kiyo oan

Such a let down, such a disappointment of a movie. First and foremost, the film was advertised in such a way that you would think it's a romantic comedy. It is not. It was not exciting story-wise, nor aesthetically, and the dialogue did not help it be more interesting. It did have potential in the first 20-ish minutes– seemed like it was building up to be something interesting, but then it just went flat, with occasional ups that felt quite random but would get my hopes up (for nothing). Don't know if this was intentional choice from the creators to reflect dating experiences most people have today in New York (or other big cities in USA), but it was just not executed in the way that it could've been. I do understand what the movie was supposed to communicate, I just think it failed to do so. Maybe, as someone who is not from the United States, I can't wrap my head around the concept of "dating" (I just recently found out that dating and being in a relationship is not the same), but I feel like this is a movie only Americans (or perhaps I should say just New Yorkers) can understand, given that it's a movie that talks about the dating scene in New York. "Materialists" could've been good, but it was just not. The script and the story did not let the chemistry between leads shine, which is unfortunate because in the promotional videos for the movie, Pedro, Dakota and Chris had amazing chemistry.

"Kraven the Hunter" had great potential that was ruined by the whole plot being revealed in first half hour of it, poor dialogue and story that was not built in the pace that would or could let the viewer really feel and connect to it. full of cliches as well, but that's to be expected from this type of media. the movie went from being alright, to atrocious, to alright again. it felt as if too many things were happening at the same time and the film did not know how to make it cohesive and enjoyable to watch. Aaron Taylor-Johnson did a good job as a lead. I enjoyed watching him for multiple reasons. it's actually sad that the poor dialogue (that did not know how to handle an anti-hero) made his character seem so shallow. the action scenes were nothing but amazing, I loved them. they are really the best thing about the movie. this was an okay watch, definitely not something that I would watch again and not really a movie I would recommend to someone.