Does Kurt Russell have the best head of hair out of all of Hollywood's leading men? I certainly think it's possible.
This is a fun action thriller.
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There are very few near perfect films. This is one of them. Love everything about it and everyone in it.
Sometimes when you've had a blah week, it's nice to watch something that makes you feel good.
I can see a world where I saw this in the 90s and have a nostalgic soft spot for it, but that's not this world. I did like David Duchovny giving me Hank Moody vibes as a writer doing voiceover.
Just have to watch this ever 2 or 3 years.
The soundtrack is definitely the star, and when you get to all the fights it honestly gets a LITTLE tiresome. (It’s when I find I reach for the phone most often) but the first half of the film has some great little bits of dialogue and the three leads play off each other really well.
When Shakespeare said "To be or not to be", the guy next to me whispered, "That is the question." Okay, showoff.
Hamnet is beautiful. The last portion when Agnes is watching the play is phenomenal. Obviously this is about grief, but I really appreciate the moments of joy with the children, like Hamnet practicing his sword fighting with his dad and the twins changing places.
I love this whack ass movie. I love Josh Hartnett and his face. I love the mid credits scene.
I thought there would be more umbrellas, including umbrella choreography.
Sometimes when I watch a Wes Anderson movie, I get sort of hypnotized. The beauty of the visuals and the non-stop melody of the dialogue both warrant full attention, so my eyes and ears go to battle, and my eyes win. I'm taking in the sets and colors and imagery, thinking about how stunning it is, and then I realize my ears have stopped processing, and I'm missing the plot.
That is very much my experience with The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. The colors! THE COLORS! The non-stop singing kept becoming white noise while I absorbed the colors. I had to rewind so many times. This is not a criticism of the movie. This is just some stuff about me. 🙂
Not that into Guy though honestly, and I loved the kids' names.
Is Sam Raimi back? Yes and no.
While it's nice to see him back behind the camera, making the magic he does, <I>Send Help</i> was something I was not expecting of him. Lumping this film into the horror genre is a far stretch as it aligns more with a thriller (and a bit of comedy). However, we all have different interpretations of what a horror film is. For me, this strayed from the genre while providing some good fights and gore. I also do not recall Raimi's signature camerawork here, but his directing skills are still in top form.
Watching Rachel McAdams channel Drew Barrymore's "Josie" from <I>Never Been Kissed</i> was also an odd choice, but never judge a book by its cover as they always have some sneaky tricks up their sleeve. It works as a counterpart to Dylan O’Brien's smug, douche-y presence, and their onscreen chemistry was fitting.
If you're looking for an <I>Evil Dead</i> film, you won't find that here. What you'll get is almost two hours of a somewhat fun-turned-survival story that takes some time to develop. Once the characters' newfound reality kicks in, <I>Send Help</i> needs anything but. <wink>
I spent the whole movie nervous that something incredibly tragic was about to happen. I wonder if I would like it more on a rewatch without that looming over me.
I loved how natural it felt, real slice-of-life stuff. I was surprised to see Paul Mescal as the dad, because in my mind he is very young, but I liked that. I loved the camcorder footage.
Today, with the political atmosphere in flames, which includes protests around the world, and with certain parties waging destruction to further their beliefs, <I>Wake Up</i> is a fitting film that parallels what's happening to some extent.
When activists enter a furniture store before closing and hide within the displays, intent on destruction for their cause, little do they know that the store's security guard, a disgruntled, quiet man, harbors a dark secret. Once he discovers that something's amiss, especially after his brother/colleague dies, all hell breaks loose. From there, it becomes like a <I>SAW</i> film. Traps are set up in the store, there's blood and gore, and everything comes to a predictable conclusion at the end.
<B>Final thoughts</b>:
They got what they deserve.
Just as much fun as I remembered!
A little disappointed we didn’t get another adventure, but I guess once a guy with a jet on his back defeats the Nazis, where else can you go with it?
