Collateral (2018)

The murder of a young pizza delivery man triggers an intense investigation that brings a conspiracy to light.

"Collateral" is an investigative miniseries that follows the style of a political drama with spies. Intense, very detailed and complicated, it keeps its consistency and logic up until the end, and the main protagonist makes the investigation race an intense and unmissable act for fans of the genre.

Director:  S.J. Clarkson   

Production:  Netflix     

Durata:  1 season of 22 episodes (3 hours 50 minutes in total)   

With: Carey Mulligan, Nathaniel Martello-White, Hayley Squires, Vineeta Rishi, Ben Miles, Billie Piper, John Simm

Rating: 8/10

Promising Young Woman (2020)

A young woman who works at a cafe during the day, spends her free time tempting men who take advantage of weaker prey to teach them a lesson.

'Promising Young Woman' is a thriller. It often changes its tune and tone, twisting the viewer's expectations on all possible faces. After experiencing the entire final product, all the pieces come perfectly  together and find their goal and double meaning. Life is unfair and that's what the movie shows. The finale or rather the end before the final scene is the "spiritual finale", the scene added after (no spoilers) being there only to avoid any eventual protests about logic (which are not necessarily justifiable). Carey Mulligan is, as usual, excellent, her multifaceted talent not surprising anyone anymore. 

Director:  Emerald Fennell   

With: Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Clancy Brown, Adam Brody, Jennifer Coolidge

Rating: 9/10

The Great Gatsby (2013)

Versiune hiper stilizata si deloc necesara a binecunoscutului roman.

Leonardo DiCaprio, obisnuit cu repertorii violente in manifestare si generatoare de aclamatii, reuseste sa forteze luptele interne ale personajului prea mult in exterior in contrast cu imaginea mai subtila si dandy al lui Gatsby cu care fanii frumoasei povesti s-au obisnuit.

Nu neg abilitatea filmului de a-si intretine publicul, dar sincer am preferat varianta veche a filmului, cu un mult mai potrivit Robert Redford si chiar Mia Farrow. Avand in vedere ca aceea e o ecranizare mult criticata de...fanii cititori nu e deloc o bila alba pentru Baz Luhrman, care fusese fara pata pana acum.

Scenariu: Baz Luhrmann si Craig Pearce (scenariu); 
                F. Scott Fitzgerald (roman)
Regia: Baz Luhrmann
Cu: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Isla Fisher