Luckiest Girl Alive (2022)

Ani is a modern woman, with no obstacles, a woman who has everything she wants, but with a past that hides old wounds.

'Luckiest Girl Alive' is drama with thriller accents. It starts boldly, with certain suggestions related to the main character (Mila Kunis is wonderful in the role, reminding us that she was the protagonist of a failed attempt to recreate American Psycho), presents facts of the past as highlighted by the memories of others, and only subtly emotionally nuanced in thos of Ani, to convey a message that reaches its target through the final revelations.

Director:  Mike Barker     

With: Mila Kunis, Chiara Aurelia, Finn Wittrock, Connie Britton, Jennifer Beals

Rating: 8/10

Swamp Thing (2019)

Povestile complicate ale locuitorilor orasului Marais din mlastinile Louisianei, cu un personaj fantastic in centrul atentiei.

O noua ecranizare a povestii unui supererou din universul DC si anume Swamp Thing. Cu Len Wiseman implicat (Underworld) si ca productie si ca regizor a 2 episoade, promitea un mediu fantastic suprareal si credibil in individualitatea lui. Asteptarile sunt partial realizate deoarece calitatea si creativitatea au fost limitate de ambitii precoce prea mari si anularea brusca a seriei inca de pe vremea episodului doi. Asadar povestea este interesanta dar prea complicata cu itele sale multiple si finalul nu reuseste sa descalceasca diferitele paralele intr-un mod satisfacator. Se simte ca un final intr-adevar dar unul facut in graba. Pacat.
Interesant de adaugat ca isi fac aparitia unele nume celebre fie ca un comeback (Virginia Madsen - Candyman, Highlander II - sau Ian Ziering! - din Beverly Hills si Sharkanado) ori ca un cameo neasteptat (Adrienne Barbeau ce a fost in filmul original Swamp Thing din 1982).

Creator: Gary Dauberman, Mark Verheiden
Cu: Crystal Reed, Andy Bean, Virginia Madsen, Jennifer Beals, Will Patton, Kevin Durand, Derek Mears, Ian Ziering

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