gallopman
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If you desire a film to challenge your socio-political beliefs while delivering a powerfully presented message for the past decade, this is the film.
This movie deals with how American security/LEO organizations are dealing with drug cartels in the present time frame. It's not a pretty or jingoistic presentation.
Villanueve deftly gives the viewer all the particulars and let's the viewer draw their own conclusions given the story's background and present day situation. The movie explores the complexities that face the LEO and other government agencies trying to curb the multi-million dollar drug trade conducted in America from foreign actors. It's clear early on that the FBI is depicted as the naive child in this arrangement. CIA and other shadowy government officials are calling the shots.
Once, the plot unfolds, the movie heads to its third act that really challenges the viewer's opinions how America should or should not be fighting the war against the drug traffickers. The acting, writing, directing are all outstanding. Of particular note, legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins is on the camera. This alone should drive any seasoned film buff to seek out this film. Deakins' work is breathtaking to behold. If you love political action thrillers check this one out...
This movie deals with how American security/LEO organizations are dealing with drug cartels in the present time frame. It's not a pretty or jingoistic presentation.
Villanueve deftly gives the viewer all the particulars and let's the viewer draw their own conclusions given the story's background and present day situation. The movie explores the complexities that face the LEO and other government agencies trying to curb the multi-million dollar drug trade conducted in America from foreign actors. It's clear early on that the FBI is depicted as the naive child in this arrangement. CIA and other shadowy government officials are calling the shots.
Once, the plot unfolds, the movie heads to its third act that really challenges the viewer's opinions how America should or should not be fighting the war against the drug traffickers. The acting, writing, directing are all outstanding. Of particular note, legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins is on the camera. This alone should drive any seasoned film buff to seek out this film. Deakins' work is breathtaking to behold. If you love political action thrillers check this one out...
This new offering from Netflix is a weird, wacky romcom starring Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams and Pierce Brosnan.
While this movie never really treads new ground, it steadily reels you in largely because of the three leads. Ferrell and McAdams play two grown childhood friends who sing together as a duo/band with aspirations(mainly Ferrell's) to hit the big time and make it to a singing competition in Europe called Eurovision. McAdams happily does most of Lars' bidding because she's not so secretly in love with Lars. Truth be told, she's a far better singer than Lars by an Icelandic icy mile(I have no idea what that means). But, it's Lars' ambition that propels them to keep it through gigs. They both decide to enter into an Icelandic singing contest that's sort of regional qualifier for Eurovision. Through some tragic, but funny plotting they both find themselves in the big show as it were. Once in Eurovision they find they're just small minnows in a pool of big time sharks, hungry sharks at that. Enter the lusty, sexually disoriented Russian pop heartthrob Lemtov, lustily and tongue in cheekily played by Dan Stevens of Downton Abbey Fame. Now, we've all seen the plot mechanics where situations arise that place our heroes in romantic peril. This flick also mines that well trodden territory as well. That said, this is where all of a sudden something strange takes place. The movie creeps up on the viewer and makes them start rooting for Sigrit and Lars. So much so, it's quite perplexing to figure out. That's why as someone who's seen countless RomComs, I whole heartedly must recommend this film because towards the last third of the film you actually care for the main characters and the entirety of their whole Icelandic crew. I think you'll find this weird kinship with how Icelanders must feel about their country and their little corner of the world. 7 stars...
While this movie never really treads new ground, it steadily reels you in largely because of the three leads. Ferrell and McAdams play two grown childhood friends who sing together as a duo/band with aspirations(mainly Ferrell's) to hit the big time and make it to a singing competition in Europe called Eurovision. McAdams happily does most of Lars' bidding because she's not so secretly in love with Lars. Truth be told, she's a far better singer than Lars by an Icelandic icy mile(I have no idea what that means). But, it's Lars' ambition that propels them to keep it through gigs. They both decide to enter into an Icelandic singing contest that's sort of regional qualifier for Eurovision. Through some tragic, but funny plotting they both find themselves in the big show as it were. Once in Eurovision they find they're just small minnows in a pool of big time sharks, hungry sharks at that. Enter the lusty, sexually disoriented Russian pop heartthrob Lemtov, lustily and tongue in cheekily played by Dan Stevens of Downton Abbey Fame. Now, we've all seen the plot mechanics where situations arise that place our heroes in romantic peril. This flick also mines that well trodden territory as well. That said, this is where all of a sudden something strange takes place. The movie creeps up on the viewer and makes them start rooting for Sigrit and Lars. So much so, it's quite perplexing to figure out. That's why as someone who's seen countless RomComs, I whole heartedly must recommend this film because towards the last third of the film you actually care for the main characters and the entirety of their whole Icelandic crew. I think you'll find this weird kinship with how Icelanders must feel about their country and their little corner of the world. 7 stars...
OMG there's a reason why people from flyover country have an inherent distaste of the east & west coasts... this show is living proof of that.
This is a Bachelorettes of Orange County disguised as a high end real estate show...
The sheer vapidness of all the people in this show is astounding in its scope... every single person is stupid and self involved... it's like if Narcissus came back as a group of botoxed, collagen laden hyenas that instead of laughing sounded more like high pitched meerkats wearing Louis Vuitton apparel.
The garbage these people argue, kvetch about just boggles the normal, American mind. In one episode, we find out that one of the real estate agents confided in one other real estate agent that she had gotten engaged to her very rich boyfriend. Once this information hit the other collagen glazed meerkats, the entire office went into a tizzy because the one meerkat had the secret first! ****WHO CARES?**** This is the show in a nutshell... You do get to see some cool LA homes but not enough numbers...
The garbage these people argue, kvetch about just boggles the normal, American mind. In one episode, we find out that one of the real estate agents confided in one other real estate agent that she had gotten engaged to her very rich boyfriend. Once this information hit the other collagen glazed meerkats, the entire office went into a tizzy because the one meerkat had the secret first! ****WHO CARES?**** This is the show in a nutshell... You do get to see some cool LA homes but not enough numbers...