47 Meters Down
I still enjoy this kind of movie, no matter how trashy. It sure ain’t The Reef, Open Water or Black Water, but at least it’s not Shark Night 3D or Bait.
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Tag Archives: Thriller
Dunkirk
For all the chaos going on, there’s very little in the way of exposition.
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The Beguiled
Suffice to say that The Beguiled is a nifty little tale that isn’t quite a thriller, isn’t quite a wartime drama and isn’t quite an historical romance.
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Jasper Jones
Racism and sexism lurk around the edges of the interpersonal drama, though there isn’t anything particularly nuanced about the depiction.
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Split
So this film is well and truly into exploitation territory, but not in a “we’re going out of our way to be offensive” kind of absurdity.
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Passengers
There are a number of scenes that lack the dramatic punch they deserve, despite Lawrence and Pratt’s best efforts.
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Arrival
The build up towards each reveal is brilliant, and recalls the best bits of Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
The bad guys are bland, their evil plan is bland, and the action scenes are bland too.
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Inferno
Irrfan Khan is surely an actor that’s next in line to play a Bond villain.
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Victoria
As you can imagine, it’s the cinematographer who is the true star here, and it is only fair that Sturla Brandth Grøvlen gets the first crew credit.
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