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Truth or Dare (2018)
I should have picked Truth....
I wouldn't call this movie "so bad it's good", but there where some momments when the incompetence made me enjoy the movie more than what I should have.
But I want to talk first of the, if you can call them as that, strong points of the film.
While the material they had didn't help them, there are some decent performance from some of the actor, mainly the two female leads, who showed talent and effort trying to convey emotion, even if the script was celarly an obstacle.
So, Lucy Hale, Violett Beane and maybe Hayden Szeto, are actor from who I expect to see more in the future.
Now, there is an apparent complete lack of ability from the director, it might be a consequence of studio intervention, but knowing Blumhouse... I have my doubts. He does nothing for the film.
You can point out a lot of time when the way the movie was filmed kept it from leaving a greater impact. Just see the first scene, where the lighting is distracting. This will repeat during the whole film in one way or another.
But the script and story are the protagonist of this film, and not for good reasons. Many where quick to judge the film for its premis, but it could have worked, if executed better. There is a major problem in the way the story is constructed, how characters are presented and how the choices they make affect the story.
Characters are presented as a group of friend and then start acting mean to each other for no reason, while the game that is accidently hilarious because of the stupid face the "demon" makes. And then the way in which the Dares the players have to complete are shown in so dull and inadequate ways. These scenes are so flat that it just becomes boring. Maybe, if the movie had the guts, they could have been executed in more gruesome ways, trying to at least appeal through Shock-Value. But the absence of visual reference to create an idea of what the characters are facing, but no, we are left with a quick cut to the characters reacting to what they are seeing, with actor who try to give their best, but are directed in so poorly that they don't get the chance to shine.
Justice League (2017)
A total mess.
A headache. That's all this movie gave me. Knowing the problems the production went through explains the result, but still a 300 million dollar budget wasted. With this huge budget you should make something at least decent, but we got Justice League.
The movie looks ugly. The re-shoots are obvious and extremely shocking. Not because Whedon's style is ugly and Snyder's good looking, but because the mixture of both generates a contrast so big and noticeable it ends up being distracting.
Plot is non existent. Scenes just happen with no substance or reason. The villain is just a placeholder, he is a literal mcguffin looking for three mcguffins to create a bigger mcguffin.
The heroes are boring and uninteresting, they tried to make them likable with humor but it is poorly written as the rest of the film. Their actions and decisions are stupid and generate more problems than solutions.
The editing is painfully awful. Creates continuity errors and kills the passing. The final product feels incomplete, like a chain of unrelated scenes that are next to each other for some reason.
Los Padecientes (2017)
Not a single redeemable quality
The script for this movie is a perfect example of what not to do when writing a script. Every single line of dialogue is unrealistic. Characters talk like they are reading a book out loud. This is a complain many people have about the book this film is based off. Characters are bland and boring, none of them gives something to the plot. Only small moments from Pablo Rago's character feel fresh or interesting, probably because he is the only person who speaks normally in the film. Direction and Cinematography are disposable, nothing remarkable. Excluding some small details, like Rouviot cleaning his glasses or Paula's lawyer watching 2 dogs having sex, there's no dept or development. The film is just poorly made, the passing is horribly, the main character is bland and passive. Bad, really bad
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
A good tribute to a great film, but forgettable
What can you do when you have to remake one of the greatest animated films ever made by Disney into a Live Action Motion Picture? The risks are many. This films manages to recreate the great music and the entertainment value of the original one, but fails to recreate its essence or create a new one. In terms of Character development, it has some troubles with the main characters. They are sympathetic, but the depth behind them is flat. Emma Watson's performance is pretty disappointing, this is pretty obvious with the poor screenplay written for her role. The supporting characters are other story, they are part of what keeps this film going, besides the great music. Talking about visual effects, the movie keeps the great work we saw in "The Jungle Book", maybe not as stunning, but still pretty good.
In summary, this film despite of being entertaining, it fails to stand on its own, paying the price of being loyal to the original. I have to say, this is understandable, but stills a problem.
I would say this is a good film, but feels small compared to the masterpiece of the animated version
Kimi no na wa. (2016)
My heart has been seduced
I'm not an huge anime fan, but even I can see the quality in this film.
"Kimi no na wa" tells a story of two teenage kids, who swap bodies.
Such a simple premise becomes (thanks to stunning visuals, amazing direction, great plot and a extremely touching story) in one of the best animated films I have ever seen. Close to Ghibli's standards in terms of animation and imaginative story.
Everything, from the character development to the animation works perfectly to subjugate and move the viewer to the point where it wont handle the tears. Not in a melodramatic and cloying way, but in a compelling and amusing way instead.
This film will just amaze you.