tidelund Reviews

A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

Really enjoyable watch

[8/10 · 31 July 2023]

Walked into this expecting over the top monty python wackiness but was happily surprised with John Cleeses, in some ways very simple but in some ways very clever, writing for this movie. The story runs smoothly and fast paced. Well acted characters (especially Kline's Otto) keep you interested even when some very John Cleese like humor scenes are overplayed and take over a bit too much (dog killings, Otto acting CIA). At some points thou the humor is brilliant and really struck me and i get that is the payoff to John Cleeses style.

Overall very enjoyable and the runtime went by in a quick fashion. Doesnt quite reach brilliancy for me, for that I would require a lean into something deeper than the humor and fast paced action that this picture relies on.

Reacher (2022– )

Reacher

[6/10 · 11 July 2023]

Was a fan of the books when I was younger. The series is true to the source material and characterizations are done well. Even if the acting isnt always on point its good enough to keep me in for the entire 8 episodes.

When the mystery gets unfold and the series take a turn for action is when i lost interest. I know thats how the books go aswell but it just doesnt stay interesting when reacher goes all in killing machine (personally think this was usually the weaker scenes in the books too).

The brightest moments are Reacher going full on army style Sherlock Holmes with good portrayal of the character.

Still look forward to S2 but hope mystery will outweigh hard action a bit more.