juancruz1974 Reviews

In Love All Over Again (2023)

Ridiculous non-aging of the characters

[5/10 · 1 April 2024]

From the first episode to the second, approximately 18 years go by in the calendar. Not in the characters' faces or bodies. This is totally ridiculous and amateurish. This is taking the audience for fools and simply not caring about the story or the product. And, let's be honest, if the creators themselves have so little respect and care for their own creation, why should then we have it? The story itself is rather mediocre although I must admit that Georgina Amorós steals the spotlight. Some of the other characters are too much of a cliché and bring nothing new or worthy. It is just passable if you have low expectations.

The Disappeared (2012)

Total waste of your time (and theirs)

[1/10 · 31 March 2024]

What a stupid, pointless movie. Nothing happens in 90 minutes that should have been 15 (if that). No risk of a spoiler when the story never goes anywhere. Why would someone choose to make and release this movie is beyond me. It must have been a pain to film and it is certainly a pain to watch. Avoid it. Take a 90 minute nap, you are better off. This is the typical movie that participates in festivals for unknown reasons but that makes you regret having given some of your valuable time to watch. I do not recommend this movie to anyone and I wish I could have my time back. Low budget movies can be great, unfortunately this one is not.

Soccer Soul (2023)

Good documentary that plagiarizes the documentary "Heroes" verbatim.

[7/10 · 19 January 2024]

As an Argentine, I naturally loved it. But it must be said: at least in the original Spanish version several phrases are shamelessly robbed from another similar documentary called "Heroes" (Mexico'86 World Cup). Also the music and some filming resources are copied from that same movie. I would have appreciated more originality in that respect, but overall it is a good movie and will not disappoint soccer fans. Unlike Heroes (which was about the whole tournament), this one is almost 100% centered on the Argentine team and includes interviews with several significant members of the Argentine national team.

The Staircase (2022)

So so

[6/10 · 15 June 2022]

Good performance by Firth. The "constantly back and forth narrative" was pointless and even irritating. A lot of scenes had no meaning whatsoever. It should have been 4 episodes, there's way too many pointless minutes.

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)

So bad...

[1/10 · 20 January 2020]

As a KS fan, I'm very sad to see this movie come to light. Seriously, what were they thinking?