While the book was a challenging one to make into a movie, the casting of Tina Fey immediately made this an unwatchable mess. She does not have the ability or range to play this role. The direction is muddled and half the acting stiff and inspiring. Kelly Riley's character was under utilized and her performance seemed shallow, most likely at direction. This had such potential based on difficulty of the source material but it fell short of its potential. The bright spots include Branaugh's performance as well as much of the supporting cast but it depended too much on close ups and odd camera angles. This makes it difficult to follow the plot.
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Top Gun: Maverick
(2022)
A return to entertainment
3 July 2022
Hollywood (Disney) take note if you want to make money. A good story without an agenda equals escapism. That's what we are all looking for. Maverick is the perfect balance of old versus new without overdoing if and without a social agenda. Thanks.
No Time to Die
(2021)
Not a Bond movie
7 January 2022
Warning: Spoilers
This was a better than average action movie with little connection to the Bond series. The supporting character, M,Q, Moneypenny etc we're afterthoughts and completely unnecessary in this movie. The new 007's part went from harass to, "Oh, you can have your old number back". The villain was an underdeveloped character and Bonds death is a head scratcher. The franchise seems to be done and it ended with a movie that left the Bond story in the past before it started. Oh well, all things must come to an end.
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