Caviara

This film had everything it needed to be a success. Well, almost everything. It had the money, it had the technical means, it had the lead actor. But what this film lacks is a good script. In the end, we're subjected to an avalanche of clichés, each one more syrupy than the last, shots blatantly copied from Jurassic Park, and unbearably dull stretches of screenplay.

As for the secondary character-the little girl who doesn't speak the same language as the main protagonist-we really could have done without her. The actress gives a poor performance, the role is pointless, even awkward. The film would have been better if she simply hadn't been there.

The special effects are decent, but the number of dinosaurs is disappointingly low. Overall, the result is just bland. The kind of film you half-watch while doing something else, fiddling with your phone, and forget entirely a week later.

In a word, a pointless film that would have been better off never being made. Not worth your time.

All the ingredients were there to create a good old-fashioned horror movie: solid direction, great lighting, and a decent cast. However, the script is so weak that one might wonder if it was written by the intern on duty during the writers' strike. The characters' psychology is nonexistent, if not outright absurd-Iris seems indifferent to everything, completely jaded. It's as if having a malevolent entity in her basement is just an everyday occurrence for her. She doesn't even seem surprised when she sees it for the first time. As for the ending, I've written it myself at least ten times before. A film to pass the time, but one you'll forget by the next day.

This documentary perfectly depicts the phenomenon of coercive control that Gabby Petito endured during her relationship with the narcissistic abuser Brian Laundrie, and her tragic fate. The police body cam footage reveals the authorities' inability to recognize the grim reality when faced with a victim of domestic violence who, mentally manipulated by her partner, feels so guilty that she presents herself as the one responsible for the abuse she is suffering. The police's incompetence in handling the statements of this beautiful, tearful young woman-who visibly bore bruises-ultimately led to her demise.

I must admit, I wonder what Gabby ever saw in Brian-this ugly, bald man with an unappealing face, chimp-like long arms, and duck-like feet. His manipulative skills must have been extraordinary! I was shocked by his overly large, knotted fingers and had no trouble imagining them, with horror, tightening around Gabby's neck. I hope this murderer's parents will face justice for covering up their son's actions and refusing to cooperate with the police.

This story is heartbreaking. Let's hope this documentary helps people recognize the victim status of women who fall under the control of such manipulators.