bcann-17946 Reviews

What Happens Later (2023)

What was THAT??? What did I just watch???

[2/10 · 3 November 2023]

I was so excited to see this movie. Meg Ryan back in a RomCom with a stellar cast mate! The beginning of the movie had animated snowflakes with that feel good sort of RomCom music.

Then it started, and that's where the feel good ended.

On our way home from the theater, we were struggling to find the words to describe adequately how awful this movie is. Awful may not even be correct... weird, bizarre, inane, incoherent. Truly one of the worst movies I've EVER seen, not just for 2023.

There was no chemistry between the characters, their backstory was incredibly convoluted, the writing was almost impossible to follow, and quite frankly it was downright boring. Neither character was sympathetic or redeeming, Meg Ryan's character was downright unlikable, there was an over abundance of unnecessary language, and a truly stupid and I guess "supernatural" interactions between the main characters and the airport voice... HUH???!!! That along with an overly long and awkward dance scene and poor directing/editing left us wanting our money back.

If you remember fondly the Meg Ryan movies of the 80's and 90's, stay in those times and memories and DON'T go see this movie. You will regret it!

Nope (2022)

The title is correct!

[2/10 · 22 July 2022]

Good acting... NOPE Cohesive story telling... NOPE Well-paced... NOPE Sensical directing... NOPE Entertaining... NOPE

This movie was truly a disappointment. One of the worst of the year so far... perhaps even the last few years. It does not live up to the hype or the previous gripping movies of this director. NOPE failed to deliver. Don't even waste a free pass on this one. Wait for whatever streaming service it comes to, and then still don't watch it. Find an old copy of Howard the Duck instead. If you do decide to waste your money, take a pillow with you or make sure your cell phone is charged. You'll be grateful you did.

French Exit (2020)

Just... don't!

[1/10 · 14 April 2021]

I consider myself to be a fairly intelligent human being. I enjoy quirky movies that make you think, don't always give you straight answers, and stick with you for a while.

This movie, I'm assuming, was trying to be all those things, but missed terribly.

There is zero plot, zero character building, side characters that have no explanation as to why they remain in any scene (or in the house for that matter), and a black cat containing the soul of the main character's dead husband that communicates with the main character through a medium that slept with the main character's son on a cruise ship. WTAF???!!!

I didn't just ruin this movie for you. I just saved you 114 minutes of your life that you will never get back.

It is not clever. It is not quirky. It is not dark humor. It is not nuanced. It is not artsy. It is not intelligent. It is not a thinking movie.

It is just bad... very, very bad... like "a black cat with glowing eyes sitting under a park bench while talking to Michelle Pfeiffer through a candle" bad.