commits. It's boring. I know people will disagree, but from the families first encounter with the doppelgangers it was clear that they were going to be just fine. Everything that follows from the first encounter is paced incredibly slowly. I realize that this is meant to build tension but since the family in question appears to be super badass the tension is effectively dissolved in short order. There is also humorous moments sprinkled throughout the moments of horror which are out of place and make the characters seems almost unfazed by what is happening to them. Overall I sort of checked out at the hour mark. Thus, even if the movie ultimately brings forth some incredible message laden with metaphor, it was all but lost on me as the movie was just a snooze. Spoilers: Apart from the doppelgangers that die (in droves by the way, what a dangerous threat!) There are 5 kills (that aren't faceless nameless masses). One is some random shmuck and the other two are the terrible rich folk that the main characters are friends(?) with. These are handled in short order yet when it comes to the main characters, they are toyed with and tied up to prolong their opportunity for rescue. Why? I understand Adele's doppelganger drawing it out, but the other doppelgangers do it as well? Doesn't make sense. The ultimate logical shortcoming is that of the premise. So a secret cabal makes loads of clones of Americans in an attempt to do... something. They all die or something and now there are a bunch of clones in a secret facility under a theme park running around, doing almost normal things and.... eating raw rabbit? Ultimately the entire operation, the revenge plan, the logistics and the continued secrecy thereof is something that is so absolutely far fetched and removed from the realm of possibility that it becomes ridiculous and silly. Again, perhaps the lofty subtext of this film is simply beyond me. However, a film should be able to stand on more that just "it's got such a deep meaning". This film, in my opinion, does not. That being said. The lead was acted brilliantly (everyone else seemed more bored than afraid) and the score is great. The cinematography and editing is also quite good. 5/10 it's kind of just a meh for me.

This is an excellent film. It's a masterclass in showing instead of telling. The acting is amazing and the cinematography is great with loads of interesting and creative choices. The premise is original and the development of the plot is tense and will keep you invested. Without spoiling anything, this movie is not for the faint of heart. The ending is quite shocking. Also it's a Korean film so if you can't read then you won't enjoy this movie. But then how are you reading this?! 9.5/10

In all honesty, the quality of You has significantly deteriorated in season 2. I would score season 1, four stars out of five and season 2, two stars out of five. As such, three out of five for the series so far. You is a Netflix original with an interesting and unique premise. It takes the story of the obsessed stalker and flips it on its head. In You, we get to experience the perspective of the stalker, allowing us to delve into his thinking and rationalizations. At the same time, an interesting dynamic develops as we see the stalker, Joe, perform some generally good actions - especially with regards to Paco, the son of his abused next door neighbor. Overall, season 1 keeps you on your seat as you see Joe slowly lose his grip on his plan and his sanity whilst all the while making you wonder if Joe will finally get his just desert. Overall, Season 1 tells the story of a villian of a different kind, keeping you constantly on edge and excited for what happens next. Now, season 2 is different. Unfortunately, to firmly express why it only deserves two stars, I need to get into some spoilers for both seasons. Here's the brief, spoiler free version: season 2 is season 1+ with worse writing, significant plot holes and, despite a strong focus on misdirection, a predictable final twist. In short, You should have ended with Season 1 and, if it had to continue, it shouldn't have been like this. I will admit that the writing ties up the loose ends at the end but it is loose ends that it created out of nowhere and many of them feel like they exist simply for a faux emotional ending (which season 1 pulled off). The final moments of season 2 are also pretty annoying as it clearly exists for season 3 to exist but the premise is relatively weak and it is going to have to flounder even more for relevant plot points. Overall, season 1 yay, season 2 was boring and unnecessary. For season 3 to work, the formula needs to change up. In addition, (SPOILERS) Joe needs to stop getting away with everything so easily as he is now a Mary Sue at this point. Make him smarter or make consequences more real. Right now the show is stale and predictable. I didn't even care when Forty died because it was so dumb.

Definitely not the worst film ever made 11/10 film is so good I am content to never watch it again as my head might explode because of how good it is. 14/10 this film is amazing it had everything and more 251/10 absolute masterpiece Btw have you heard of New Zealand? Sure is nice there. You should go there and spend all your money. This review was sponsored by the tourism board of New Zealand