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Ripley (2024)
Pretty good, could have been better
Sure the black and white looks nice and chic and all. But there should be a universal law that says you have to show color when filming in Italy. Italy, in the 1960s, the Amalfi Coast, and you chose to not show colors? I am secretly waiting for the director to see that this was a huge mistake, and for him to re-release a version in color, and I can't wait to watch that. The characters behave somewhat strange sometimes. Dickie and Marge are so cold, distant, suspicious, yet at the same time overly welcoming when there's no need to. And Tom is just too creepy all the time than what anyone would deal with or take serious in real life. Why would Dicke askTom to stay with him if they show no signs of a developing friendship or that they even like each other? However, it's still the talented Mr. Ripley, nearly 8 hours of it. Bravo for making a remake, 9 stars for that. If they have shown Italy in color, it would have been 10 stars regardless of the weird parts, it's still highly enjoyable!
Mulan (2020)
Strong Female Lead + All Asian Cast + "Fans" With Specific Expectations = Great Film with Bad Reviews
Unfortunately, most people seem to have wanted a remake of the 90's cartoon musical/comedy.
Disney probably tried to get its Wonder Woman / Black Panther moment and they succeeded with an incredible Asian cast and female lead by a major studio in a tremendously anticipated film.
But ironically, it's one of the most hated films of the year, brought down by fans of a 20 year old cartoon that this is not a remake of. Too bad!