egenerica Reviews

Fair Play (2023)

Vapid drivel that puts film-making back 50 years

[1/10 · 5 January 2024]

I watched this film through from beginning to end because, like a bad relationship, I was waiting to see if it could get better. The actors are pretty and the performances are solid but there is literally no reason this should have been made. Why should we care about these two vapid, greedy climbers? In what smartphone centric world does a psychotic boss like that exist without repercussions? Who gives a toss about the 1% fudging a deal and then making it back by reading reddit in the next 10 minutes? What even is the point? Men suck, women can do it better, jealousy is a b*tch, get your stock tips from the interwebs. I was bored and yet like a car crash could not look away. The repetitive use of blood and the constant, overlong cuts of people 'thinking' were so amateurish as to beg the question - how did this little film school project pull in such big names? There's no stakes, no tension, no surprises and no point.

My Sweet Monster (2021)

The points are for the lady villain

[2/10 · 5 July 2022]

I went in with no idea what to expect. Enjoyed the first ten minutes with steampunk vibes and robots, the flying light globe bots were cute. The quality of the animation is admirable for not having the full weight of the Disney/Pixar/Dreamworks machine behind it. From the lip synch you could tell it had been made elsewhere and I am a long-time fan of European animation, so was gunning for the high production values. But as soon as our main characters started speaking I felt the ick creeping in. Entitled, backdated attitudes about women, children and authority. Simplistic ideas about property, inheritance and power. I know it's a kid's film and had low expectations for plot and attention span, but this really gave me Eastern bloc vibes from the get go. While the message to respect Mother Nature is admirable, I think every adult watching knows who the real Mother implied in this film is. It's not going to poison the minds of your kids but there's better cr@p out there. I enjoyed the literary villain. We all know publishers are the worst.

A Cat's Tale (2008 Video)

Unwatchable drivel

[1/10 · 28 February 2021]

I own a cat. She's an a**hole. She would watch this movie and then take a s*** on my bed in retribution. And I wouldn't blame her.