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It Snows in Benidorm (2020)
Road to nowhere
More of an art film than a commercial one. The story was weak, lacking pace and dynamics, with irrelevant scenes that bulked out the film which ended up going nowhere.
Timothy Spall carries the film and the only reason I managed to get through it. I didn't get the depth of Alex's character that I expected to, nor the dynamic with Lucy. They came across more as bolt on characters as opposed to making the main story line flow.
The plot was there, but the story just wasn't. It just seems unfinished, unpolished and somewhat bizarre.
The only takeaway for me was that the writer doesn't like Benidorm nor its British Invasion (understandably); the irrelevant reality/documentary-style scenes gave that away, no doubt completely undermining the tourist board's hard work.
Very poor writing and directing, I'm afraid.
The Lost Daughter (2021)
Poor flow and trying to be "arty"
Didn't really flow well and not really sure of what the storyline was. Some photography was a bit too abstract with some strange shots or very tight close ups, for which I was unsure of what the purpose was.
Some great talent with some great acting from Olivia Colman and Ed Harris and made it compelling to see it to the end... but felt disappointed. Not one for me.