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The Forgiven (2017)
Eric Bana Finally Broke Out
Eric Bana finally broke out of his curse as a "girly boy" and delivered a very solid MASCULINE performance. Hopefully, this will break him out of his typecast.
It has been a shame that in the past, all his performances have been somewhat effete in their delivery, which completly contrasts with his physical appearance.
This is the dramatic presence that we want to see from him in the future, not the almost feminine character that he portrayed in TROY.
Eric Bana finally broke out of his curse as a "girly boy" and delivered a very solid MASCULINE performance. Hopefully, this will break him out of his typecast.
It has been a shame that in the past, all his performances have been somewhat effete in their delivery, which completly contrasts with his physical appearance.
This is the dramatic presence that we want to see from him in the future, not the almost feminine character that he portrayed in TROY.
Eric Bana finally broke out of his curse as a "girly boy" and delivered a very solid MASCULINE performance. Hopefully, this will break him out of his typecast.
It has been a shame that in the past, all his performances have been somewhat effete in their delivery, which completly contrasts with his physical appearance.
This is the dramatic presence that we want to see from him in the future, not the almost feminine character that he portrayed in TROY.
Barney Miller: The Desk (1979)
Don Calfa was great
Those who like old Cult Classics will recognize Don Calfa from the film "Return of the Living Dead". He had a starring role in that.
In this episode he had perhaps the saddest line in all Barney Miller Episodes: "I am not unhappy. I am not happy either. I am just........ here." (Said while explaining how he feels after an experimental brain surgery left him mentally disabled.)
City with Two Faces (2019)
I agree... Chris Moss Steals the Show
Enjoyable overall.
Some returning actors:
Dylan Hobbs as the Joker, channeling Jack Nicholson.
Dominique Marselles as the Joker, a kind of Morgan Freeman character.
Manuel Eduardo Rodriguez morphed from bad-guy Croc into Commissoner Gordon, but is a much less interesting character now.
What we all wonder though is.... couldnt they afford a full batman costume?
41 (2012)
Not a Time Travel Movie
I disagree with most of these reviews. To me, this is not a time-travel movie.
In fact, the director even says multiple times that time-travel (backward) is not possible. The most poignant scenes seem surreal in their dialogue, and they unwaveringly say: "Life is an endless series of choices and decision points, be sure you choose carefully, because your happiness and the happiness of others depends on the consequences of your choice."
I suspect that Aiden may have died in the accident. The film actually OPENS with a lecture about what happens when you die, and what is the meaning of life. The film CLOSES with the grandmother repeating the same message.
There are a few interesting scenes that astound me with their subtle direction. Remember when Aiden leaves the hospital. FIrst the Nurse says "Take this so you will go to sleep, and not leave the hospital." He takes the sedative, and begins a dream sequence with the other patient. Then he walks out of the hospital, within 1 foot of the nurse who looks directly at him yet does not recognize him. During most of his "time travel" sequences, people seem to not recognize him or almost ignore him. Even when he returns to his home, the brother and girlfriend don't even really look at him while talking to him. The shopkeeper seems to ignore him, and the hotel manager (future Aiden) does not recognize him.
The themes of life-to-death and life-changing decisions is a constantly recurring theme. The best example is the Grandmother's choice with the story. At the beginning, she chooses to tell Aiden to start reading from the beginning. After Aiden's awakening, she instead chooses to tell Aident to start at the end. Aiden recognizes now that his choices in life have consequences, and that he should start every choice by thinking about the end.
One of the most dramatic choices is illustrated during the exam: The exam poses a question "Why?". Presumably, the student should choose a reason why we are here and what we should do with our time on earth. Aiden does not merely choose an answer that shows he understands life, but goes even one step further, he rejects that question, and chooses his own: "Why Not?"
Flight 7500 (2014)
A total rip-off of the 1990 film named "Jacob's Ladder"
It was ok, until I realized about 1/2 way throujgh that it was a total rip-off of the film named "Jacob's Ladder" from 1990 starring Tim Robbins (and the 2019 remake).