Madcap tomfoolery, pleasant enough diversion. The car didn’t like it. The battery died in the first minute of the film and didn’t get jump started until the second act.
James Caan is great. Bob Newhart is fun. Zooey Deschanel can sing pretty well. Will Ferrell gets into some fun situations.
Nicolas Cage plays a man whose life is defined by loss in a high-concept take on the Portlandia food scene. It subverts expectations in ways that work and don't.
Amazing. Masterfully made, wonderfully acted by the perfect cast. When it gets going, it doesn't stop. Ticking like a 1968 Swiss watch.
Dumb and fun, it knows what it is and delivers. From Princes of the Universe to some surprising nice cinematography. Grade-A 1980s schlock.
It has its moments, brief glimpses of a risker and better film. This is just a teaser. Never showing enough of a thousand year lifespan. Show 1835 in São Paulo. Show wars in ancient Greece. Show people so old our time period is inconsequential. The Old Guard is just middlebrow.
The third act turning of the screws is a masterpiece. Truly suspenseful. There is no way out.
A Charming throwback, full of spectacle. Ryan Gosling knows how to pull those heart strings.
Viewed: 09 Nov 2021
Directed by: Brett Haley
Listed in: Movies, hulu
A quite thin, performance driven story. It sets up emotional beats and it hits them. Whimsical fantasy setting (most of all the price of out-of-state UCLA tuition). It's fine.
What an amazing vision. Extremely imaginative and very holistic. The visuals are so strong. The songs are so strong. There are some real bangers in there, rattling around in my bones. It's a blast.