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Muzzle (2023)
Awful editing
Cards on the table:
I'm an unashamed fan of Aaron Eckhart's.
He's private with his private life, he's a good actor who's always interesting to watch and he's a handsome lad.
This film HAD potential.
The first hour or so was an interesting look at the solitary life of a cop in the canine unit and the reality of his job and the beat he's patrolling - the homeless encampments of downtown LA. Both the invisibles of society.
There was an attempt to address the scourge of Fentanyl addiction which has many states unable to cope.
So far, so interesting if a little slow.
All of a sudden, he gets a girlfriend, (why? - he would have been more believable as an older sexually ambiguous man who struggles with intimacy because of his combat history in Iraq - but I digress) his neighbour and they're shagging within 5 minutes of meeting.
Totes legit babes. And believable.
Then he gets involved with a drug gang, we're not quite sure if he's been sacked from his job because he's killed 2 people and then there's a female cartel boss stealing his dog (not sure why) then Pote from Queen Of The South turns up as a police dog dealing lumberjack and then Aaron goes all Rambo and kills everyone in 3 minutes suddenly helped by his sniper colleague who's hated him for the duration of the movie.
Cut to he now has a baby with the neighbour, still driving the drug dealers' stolen truck, and his dog loses a leg.
The End.
Que?
I mean I've seen episodes of Law & Order - Organised Crime - which made more sense.
And Chris Meloni is just as cute BTW.
Aaron, DARLING, bubbala, you've got to start getting on your knees again my love because this was easily one of the most nonsensical, rushed, poorly edited films I've seen since....... Yentl?
Who on earth did you piss off at Central Casting?
I've given this 3 stars because it's you (and I still would) even after this ridiculous storyline and atrocious studenty, we just ran out of money, ending.
But the film?
Ay dreadful.
Get a new agent my love because this one is either trying to torpedo your career or trying to make sure you only get hired by Lifetime.
No bueno.
And please don't get plastic movie star teef, I'm liking you grizzled and slightly wrecked looking.
Watchmen (2019)
Really interesting
Having read a lot of the comments on here they seem to come from DC comics fans who wanted a show exactly like the story in the comics themselves.
Other people seem offended by the fact that there's a 50/50 black cast with a black female lead and that the show is referencing current US racial politics (someone mentioned Roots the reboot).
Really? I mean really? That's incredibly sad and pathetic and why we need a show like this in the first place, for people with that level of bigotry to actually feel ashamed and get over themselves.
Anyway, I think all that is very short sighted and irrelevant to actual enjoyment of the show
For me it is thought provoking, incredibly exciting, interestingly nuanced, great acting, what quality entertainment should be,
I know that US audiences don't typically like subtlety but you should really stick with this and allow it to evolve.
I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
It could be amazing, if the director, writers and show runner are left alone to fulfil their vision.
If it bows to fan pressure and becomes just another Titans, basically 2 dimensional with no interesting story arc for any of the characters and every episode the same, then it will be a real shame.