Kill Me Three Times (2014)

Un asasin platit se trezeste in mijlocul unei increngaturi sentimentale intr-o poveste relatata din trei puncte de vedere.

Un film atragator la prima vedere ce promitea umor negru si situatii neverosimile dar amuzante ce exagereaza realitati umane nefavorabile. Desi rezultatul are o masura a acestor elemente, filmul este plictisitor, taraganat si fara farmec.

Regia:  Kriv Stenders   

Cu: Simon Pegg, Teresa Palmer, Alice Braga, Luke Hemsworth, Brian Brown

Rating: 6/10

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Kill Me Three Times (2014)

A professional hitman finds himself in the middle of a sentimental jumble in a story told from three different points of view.

An attractive film at first sight that promised black humor and unlikely but funny situations that exaggerate unfavorable human traits. Although the film has some measure of these elements, the overall result is boring, sluggish and without any charm.

Director:  Kriv Stenders   

With: Simon Pegg, Teresa Palmer, Alice Braga, Luke Hemsworth, Brian Brown

Rating: 6/10

The Gentlemen (2019)

Capul unei retele de distributie de marijuana de succes incearca sa se retraga dar gestul sau da nastere unei intregi increngaturi de incurcaturi, neintelegeri si santaje.

Un thriller marca Guy Ritchie in stilul sau clasic ce aminteste de filmele ce l-au lansat ca Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels sau Snatch. Plin de personaje tipice stilului sau, bine definite in cele mai mici detalii, povestea devine doar un pretext pentru a le expune in mediul lor natural. Fiecare componenta a naratiunii este fascinanta individual, oferind o ocazie minunata lui Michelle Dockery, Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Colin Farrell si Hugh Grant sa isi etaleze talentul versatil.

Regia:  Guy Ritchie   

Cu: Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Colin Farrell,  Henry Golding, Hugh Grant, Eddie Marsan

Rating: 8/10

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The Gentlemen (2019)

The head of a successful marijuana empire wants to retire, but this triggers a whole tangle of plots, misunderstandings and blackmail.

A thriller by Guy Ritchie in his classic style reminiscent of the movies that made him like Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels or Snatch. Filled with characters that are typical to his style, well defined in the smallest details, the story becomes just a pretext to reveal them in their natural environment. Each component of the narrative is individually fascinating, giving Michelle Dockery, Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Colin Farrell and Hugh Grant a wonderful opportunity to showcase their versatile talent.

Director:  Guy Ritchie   

With: Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Colin Farrell,  Henry Golding, Hugh Grant, Eddie Marsan

Rating: 8/10

Freaks (2018)

Un tata isi izoleaza fiica exagerat iar cand aceasta reuseste sa scape, descopera o lume diferita de ce si-a imaginat.

O drama SF, in parte actiune dar in mod foarte subtil si doar pentru a evidentia un anume punct de vedere. Cu elemente de tip X-Men (oameni cu superputeri), focusul cade pe o familie ce isi doreste siguranta standard pentru copiii lor, elemente perfect umane dar aici transformate de o ura exagerata a "normalilor". Aceasta ura este un pic exagerata si dezumanizata dar structura povestii pe baza acestei idei este bine scrisa si plauzibila si neasteptata, rezultand intr-un film cu efect de bulgare de zapada dar intr-un mod foarte pozitiv.

Regia:  Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein   

Cu:  Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern, Grace Park, Amanda Crew

Rating: 8/10

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Freaks (2018)

A father overly isolates his daughter and when she manages to escape, she discovers a world that's quite different from what she imagined.

A Sci-Fi drama that's partly action but in a very subtle way and only to make a certain point. With X-Men elements (people with superpowers), the focus falls on a family that wants just standard safety for their children, perfectly human traits, here transformed by an exaggerated hatred the "normal" people have over the powered ones. This hatred is overly exaggerated and dehumanized but the structure of the story based on this particular idea is well written and plausible and unexpected, resulting in a film with a snowball effect in a very positive way.

Director:  Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein   

With:  Emile Hirsch, Bruce Dern, Grace Park, Amanda Crew

Rating: 8/10

#Saraitda / #Alive(2020)

Un tanar dependent de lumea moderna ramane izolat in apartamentul familiei in timpul raspandirii unui virus fatal.

Un film cu zombie un pic mai diferit. In multitudinea de optiuni ale genului, #Alive este inocent, onest si atragator prin realismul comportamentului uman si a interactiunii interesante cu alti supravietuitori. 

Regia:  Il Cho    

Cu: Ah-In Yoo, Shin-Hye Park, Hyun-Wook Lee, Bae-soo Jeon

Rating: 8/10

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