antonio-spoljar Reviews

Tenet (2020)

Fall from grace

[4/10 · 26 August 2020]

It's outrageous. Incredible action scenes, really loud, the plot is a total nonsense, but mostly fun. It's also, in my humble opinion, the worst Nolan movie by a country mile. Cinematography is atrocious (for Nolan standards), it's incredibly fast paced, disjointed and the editing is scandalous. It's the first Nolan movie which truly feels just like a blockbuster. Above average one, but still. Two leads, Washington and Pattison were great, but the characterization is weak, almost non-existent because it's all action. Brannagh's villain was ok-ish, Debicki's character seemed like she was added in the third week of filming, and I didn't care for any of the characters. Emotional connection? None. Dialogue was so corny at times. At one point Pattison's character is explaining the rules of backwards-time-travel-thingy, and it felt like he was literally explaining it to the audience. Bottom of the barrel.

Nolan is no Tarkowski, but he's been making some of the most interesting mainstream movies of the last 15 years, and it's sad seeing him fall this hard. Felt like he made half of the movie, and then some random guy shot the rest and then it was all edited together poorly. It's worth seeing for several incredible but very brief shots, great action scenes, sets and sound, as well as ridiculous plot which will be memed to death. If that's your thing, go for it, otherwise, steer clear.

Horse Girl (I) (2020)

A clear rip off of The God Inside My Ear

[18 February 2020]

Quoting Reddit user Karnas, who copied it from the director Joe Badon's Facebook page:

"From the director's facebook page:

OK guys, This is the writer/director of the film THE GOD INSIDE MY EAR.

I made this film with my own money (under $10k) and with an all volunteer cast/crew. It was a passion project for sure.

We shot the film in 2017 and sent it to film festivals in early 2018. It was released on DVD/Bluray and streaming late 2018/early 2019.

Enter HORSE GIRL (2020).

The new netflix film HORSE GIRL (2020) and THE GOD INSIDE MY EAR (2018) have a lot of similar plot points. So many that I'd like you guys to check it out and let me know what you think.

SPOILERS BELOW...

Here's a quick list of similarities. Some similarities are more mundane but some similarities are SPOT ON. I'm sure that there might be more but I just have to watch HORSE GIRL a few more times:

Both main characters (girls) have just recently experienced the loss of a loved one.

That loss makes both girls reclusive.

Both girls work in sales positions at department stores.

Both girls start hearing voices.

Both girls take a drug that transports them to a white room with a black creature.

Both girls are urged by their friends to start dating again.

Both girls go on blind dates.

Both girls feel drawn to a humming building in town.

Both girls visit this building in the middle of the night (in their pajamas).

Both girls are reincarnations (or clones) of past dead people.

Both girls consult with a shaman who give them a magic thing that will drive out their demons.

One girl gets nose bleeds. One girl gets ear bleeds.

Both girls go to an ear, nose, throat doctor about their bleeding orifices.

Both doctors refer them to a psychiatrist/psychologist.

Both girls do a dance and a ritual with their magic/shaman thing in their respective living rooms in order to ward off their evil demons.

Both girls get stuck in a small lock space where the door to that space magically opens so that they can escape.

Both girls are visited by younger versions of themselves.

Both girls walk or ascend into a bright all encompassing light at the very end of the film.

And those are just the things I can think of off the top of my head.

PLUS, my editor just posted a shot comparison video to show the similarity even between shots. Check the video below.

LASTLY, if you'd like to compare the movies for yourself, you can check it out for free on TUBITV.

You guys let me know what you think!"