fits-47019
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It didn't suck and did what it had to do to set up for what we really want to watch (fantastic four, and maybe we get a proper avengers movie)
It did help to go in with low expectations which wasn't a problem considering the last few MCU offerings just plain sucked. White widow actually carries most of this. The team dynamic works but it just didn't have the same weight of an avengers team up. Dreyfuss as the villain is kind of smarmy, more of an irritant than the serious antagonist she is supposed to represent. I guess it just fit with the rest of the movie felt, like filler. Not bad, but still just a placeholder for better to come (hopefully)
It did help to go in with low expectations which wasn't a problem considering the last few MCU offerings just plain sucked. White widow actually carries most of this. The team dynamic works but it just didn't have the same weight of an avengers team up. Dreyfuss as the villain is kind of smarmy, more of an irritant than the serious antagonist she is supposed to represent. I guess it just fit with the rest of the movie felt, like filler. Not bad, but still just a placeholder for better to come (hopefully)
When I stumbled upon this I didn't even think it was real, but it is! A movie with Jamie Foxx AND Robert DeNiro and not one trailer? Why are they not promoting this? I soon found out...This is one of the silliest things I have ever seen.
There are three main problems. First is the story itself. The narrative choice they made to tell the story in voiceover, flashbacks and then back to present day in a way that makes the timeline really confusing. Did this happen ten years ago or five? When did the character make this decision? How long were they together vs apart? How long did they know where a certain character was? Made it really hard to be invested in the character relationships that we are presented with. Also the cult titles/honorifics- Shinja, Bokushi? Pure lol wtf.
Second is Jamie Foxx as the villain. He's got this crazy wig and beard, straight hamming it up. I just couldn't take him seriously in what's supposed to be a deathly serious role.
The third and biggest problem is Scott Eastwood as the protagonist. I don't know why they keep asking him to carry lead roles. He is textbook nepo baby. He's got the looks and the name but he lacks the presence/gravitas of a leading man. There's an ironic scene close to the end where the villain PERFECTLY describes who Eastwood is in real life: a guy who always comes up short because he just doesn't have the mettle.
What about DeNiro? Well, he's in this for like, five minutes tops. They could have got any old character actor to do what he did, which wasn't much.
One star for Jamie Foxx looking crazy which is the only entertainment value. Real waste of time and talent.
There are three main problems. First is the story itself. The narrative choice they made to tell the story in voiceover, flashbacks and then back to present day in a way that makes the timeline really confusing. Did this happen ten years ago or five? When did the character make this decision? How long were they together vs apart? How long did they know where a certain character was? Made it really hard to be invested in the character relationships that we are presented with. Also the cult titles/honorifics- Shinja, Bokushi? Pure lol wtf.
Second is Jamie Foxx as the villain. He's got this crazy wig and beard, straight hamming it up. I just couldn't take him seriously in what's supposed to be a deathly serious role.
The third and biggest problem is Scott Eastwood as the protagonist. I don't know why they keep asking him to carry lead roles. He is textbook nepo baby. He's got the looks and the name but he lacks the presence/gravitas of a leading man. There's an ironic scene close to the end where the villain PERFECTLY describes who Eastwood is in real life: a guy who always comes up short because he just doesn't have the mettle.
What about DeNiro? Well, he's in this for like, five minutes tops. They could have got any old character actor to do what he did, which wasn't much.
One star for Jamie Foxx looking crazy which is the only entertainment value. Real waste of time and talent.
A tedious, stretched out remake no one asked for, with baffling production choices. I don't know how 'true' to the source material this version of Ripley is, but it is certainly different from the film version and not for the better. This is shot in black & white for no reason at all. Why this digital, CRISPY looking black & white? This does absolutely NOTHING to enhance the story. This is a solid F on all levels: Failure of casting (the entire ensemble feel so disjointed and out of place) failure of directing, poorly paced. Just rewatch the Matt Damon version and call it a day. This was not it.